Anyone else using Mahogany from Menards for building necks? I've not had any specific problems, but I'm used to working with Oak, and the Mahogany is very light, open grained, and super easy to work with. Makes me wonder if it will hold up as well as Oak.
I know Mahogany is used on many high end guitars, but wondering if there are specific varieties to use ... and avoid.
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Hey Brother,
I have made, built, put together, put a string in between the top and bottom of a stick.
In all the CBG builds that I have done on the east coast in N.C. red, or white Oak works the best as my frets boards, like Wichita Sam is saying. But out here Popular wood is soft enough to work with and mold into what ever neck you may want . But it is still hard & striate to make a really good neck with an oak fret board. I have used it on a lot of my CBG and for the money you can bet it. But always remember HAVE FDUN WITH IT !!!!!
I hope this helps you or any one else that needs to know.
That's just my 2,cents. Poppey'sGuitars
I'm in the process of trying it. Fingers crossed...
Mahogany from Menards is not the old forest, tropical mahogany that shows up in premium instruments... but, in 3 and 4 string CBGs it ought to be good/strong enough for necks... The only problem I've had with it is that it is sometimes not dense enough to hold frets securely... (you can get some cutout of fretlines depending on your technique).. I would consider using it for necks, but something like maple, cherry, walnue or oak for the fretboard....
the best,
Wichita Sam
Glad to see you posting again. How are you holding up?