Suitable wood for one piece necks?

[mowcheeba]

I am about to build a T style guitar from native wood here in Chile.
Only problem is no maple or rosewood.........could always
order some rosewood for the fretboard but it would be from Brazil or Bolivia.

There is a mahogany like wood here called "lingue" but I have never
seen a one piece mahogany neck so I am not sure what to do. Why
are mahogany never used in one piece necks?

Basically two options at the moment, Lingue(Mahogany)/Rosewood two piece neck or a Lingue(mahogany) one piece neck.
Any ideas?

[KokoTele]

I don't see any reason why a wood that's strong enough for a 2 piece neck wouldn't be strong enough for a one piece neck. Mahogany is pretty strong stuff, I don't think you'll have a problem.

[reddogbass]

I assume when you say "one-piece neck," you mean with integral fingerboard. Mahogany is a plenty strong neck material (lots of them out there), but not necessarily hard on the surface, so fingerboard wear could be an issue. Add a rosewood board.

[Jack Wells]

Why do you want a one piece neck? Do you want to use the one piece neck building method. If so glue a rosewood fretboard on your mahogany neck blank and proceed as if it were one piece.

[Robert(og)]

one piece mohogany necks are more prevalent(sp?) than you think
many archtops are flat sawn mohog(high end archtops)
i had heard from someone that for a period of time gibson used a scarf joint not becuz the wood wasn't big enough but rather becuz it created the angle that they wanted.
and besides if you are shaping the neck with spole shaves/draw knives/ rasps mohog is MUCH easier to work with rather than maple.

[mowcheeba]

Originally Posted by jwells393

Why do you want a one piece neck? Do you want to use the one piece neck building method. If so glue a rosewood fretboard on your mahogany neck blank and proceed as if it were one piece.

It doesn't necessarily have to be a one piece neck but I have no idea
where to order rosewood her in Chile. Also seem to
prefer the feel of one piece necks with lacquered fingerboard. The plan
was building a guitar with Chilean wood but maybe I can get hold of some
Bolivian rosewood which I could accept without losing the "idea".