MikeB Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 has anyone made a yellow pine body? i have researched this wood, its pretty exceptional, although its a softwood its harder than most hardwoods! i was wondering if anyone has made a yellow pine guitar body, as i intend to, i have a nice straight as a die slab of it in my room! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 not stable enough.man we need a frequently asked question section. use alder..it has the same grain,is more stable,and is cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 not stable enough.man we need a frequently asked question section. use alder..it has the same grain,is more stable,and is cheaper. That's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 hey, thanks for the replies! i thought it might have not been stable enough, however i think im gonna try it anyway, since i have the wood. it has been acclimitising in my room for quite some time without any movement i must say! thanks mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 yeah but it hasn't been under a load.alot of people use pine as a practice body...i did myself...but i really didn't get anything useful out of it.pine is really for guienie pigs to lay on imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 yea, normal pine, yellow pine is almost the top grade pine available, pitch pine is better, but this (in a woods manual) beats some of the hardwoods. i think its harder than walnut. i must have a poke about for that manual. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 the hardness really doesn't mean anything .they test that by measuring the force it takes to drive a steel ball into it.stability is what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 p.s. yellow pine is what they use where i live for framing houses.it has fewer knots but is still not all that stable. i think of it like this..if pine was good,then manufacturers would be using it instead of guys building their first guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 good point!! ill have to see where the book of mine went! thanks mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Also, hardwood and softwood, in lumber jargon, refers to whether the tree is an evergreen or not. If it an evergreen, it is a softwood. If it drops its leaves, like balsa, it is a hardwood. It has nothing to do with the actuall hardness of the wood itself. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 yea, lotsa ppl confuse that one. also softwoods tend to grow quicker. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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