erikbojerik Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 I'm thinking one-piece neck with truss rod installed from the back (w/ skunk stripe) like the Fender maple necks, and just leaving it unfinished (like regular rosewood). Anyone see any problems with this? Is it strong enough? Would it be too heavy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 check out warmoth.com theyll have all ur neck answers there MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 yeh, and have fun paying out of the arse for a solid block of cocobolo. seriously, of all the stuff ive seen, a 3x3x36" piece would seriously prolly run you in the hundreds for a nice figured piece. reason being is that they can get a piece like that, make 50 knife handles or pen blanks out of it and make 200x the profit as of selling it as a whole piece. rosewoods are expensive dude. sorry. any other ideas for woods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 yeh, and have fun paying out of the arse for a solid block of cocobolo. seriously, of all the stuff ive seen, a 3x3x36" piece would seriously prolly run you in the hundreds for a nice figured piece. I dunno...I can get two Fender-style flatsawn necks, or one laminated neck with tilted headstock, from this piece. Coco Not super figured, but nice grain. Are we talking about the same wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 OK...not quite two (it is a little narrow), but definitely one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 its not that bad. its probably around 50 for a laminate neck made of cocobolo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 the wood you posted isnt even an inch thick. when cook woods sells online they sell their one off stuff, so it would be impossible to find another board with some knot/color/grain ratio if you laminated. therefore look real weird i would think. also, i thought you were talkin about making a 1 piece neck not scarf it and laminate. keep in mind that when finished cocobolo has a red tint to it. not something i care for to much, but you may like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 The finished thicknesses on my Fender necks vary from 0.84" to 0.91"; I have a maple+RW neck that is 0.80" thick. If the cocobolo is as stable as rock maple (is it?), maybe it would work? yeah, I kinda like that reddish tint especially if I can get the darker grain to show through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 Here's how I'd do a 3-piece laminated neck, if I had to. The black shapes are the profile of the neck blank. Cut 'em out, glue 'em together and you have a nearly 3" wide neck blank with enough left over for headstock ears. And if you cut these from flatsawn stock, now you have a quartersawn blank. Which would then need a fretboard of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 how about you just BUY some cocobolo from a local hardwood store. i got enough for 2 fretboards and 4 headstock veneers off of one 20 dollar piece. trust me its pretty cheap. call around youll find something. it will only be around 50 bucks total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 2 things about cocobolo, 1. Most lumber yards don't know cocobolo from the holes in their butts, it's likely just reddish bolivian rosewood that they THINK is cocobolo, if you pay less than about $50 for a neck blank it's probably not coco. 2. Its toxic as hell, you need to wear a respirator and gloves, it's carcinogenic and highly allergenic. A friend of mine learned of this the hard way and ended up in the hospital after working with it for a couple hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 I don't have as severe a reaction as LGM's buddy but I WILL second his statement that the stuff is dangerous and should be handled accordingly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 i ahve a piece of cocobolo that i got from Woodcraft for about 22$ it is almost 1 inch thick by 4 in wide x 48 in. long. it is quarter sawn with very nice contrasting grain figure.... it is hard as hell and very heavy and natrually waxy....... I htink it will make a killer frettless dfinger board for my amboyna burl topped thur neck bass. just be carefll of the dust pEace, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 I think I paid about $30 for this chunk of coco. It's about 8"x52"x1-1/8". I had planned on using it for a top or back. I thought the white heart would look need matched up. Plenty of material for a couple necks though. Fryguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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