IWishICouldShred Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Where would one get wood for a body, neck, and fretboard? I'm thinking a mahogany body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard for my first project, if I ever get around to it. How much do these kinds of wood cost? What kind of wood could I use for a top? Where would I get it? How much would it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 check your yellow pages under hardwoods...and check out gilmerwood.com for really nice tops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Either use your computer for a search engine or use the phone book and look up: Hardwood Suppliers Exotic Wood (remember to skip past exotic dancing) Lumber, Hardwood ...those kind of entries. There are more, but that's a start. If using a search engine, remember to plug your state or county in so you get local answers, but hell, everyone knows how to use search engines correctly, right? Lately, I've been using e-Bay a lot too, but I wouldn't until you get some time in under your belt. There 'are' sharks and misrepresentations out there... *For e-Bay*, use the same words for their search engine. Quilted Maple Mahogony Flamed Maple Fretboard (I just saw a guy selling a rack of nice ones today actually) Don't overlook the OBVIOUS words like: guitar top fretboard AAAAA AAAA 5A 4A things like that...it's all aboud the words you choose for your search engine mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 say those are tasty tops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 one thing ALL new members should really do is read through the entire main site.there is so much info there and the tutorials and supplies pages answer alot of questions. not that i don't enjoy helping...but so many of these questions are so frequently asked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 haHA!! You, Mr. Wes, has juzz become a Forum Nazi! (JK), I agree with you actually, that's kind of an inside joke aimed at the folks around here who diss the MIMForum for making NEW people LOOK for **** first before they'll answer, which, from what I've read, has pissed a few membuh's off around here. Now you know why they do that, they get tired of answering the same damned beginner questions over and over and over and over and over again.... Just thought it was funny... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 i realized the irony when i was writing it...but to be fair i spent 2 months reading before i joined...but that is just me..it was more a wish than anything.those tuts and supply links will help more than any single post. of course the specific questions are a joy to read and answer.and new information is always cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 seems like i have answered the plywood and pine question at least 20 times.now i wait at least a day hoping someone else will answer it..if not then i try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 now i feel bad....forget it... mahogany is about $8 a b.f. if you buy it from a local hardwood supplier...on some internet sites...maple is about the same..fretboard wood varies SOOO much.bocote(like on my carved top)is about $10 a b.f.,while ebony is nearly $70 a b.f. you can use lacewood or maple for the fingerboard too,or you can buy a preslotted one at warmoth or stewmac for between $15 and $22 bucks. i wouldn't put a top on that first guitar...keep it simple,go with solid mahogany..about 1 3/4" to 1 7/8" you will save money by not buying those expensive blanks from places like stewmac or carvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWishICouldShred Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 now i feel bad....forget it... mahogany is about $8 a b.f. if you buy it from a local hardwood supplier...on some internet sites...maple is about the same..fretboard wood varies SOOO much.bocote(like on my carved top)is about $10 a b.f.,while ebony is nearly $70 a b.f. you can use lacewood or maple for the fingerboard too,or you can buy a preslotted one at warmoth or stewmac for between $15 and $22 bucks. i wouldn't put a top on that first guitar...keep it simple,go with solid mahogany..about 1 3/4" to 1 7/8" you will save money by not buying those expensive blanks from places like stewmac or carvin thanks man i decided the same thing about the top last night while i was trying to draw up some kind of plan. what i want to do is just have a natural wood finish with woodburned designs, which shouldn't be too hard to do. i also like a guitar with some weight to it, and this is going to be a les paul shape, so should it be thicker? also, what is a b.f.? (you can tell i'm a newb lol) the preslotted fingerboard sounds like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 b.f. = (by the) board foot. It's just a common way to measure wood for pricing. If you're planning on doing some woodburning, you should ask around to the 'burners, as I think some woods 'burn' better than others, so that might influence your decision as to what wood to use. I 'think' Basswood is a popular burner wood, not sure tho...but find out first, and while you are starting to build the guitar, practice your burning skills at the same time so you'll be ready by the time the guitar is ready also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 les paul...carved top?i think the total depth before the carve is 2" to 2 1/4"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWishICouldShred Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 so what am i going to need? about 6 board feet, 2" thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 go by the width and length dimensions for that.they will figure out how many bf it is at the supplier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 if you do get 2" stock make sure it's 2" AFTER it's been planed and stuff... if you just ask them for 2" thick.... they'll probably give you something "about" 2" that'll probably be ruff cut so you may end up with something as thin as 1.70" after you've planed it flat and clean on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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