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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 2, 2015 at 5:55pm

Looks like mahogany to me.

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Permalink Reply by Corbin on February 2, 2015 at 6:07pm

Would Mahogany work for a 2 string Bass neck with a square steel tube in a channel under the finger board made of Red Oak?

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 2, 2015 at 6:48pm

3/4" thick piece of mahogany should be strong enough for the two lighter bass strings without reinforcement... I made a 2 string bass out of poplar, 30" scale...No separate fretboard... Worked fine.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on February 2, 2015 at 7:03pm

I am no expert, but I have pieces of walnut  and  mahogany on my bench..  walnut has a much finer grain and is less red.

Ok, you have me doubting myself.  Either way, should work fine... 

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on February 2, 2015 at 7:08pm

http://www.americanwoodworker.com/blogs/shop/archive/2010/01/29/mah...

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on February 3, 2015 at 9:13am

Looks like Iroko to me,sometimes used as substitute for Teak

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Permalink Reply by Corbin on February 3, 2015 at 4:11pm

Hey Michael, I looked up Iroko and came across Merbau which looks allot like what I have.

It also goes by these names too Kwila & Ipil.

Common Uses: Flooring, furniture, musical instruments, turned objects, and other specialty wood items.

Comments: This wood has excellent strength characteristics, along with excellent stability, making it ideally suited for use as wood flooring and other applications where strength is important.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 3, 2015 at 11:50am

I have had training at identifying [wood] from quite a long way away. I'd say it is.....

The larch.


The larch.

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Permalink Reply by Corbin on February 3, 2015 at 4:04pm

Well watch out for those white stripped Snipes, I hear they have a powerful smell...

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Permalink Reply by Greg Thompson on February 3, 2015 at 1:35pm

The Larch... Great answer

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 4, 2015 at 6:46am

Thanks.  I knew someone would get it.  :)

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Permalink Reply by JL on February 5, 2015 at 1:23am

I did but didn't respond because I'm trying not to be seen

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