mcbmoreno Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Hey everyone, I got a large piece of curly maple that I wanted to use for a neck. The piece isn't qtr sawn and I was only going to use a stew mac hot rod truss rod in the neck. Will this be allright or will it be too prone to bending? Plus the piece is a little warped. Anyone got any advice on flattening one side. I would put it through a planer but it already was put through small 12 inch planner and that didn't fix the warp. I was thinking of running it across a jointer or I have access to a industrial planner which I thought might work too. Anyone got any advice? Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 well run it over a jointer with the bow facing down and only take off a little at a time! check after each pass, and it should work fine for you, ALSO !!!!! DONT PUT ALOT OF PRESURE DOWN ON THE PIECE WHEN JOINTING!!!!!, if you do you will flatten the piece then it will bow right back after the pass. also if your woried about the strength just add two of stew macs carbon reinforcing rods, 16$ and then you will be set !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 What do you mean by curly? Flame is good, quilt is neck no no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 By curly I meant flamed. Its a nice dense heavy piece. I thought about the carbon rods but only wanted to put them in if I had to. Just wanted to get an overall feeling if I should put in the rods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 in my opinion, na there not needed but for 16$ if you have any doubts its easier to do it first then it is to remove the fret board, set up the tools and add them later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 That's my dilemma, shoudl I take the risk. I just don't feel like giving stew mac anymore of my money. Are those carbon rods available at hardware stores or someplace like a hardware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 well is it sugar maple or is it hard or rock maple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I'd also use a stout wood for the fretboard...ebony or purpleheart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 If it's eastern Maple you won't have a problem. If its Western Maple IMO the neck will be somewhat rubbery. It will also be really sensative to truss rod adjustment because of the rubberyness (sp?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 @Scott: What sets eastern and western maple apart? I have a nice flame maple neck blank as well, but I dont know if is eastern or western maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntbyrne Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Interesting points. I too have a similar neck board. Flame and was "billed" as rock hard maple. I don't know if it is east or west but I can tell you I can not put a mark in it using my fingernail. In my case it will be laminated with a center walnut 1/2" wide board. All will be quarter sawn. Was going to use carbon rods, opinions? Thanks John BTW, don't know if this means anything but flame looks different that my other boards. The flame is wider and not as defined as the soft maple top deck board I have. It is also not as straight. Does this mean anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Eastern Maple and "Rock" Maple are the same. The Western Maple/ Big Leaf Maple is Soft Maple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 @Scott: Okay, but how can I check if a certain piece of maple is hard or softmaple or perhaps something in between? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johntbyrne Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Same question as GuitarMaestro Also, is there such a thing a quilted rock maple and if so why couldn't it be used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted December 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 I think my piece is Eastern. I bought it in New Hampshire and I recall the guy saying it was cut locally. I am going to use rosewood for the Fretboard. Think that is stout enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 What do you mean by curly? Flame is good, quilt is neck no no. Maybe it's a regional thing (I don't think so) but curly seems to be the more common name used for "Flame" maple when you read woodworking articles. It confused me a bit when I was first starting out. In the guitar building field, I have seen both terms used about evenly but in furniture building, ... I have seen the term curly used much more often. It's probably one of those things that isn't wrong to use one or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 Yep, here too. All the wood guys refer to flame maple as "curly maple" and quilted maple as "quilted maple". If you ask for flame maple, they'll say "Huh? We don't have that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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