Bois de Rose

JSPguitars · #1 01-30-2006, 08:02 PM

Anyone have experience with this wood? I really like the color of it like it is in this pic. I think it would look killer as a fingerboard if you can get it to stay that color. Does it turn crap brown after a while? Any comments/ideas/suggestions?

mahrous · #2 01-31-2006, 11:55 AM

well it looks like padauk to me ... but a lil pinkish.

if its anything like padauk, it will darken every hour.

the french mainly use it in furnitures. i dont believe its been used on guitars before. but furniture and guitars aint so different from each other. where did you get it from? what is its scientific name?

tribal3140 · #3 01-31-2006, 12:39 PM

a pool cue turning blank in the shop for a year now and its still the same color.
Mine is a very very dark purple though.
I know the picture is from the gilmer site and I think they have fingerboards pre cut, or they did at one time.

JSPguitars · #4 01-31-2006, 08:56 PM

Yeah, I don't have any. I just like the color, but was wondering if it fades quickly to brown like purpleheart without some kind of UV inhibitor or whatever.

tribal3140 · #5 01-31-2006, 09:47 PM

from what I have experienced, it holds its color pretty well.
Todd

Tdog · #6 02-01-2006, 06:24 AM

Bois de Rose can become very dark in time. Depending on the finish and exposure, this wood can become nearly black.....with a hint of very deep purple. It does take a beautiful polish.