Local wood for guitar body

[jbarot]

away from moisture and heat?  kinda hard to do here in our beloved country. 

i'm thinking of storing it in my closet as well or in one of my cabinets in my room.  or maybe in our bodega in the garage.  mukhang mas safe dun.  ash body planks if ever.  will it be ok there?

i think it will be safer along with my stash
kidding aside,  i think it will be ok, esp in the garage.  you don't want it to be too protected, you'd want it to acclimate in our environment.  

[free2rock]

will build strat and tele pine bodies hehehehehe

and yes i have build tele's before showed redballs a tele im building right now pero tinatamad pa akong tapusin its my dad's friends tele actually not mine paint job nalang kulang im having health issues kaya andami kong pending, i promised a few guys here that id be building them free customs like masterchox, fidel etc... about a year ago pero d ko pa nagawa kasi last year i was having health issues but im really optimistic this march that id be back on track,

Wow. Sounds great. We'll talk tomorrow.

I smell an Esquire brewing here... Hahaha!

[jbarot]

What wood can do

[AhVia_Musicom]

Wow. Sounds great. We'll talk tomorrow.

I smell an Esquire brewing here... Hahaha!

hehehehe sige pag-usapan natin tom

[maxi_musikero]

i think it will be safer along with my stash
kidding aside,  i think it will be ok, esp in the garage.  you don't want it to be too protected, you'd want it to acclimate in our environment.  

actually bro, i was considering that option if you wouldn't mind.   

yeah...good point.  since when it comes a guitar it will be exposed to the environment anyway.  thanks for the inputs man! 

[orangeogre]

Read about this builder Ron Kirn who also uses 100 year old pine as body for his guitars. Also read from his website that Leo used pine for the first few Broadcasters then switched to ash. Interesting.

[r_chino18]

@Jbarot

Bro, got the chance to visit Wilcon kanina. Regarding the Pinewood stuff, they're treated na rin pala. Weatherwood na daw sila, so may mga organic something na kontra anay na and such.

About the thickness, meron silang 4 inches. Kaso 4x4. Yung sumunod na mas manipis ay 2 inches na lang.

[jbarot]

just came back from the field trip.  got some planks for a lacote guitar project.
never seen so much wood in my life...

[free2rock]

Hey guys... Really sorry I didn't make it kanina. I was in the area early afternoon na... Haay

[jbarot]

Hey guys... Really sorry I didn't make it kanina. I was in the area early afternoon na... Haay

you missed a good one.  i got wood good enough (and large) enough for 2 lacote/panormo guitars.  they call it phil rosewood but its not a true dalbergia.  it's called toog (Petersianthus Quadrialatus)
extremely curious how it will be like as a guitar
alex and mikko each got fretboard material.
they had quartersawn kalantas (the ones we've seen were not thick enough for bodies, but good enough for necks), teak and more.

i will be back...

[AhVia_Musicom]

@Jbarot

Bro, got the chance to visit Wilcon kanina. Regarding the Pinewood stuff, they're treated na rin pala. Weatherwood na daw sila, so may mga organic something na kontra anay na and such.

About the thickness, meron silang 4 inches. Kaso 4x4. Yung sumunod na mas manipis ay 2 inches na lang.

mahal yan bro although baka posibble na dahil treated sya  ewan ko lang ha pero for a pine wood i find it expensive

[AhVia_Musicom]

you missed a good one.  i got wood good enough (and large) enough for 2 lacote/panormo guitars.  they call it phil rosewood but its not a true dalbergia.  it's called toog (Petersianthus Quadrialatus)
extremely curious how it will be like as a guitar
alex and mikko each got fretboard material.
they had quartersawn kalantas (the ones we've seen were not thick enough for bodies, but good enough for necks), teak and more.

i will be back...

nice meeting you JB really enjoyed the trip with you guys will post pics later hehehehehehe! cant have enough phil RW will be back papakyaw ako! erik thanks for bringing us there had a blast,

JB will bring you to my other wood sources just let me know when ka available

[jbarot]

nice meeting you JB really enjoyed the trip with you guys will post pics later hehehehehehe! cant have enough phil RW will be back papakyaw ako! erik thanks for bringing us there had a blast,

JB will bring you to my other wood sources just let me know when ka available

mikko did the cds come out ok?

i had a good time.  kulang ang 2 oras sa lugar na yun...

i wanted to dive into that HUGE HUGE pile of wood cutoffs

anyway, here are the new members of my stash:


 big enough for that lacote prototype i have lined up after the 7 string (i really should finish it )

they have a nice taptone and a little denser than mahogany, not as dense as indian rosewood
i can't wait to cut these puppies up for backs and sides and string them up.  i'm really curious to how they machine, bend and sound like.  i've already chosen a nice set of engelman spruce tops for one set.
gotta find a bandsaw, the sooner i process them the sooner i season them.

great find, that place...will be back for the kalantas

[redballs17]

nice meeting you JB really enjoyed the trip with you guys will post pics later hehehehehehe! cant have enough phil RW will be back papakyaw ako! erik thanks for bringing us there had a blast,

JB will bring you to my other wood sources just let me know when ka available

@AhVia & Jb

No Problem. Nice chatting with you guys and teaching me how to identify good ones from lemons. 

[jbarot]

@AhVia & Jb

No Problem. Nice chatting with you guys and teaching me how to identify good ones from lemons.  

yeah, thanks erik.  my WAS is fed...for now

btw, my mom in law wants to see your dad's work.  can you post pics here?

[stringman]

Nice find!

[jbarot]

mahal yan bro although baka posibble na dahil treated sya  ewan ko lang ha pero for a pine wood i find it expensive

I really don't trust treated wood.  But this is just my opinion, try it and let us know. It's  all about experimentation.
Also, it's too small.  Nothing wider?

[AhVia_Musicom]

I really don't trust treated wood.  But this is just my opinion, try it and let us know. It's  all about experimentation.
Also, it's too small.  Nothing wider?

i dont use treated wood either, hehehehehehe

[Rmansh]

i think those weatherwoods are for outdoor wall panels or fascia boards, pang construction, well its from Wilcon depot  kung treated sya then it might be solignum? thats toxic.

[AhVia_Musicom]

i think those weatherwoods are for outdoor wall panels or fascia boards, pang construction, well its from Wilcon depot  kung treated sya then it might be solignum? thats toxic.

possible hehehehe

considering the price nila nang 2in thick x 8in wide x 10ft long 2400? hehehehe 3pcs nang same dimension nyan dapat instead of just 1

[jbarot]

i'd pass on the wilcon pine...

[redballs17]

yeah, thanks erik.  my WAS is fed...for now

btw, my mom in law wants to see your dad's work.  can you post pics here?

Hahaha... miko and I had a chat on woods from demolished old ruins in manila (which is really cheap by the way), after which I texted my relatives nearby to check what kinds of wood they have in stocks. They'll try to check it out this wednesday.   

I'll try to gets some pictures of my dad's work within the week. 

[jbarot]

Hahaha... miko and I had a chat on woods from demolished old ruins in manila (which is really cheap by the way), after which I texted my relatives nearby to check what kinds of wood they have in stocks. They'll try to check it out this wednesday.   

I'll try to gets some pictures of my dad's work within the week. 

more wood!!!  yehay!!

[redballs17]

more wood!!!  yehay!!

I really need to acquire new tools.  

Still contemplating which one should be 1st on my list? 

[jbarot]

I really need to acquire new tools.  

Still contemplating which one should be 1st on my list? 

whats in your list?