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What type of wood is this

Discussion in 'Tele Home Depot' started by guitarplayer83, Apr 29, 2010.

  1. Apr 29, 2010 #1
    guitarplayer83

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    Hi all

    I was given about 15 feet of this wood. I was told it was cherry but it does not look like it to me. Attached are some pictures of it. It is 1 1/8 inch thick just over a foot wide. Thanks in advnace for the help

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    This is sanded with tru oil on half of it
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  2. Apr 29, 2010 #2
    RedDirt

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    1st pics look like cherry, bottom ones don't.

    Could just be some wierd grain though.
     
  3. Apr 30, 2010 #3
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    Looks a lot like cherry to me.
     
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    guitarplayer83

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    thanks thats what I was hoping. Has anyone built a guitar or a neck out of cherry?
     
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    Top boards look like cherry
    Bottom boards look like Walnut
     
  6. Apr 30, 2010 #6
    iansmitchell

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    Martin has cherry necks, and there's at least one forumite here who has made a tele neck from cherry.
    Quartersawn is always preferred to flatsawn, but with a dual action trussrod and a proper finish, and if the wood is properly dried, shouldn't be any risk of warp.
     
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    cool thanks for the replys. The wood was kiln dried and stored in a shed where it did not get wet nor was it exposed to the elements. I was told by the guy I got it from that it was stored for over 5 years.
     
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    It will make fine necks, bodies, backs, sides, inlays, bridges, or anything else you would want.
     
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    cool I am planing on making a explorer style guitar and bass with it and a tele guitar and bass if there is enough left. also if i can get the necks out of the wood too i am going to do that too. Thanks again for the help.
     
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    An explorer is a great plan, cherry and korina aren't all that different, except that korina is open-grained and I think cherry may be more dense.
     
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    +1
     
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    glued cherry frettboard on cherry neck. made the truss rod out of 3/16" drill rod.
     
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