Mahogany/Wenge carvetop 7 build (lots of pics)
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That is a sinister piece of wood. 
Trespass
AEADGBEA
That board looks incredible!
Wow, that's incredible! You'll definitely be getting some money from me in the future 
Sigh. I was hoping I could save it, but unfortunately the new ebony board is just splintering and cracking like mad. I even went as far to try to fill cracks with epoxy - no dice. It's just hell bent on being useless.
Sooooooo i have no idea what i'm using for a fretboard now. Probably lacewood. I have lots of that.
Sooooooo i have no idea what i'm using for a fretboard now. Probably lacewood. I have lots of that.
Mmm... lacewood.
BRUTALIZER GUITARS
Well-Known Member
Very nice Body blanks, Ive sent you a PM
bulletbass man
Classical & Metal
ah thats a shame. That ebony was fucking beautiful.
guitarbuilder93
Bad Day...
man that sucks about what happened to that FB. that would piss me off so much, 'cause it was slotted and everything!
BTW, how is lacewood for a FB wood? that would be the dankins if that turned out!
all badass builds!
BTW, how is lacewood for a FB wood? that would be the dankins if that turned out!
all badass builds! Lacewood is one of those middy woods from what I'm reading. I really dig on the look and it's nice and smooth, polishes up nice.... that and I'm really sick of unstable wood right now. I've seen some of the companies that use exotics more often use them as fretboard woods.
I'm going to keep the board around because I might say the hell with it at some point and just use it, but it's really nothing to slot another board....might take me another 30 minutes...
Thanks again for checking it out guys - there won't be much happening on this one for a little bit as I'm concentrating on getting my brother's bass finished. I managed to get the neck pocket cut on it, tapered the neck, did the truss rod, fixed the wenge faceplate on it....shouldnt' really be much longer to get that one up and running.
I've seen some of the companies that use exotics more often use them as fretboard woods.I'm going to keep the board around because I might say the hell with it at some point and just use it, but it's really nothing to slot another board....might take me another 30 minutes...
Thanks again for checking it out guys - there won't be much happening on this one for a little bit as I'm concentrating on getting my brother's bass finished. I managed to get the neck pocket cut on it, tapered the neck, did the truss rod, fixed the wenge faceplate on it....shouldnt' really be much longer to get that one up and running.
I've recently managed to pick up a whole pile of wood. Lacewood, while very pretty, doesn't look as nice as these recent boards I picked up. I'm leaning more towards the bocote, but the birdseye is definitely coming up as a close second. Thing is, I HATE the feel of a finished maple fretboard, so I dont' finish them. My 8's got a birdseye fretboard and it still doesn't have that maple fretboard grunge. I wish it would.
Birdseye
Bocote
Zebrano
Chu guys think?
Birdseye
Bocote
Zebrano
Chu guys think?
Unknown Doodl3.2
look at each other..
I second that! It would look mighty cool
Wow, that came as a shock! I figured the maple would have it hands down. I've ruled out the bocote as i'm already using a board of it on another guitar. I'll be honest though, i'm leaning more towards the birdseye again....
wannabguitarist
Contributor
Zebrano!!!!!!!!
Ok - this one gets the zebrano and the 6 string gets the maple.
Watch this space this coming weekend.
Watch this space this coming weekend.
