Southpa Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) Got this piece from a house I painted last summer. I used half of it to fashion a durable top step at the front door and the owner let me keep the remainder. I plan to cut it into bolt on neck (2 pce. w/ fretboard) for a future guitar. I'll have to dodge a few screw holes but I think it can be done. I honestly don't know what kind of wood I am dealing with here. Its extremely hard and dense and has alternating ribbons of open grain and densely packed closed grain not unlike maple. Its the figuring that impresses me the most. I've rarely seen such solid flame pattern in a piece of wood. Heres a closer pic: http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7318/wood002zg8.jpg Edited October 12, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hydrogeoman Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 sycamore or oak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Flamed Sycamore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Looks like oak to me but then again, I don't know much. That is some insanely well defined figure, you lucky so and so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Leahy Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 I'd say it's Red Oak, that happens to have some really intense fiddleback. I think it was Alan Carruth who says Oak is a wonderful tonewood, but probably hard to sell 'cause it looks too much like furniture. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs man Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) looks like curly oak to me. I would say that it is hard to find. way back in the day you would see it in furniture [ nice fancy stuff $$$] I have not seen much curly oak these days it should look great in any project. Edited October 12, 2006 by prs man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) Not so sure on it being oak as the pores are not consistant (spellcheck) my guess is sycamore or in your case "Sicko more" nice peice Edited October 12, 2006 by spazzyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 i do a lot of sculpting with oak and even though your wood is much lighter.. if you take the figure out of it the grain is consistant with the live oaks and spanish oaks that grow wild around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wademeister Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Pretty darn sure that's oak. Looking at the grain at the bottom center of the closeup pic, it's perfect. Try cutting a piece a couple inches long along the grain then put soapy water on one end of the grain and blow on the other end. Anyone know of any wood besides oak that will make bubbles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGman Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Its oak.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzyone Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 I didn't notice the other link after lookint at its definetly oak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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