Rista Posted February 20, 2006 Report Posted February 20, 2006 I'm making my first 3 piece laminated neck (well, two necks actually) and don't have enough maple for them. So my dad gave me these pieces of "mahogany": http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5708/dsc01346b6lu.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8296/dsc01347b1ts.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9967/dsc01345b5sw.jpg ... but I'm not sure whether this is really mahogany or what kind of mahogany it is. I'm concerned this is the phillipine "mahogany" that everyone seems to hate. The wood is dry and seems stable though. It has been sitting in my dad's garage for around 9 years. 6 years ago he got it planed to thickness and it's still totally straight and hasn't warped a bit. I'm thinking about using it as a center laminate with two pieces of maple so my questions are: 1. What kind of wood is this? Does it have anything to do with mahogany? 2. Assuming it's the infamous phillipine mahogany, would it be good enough to use on a laminated neck together with maple? 3. Am I just better off buying more maple and making a 3 piece maple neck? Thanks. Quote
Marzocchi705 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Posted February 20, 2006 By thoes pics it looks pretty close to my mahogany i have sitting right next to me. Thats brazilian if its any help. Quote
Mattia Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 By thoes pics it looks pretty close to my mahogany i have sitting right next to me. Thats brazilian if its any help. Looks different to me. Then again....there are A LOT of woods that look mahogany-esque, and differentiating between them on photographs is near impossible. Quote
Rista Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Posted February 21, 2006 So there is no way for me to find out whether or not it is mahogany? It doesn't really matter that much if it's mahogany or not, I'm more concerned about it's stability and whether it's suitable for neck lamination. I've cut it into laminates and it seems OK. Assuming the wood is not as strong as maple, is it better idea for center laminate to be maple or this wood? The maple board is 25mm thick and this wood is 18mm. So I could use one "mahogany" and two maple pieces or one maple and two "mahogany" pieces. Which would be better in theory? Quote
Setch Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 Doesn't look like a 'true' mahogany to me. It's hard to pin down what isn't right, but I would be pretty confident it isn't mahogany. Honduran or brazilian mahogany is pretty easy to identify from african or philipine, since it often has white mineral deposits in the pores. Quote
Rista Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Posted February 21, 2006 Yeah, that's what I thought. Nevermind then, I'll buy more maple. I just kind of liked what it looked like when used as a middle laminate. Thanks for responses. Quote
edslides Posted February 21, 2006 Report Posted February 21, 2006 I'm making my first 3 piece laminated neck (well, two necks actually) and don't have enough maple for them. So my dad gave me these pieces of "mahogany": http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5708/dsc01346b6lu.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8296/dsc01347b1ts.jpg http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9967/dsc01345b5sw.jpg ... but I'm not sure whether this is really mahogany or what kind of mahogany it is. I'm concerned this is the phillipine "mahogany" that everyone seems to hate. The wood is dry and seems stable though. It has been sitting in my dad's garage for around 9 years. 6 years ago he got it planed to thickness and it's still totally straight and hasn't warped a bit. I'm thinking about using it as a center laminate with two pieces of maple so my questions are: 1. What kind of wood is this? Does it have anything to do with mahogany? 2. Assuming it's the infamous phillipine mahogany, would it be good enough to use on a laminated neck together with maple? 3. Am I just better off buying more maple and making a 3 piece maple neck? Thanks. howdy from texas. this is ed and im having wood issues myself. that wood you have there would make nice "wings" for a neckthru. if you are not gonna use it, maybe we could work out a trade? here is what im working on. it is a mahogany maple mahogany laminate http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslide...¤t=000_0526.jpg Quote
Rista Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Posted February 21, 2006 howdy from texas. this is ed and im having wood issues myself. that wood you have there would make nice "wings" for a neckthru. if you are not gonna use it, maybe we could work out a trade? here is what im working on. it is a mahogany maple mahogany laminate http://photobucket.com/albums/f302/edslide...¤t=000_0526.jpg Unfortunetaly, it is too thin and a bit too small for wings on a neckthru. Nice guitar BTW. Quote
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