Redheart?

jordan_frerichs · #1 11-10-2008, 08:36 PM

i was trying to find sappy bloodwood for a fingerboard, with no luck. i found redheart on ebay with some good sap. never really heard of it before. is redheart good enough for a fingerboard? what does it look like, compared to bloodwood?

gyancey · #2 11-11-2008, 11:33 AM

If it's actually chakte kok (which I've heard referred to as redheart before) than no it isn't hard enough and the color will fade rapidly to an ugly brown.

erikbojerik · #3 11-12-2008, 02:28 PM

Redheart is indeed another name for chakte kok, and I have seen a similar "turn brownish" shade to it, in a lumber warehouse where it apparently wasn't moving too quickly.

pilotjones · #4 11-12-2008, 05:07 PM

Modulus used to use chakte kok a fair amount, but it's no longer a listed option. A few other guys have used it, too (Mollerup, Watson, possibly Lawrence).

gyancey · #5 11-14-2008, 10:43 AM

Yes it looks great initially but that doesn't last long. One day I'll get around to spraying some of the stuff I have to see if the color holds.

wilser · #6 11-14-2008, 11:23 AM

I built a bass back in 2005 which I sold early this year which had a redheart transition block as advertised by woodcraft. I sprayed it with nitro (DEFT cans) and as of the time when it was sold (about Jan 2008) it was still bright red.