Santos Rosewood

[oblaty]

Hey all, I found that my wood suplier has some Santos Rosewood and I was thinking of using it as neck wood. What do you think?

I believe it is also called Pau Ferro and that is used for fingerboards.

Correct me if I´m wrong.

Thanks

[WezV]

i think fender have used it a lot for fingerboards, i have done a couple and it works well as a rosewood substitute

dont see any reason it wouldnt make a decent solid rosewood neck

[verhoevenc]

Pau Fero, Morado, Bolivian Rosewood, all the same thing.

It makes a great fingerboard and also bends well if you wanna bind the guitar to match

It's not a TRUE rosewood but it is still very nice and has many similar properties (like bendability mention above). I'd see no issues using it as a neck. Quite the opposite, I think it's make a wonderful neck.

Chris

[oblaty]

Thanks I might use it for some project, but not now. We´ll see what is going to come home with me after visiting my supplier.

Certainly some nice Sapele and hopefully zebrawood

[doug]

I'm of the opinion just about any wood can be used for a neck... However, it's not just the species you need to be concerned with, it's the chunk of lumber itself. In other words, one piece of maple may be fine for a neck, yet another might not for numerous reasons, which I'm sure you're already familiar with.

Santos rosewood can make a very nice neck, however keep an eye out for signs of it twisting. I've used lots of it, and this particular wood can be very testy. It's a sin to toss big beautiful pieces into the burn pile, yet sometimes it's prudent.

I use pau ferro as the default fingerboard in a standard neck. People really like them and request PF over and over again.

-Doug

[oblaty]

Of course I would take only straight-grained piece with no knots or any flaws in it..

Really? How about the sound of PF fretboard? I heard it is something between RW and maple.