the telecaster kid Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I have a couple of big locust logs lying around my back yard from a tree that fell over last year. They're fairly dry, and are perfect candidates for quartersawing into a neck, or neck laminates. Has anyone ever used locust as a tonewood before? Would it even work? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted October 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Alright, I cut a test blank to see what the locust looks like. Its really cool looking, I dont know how it would hold up as a neck though. The blank I cleaned up was too small for a real neck, so I cut a much bigger one, that im letting dry at the moment. O, and I just acquired a nice cherry log from my local baseball field that's been sitting there for a while. I'm hoping I can get a blank for a carved top out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 What kind of locust? The two main varieties are black locust ( also called yellow locust ) and honeylocust. Honeylocust is the one with the insane clusters of thorns. Black locust is incredibly strong, very hard, and has a wonderful sound when struck. Greenish yellow in color. Honeylocust is not quite as strong and hard, and pinkish in color. Both are quite stable if you find a good, straight grained piece, but look out for ring shake, especially if the log has been sitting for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the telecaster kid Posted October 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2007 What kind of locust? The two main varieties are black locust ( also called yellow locust ) and honeylocust. Honeylocust is the one with the insane clusters of thorns. Black locust is incredibly strong, very hard, and has a wonderful sound when struck. Greenish yellow in color. Honeylocust is not quite as strong and hard, and pinkish in color. Both are quite stable if you find a good, straight grained piece, but look out for ring shake, especially if the log has been sitting for a while. It's black locust. I've got a big stand of them in my yard, and two fell over about 2 years ago. I cut them into 8 foot sections last year. It's great to hear that it'll work in my project, as I do have a nice, straight grained piece. The wierdest thing about it is the smell though. I swear, it smells like barbeque, its really wierd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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