boundsteelblues Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Should I be concerned about the wormhole comment in a description on e-bay for a black limba board that I would use for a neck? You can't tell anything from the picture. "Nice piece of wood with great figure, color and grain. Kiln dried, surfaced, flat, and solid Has a waxy feel to it. Has a few wormholes. Finishes well. Good for furniture, boxes, calls, musical instruments, turnings, bowls, guitars. Quartersawn" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I've bought quite a bit of stuff from him. Never disappointed. Just about all black limba is going to have some wormholes. You can usually fill them with no trouble at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boundsteelblues Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Can you share your process for filling them in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 You can do it a number of ways... sawdust and glue; tinted epoxy; take a sliver of similar colored wood, sharpen it in a pencil sharpener, put some glue on the tip and push it into the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 For a body blank, I wouldn't worry about the holes too much. For a neck, I'd get a nice, worm free piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 For a body blank, I wouldn't worry about the holes too much. For a neck, I'd get a nice, worm free piece. +1 It is pretty easy to find good quartersawn Black Limba for a neck, and the cost with holes is the same as without. I am just very picky about neck wood. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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