Donnie B. Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 I'm building another solid body using cedar for the neck and whitewood for the body. Anything special I need to know about working with these woods? My first guitar has a limba body and mahogant neck. Thanks. Quote
Mattia Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 What the heck is 'African Cedar', exactly? You sure it's a suitable wood for the neck? 'Cedar' is a term applied to such a huge variety of woods (few of them true cedars) that it's more or less meaningless. Got a species name on 'whitewood'? I've seen it at Gilmer, but other than that I've never heard of it. Quote
Donnie B. Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Posted January 30, 2006 The body is Triplochiton scleroxylon and the neck is actually Spanish Cedar: Cedrela??? Quote
Mattia Posted January 30, 2006 Report Posted January 30, 2006 (edited) Quick google reveals 'whitewood' is more commonly known as Abeche or Obeche, very stable, fairly lightweight wood (on par with alder, and the heaviest whitewood is on par with the lightest of Limba, which is usually not the black stuff), ballpark of light alder and lightweight swamp ash. Spanish Cedar, Cedrella Odorata, is commonly used in classicals, and has been used for some electric guitars. It can be fairly light, and perhaps a little on the 'weak' side, but it varies enormously. I'd have no compunctions about using it, although I would do my standard pair of CF/HotRod neck reinforcement combo. Other detail: whitewood dust can be an allergen (one of the first hits on googling it is a pubmed hit for an article in the American Journal of Immunology), ditto Cedrella. Wear proper respiratory protection when working with it! Edited January 30, 2006 by mattia Quote
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