What's on your workbench right now?
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I wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.
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I'm not ashamed to have tons of Colorado shaped things in my home.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:27 pmI've never had the desire to accentuate my home with images or silhouettes of the state I live in, but from a woodworking point of view, that's pretty cool Epizootics!!
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Pickup Switching Mad Scientist
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=104282&p=1438384#p1438384
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Finally got the pickups and pickguard done, shitty chinese trem will be modded to hardtail.
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That's a nice finish, krib. The satin PG sets it off nicely. Is that chambered?
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That was a good idea. What is the body weight now?
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That birch accent stripe looks great. That TruOil does give it a luster.
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Rgand wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:47 amI wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.
The problem with a lot of eucalypts is that they require a lot of water, so when they're cut down a lot of moisture is present in the timber. This results in splitting when it's not dried correctly. It's not an issue here because we know how to treat it. Its just the yanks who don't know what to do with it.
Tasmanian Myrtle happens to not be part of the myrtle family, which eucalyptus trees are. I'm not a horticulturist however, so that's about where my knowledge of trees ends.
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That's most interesting. It grows all over this part of California, as though it is a native plant, but it's new here as of the last couple hundred years. People around here make digeridoos out of PVC, too. Sheesh.Insomnicide wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:53 pmRgand wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:47 amI wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.
The problem with a lot of eucalypts is that they require a lot of water, so when they're cut down a lot of moisture is present in the timber. This results in splitting when it's not dried correctly. It's not an issue here because we know how to treat it. Its just the yanks who don't know what to do with it.
Tasmanian Myrtle happens to not be part of the myrtle family, which eucalyptus trees are. I'm not a horticulturist however, so that's about where my knowledge of trees ends.
What kind of weight is associated with it? What would a Strat body weigh?
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It varies a lot in weight and density for each species. Jarrah would be a lot heavier than Huon Pine for example.
I think Cross Guitars would be a better person to ask as he has done more builds with local woods.
I'll let you know how much my bass weighs when I'm done with it.
I think Cross Guitars would be a better person to ask as he has done more builds with local woods.
I'll let you know how much my bass weighs when I'm done with it.
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Cool. Looking forward to that.Insomnicide wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:32 pmIt varies a lot in weight and density for each species. Jarrah would be a lot heavier than Huon Pine for example.
I think Cross Guitars would be a better person to ask as he has done more builds with local woods.
I'll let you know how much my bass weighs when I'm done with it.