big box redwood

[Newbcaster]

i bought some remarkably quartersawn, dry as a bone redwood 2x4's from home depot. Is it safe to use for a guitar as in not chemically treated? I cant find a source online to tell m one way or another. I figgered the collective brain trust would know?

Newb

 

[Henry]

Supplier should be able to tell you if its chemically treated.

 

[trev333]

Take a shaving off one edge with a plane and see if there's a dark edge where anything might be soaked into the fresh cut wood...

We don't have redwood here, I don't know if it's been treated,,,

most treated wood here has a green/blue dye in the mix,,, construction timber usually...

 

[Newbcaster]

Take a shaving off one edge with a plane and see if there's a dark edge where anything might be soaked into the fresh cut wood...

We don't have redwood here, I don't know if it's been treated,,,

most treated wood here has a green/blue dye in the mix,,, construction timber usually...

yeah nothing. i hate assuming im safe. hd website says if something IS pressured treated, but it doesnt say if something ISNT... whats a poor guy to do lol.

Make a guitar I guess.

 

[trev333]

yeah, build away.... maybe get some paper masks for sanding....

once you start putting finish on... it will all be sealed up.

 

[Henry]

I've found that the finished sizes of timber nominally 2 x 4 are too thin to survive the production process and end up being Tele thickness. Then again there's no rule that says a Tele type guitar has to be any particular thickness. You might end up with a Thinline.

 

[Newbcaster]

I've found that the finished sizes of timber nominally 2 x 4 are too thin to survive the production process and end up being Tele thickness. Then again there's no rule that says a Tele type guitar has to be any particular thickness. You might end up with a Thinline.

yeah... 1.5 really. I have some 6 inch redwood finished pieces from HD also... in the nice aisle for hobbies i guess. it's not quite 3/8ths thick but i got it cut in 20 inch lengths and its remarkably flat and straight.

It's gonna be hollow for sure.

 

[Henry]

Or laminated?

 

[Henry]

Pick some nice 3/8th lumber and put a top on your redwood.

 

[Newbcaster]

Pick some nice 3/8th lumber and put a top on your redwood.

Looking for a top and a back. I did cut the insides out such i can still get the arm rest... kinda like a tom anderson drop top without all that... oh what is it.. can't place it.. oh yeah.. skill. )

 

[Henry]

You'll be good pal. Every guitar I've ever made has been crap.

I wouldn't have it any other way, its great fun.

 

[sjohnbruton]

You'll be good pal. Every guitar I've ever made has been crap.

I wouldn't have it any other way, its great fun.

I like your attitude, Henry!

+1!

John

 

[fenderchamp]

doit for sure. I used a 2x6 and laminated a piece of 1x6 onto the back. and it turned out to be anything but crap!! The satisfaction I get out of playing guitars that I ...did whatever on..is hard to kind of put into words. Have a ball.

 

[Newbcaster]

doit for sure. I used a 2x6 and laminated a piece of 1x6 onto the back. and it turned out to be anything but crap!! The satisfaction I get out of playing guitars that I ...did whatever on..is hard to kind of put into words. Have a ball.

Well I'm taking the lot of you guys' advice and and building a Redwood hollowed out Coodercaster. Probably gonna have a deep tenon neck joint... with the neck made from a 1.5 inch quartersawn, bone dry piece of redwood 2x4 also. It's 36 inches long. Of course of course it's gonna have a truss rod and carbon/ brass laminate stiffeners and a 3/8ths inch flame maple fretboard.

I have a gfs USA spec'd tremolo with the big brass block. Brass nut. Should be toneful. Valco lap steel pickup and a teisco... and a dimarzio X2N(Middle) just in case...