5 string p-bass neck weight?

[Beej]

You in fact have shown that home roasting results in wood that "falls apart more easily". This says that the cellular structure has broken down. In the careful roasting in an oxygen-free environment with controlled humidity (as in the kiln drying process where water is injected into the kiln) you have far less cell damage. The wood is not burnt as you described, but undergoes a process called pyrolysis. There is a significant difference - burning produces carbon, pyrolysis doesn't carbonize the wood.

I don't disagree, before I ever burnt it, I read up on the history and processes, including what peer reviewed journal articles I could find. In the end, it was a cheap, easy experiment and for the purposes of a fretboard or fingerboard, it worked. Although the cell structure is changed and embrittled, the overall impact of the process didn't end up rendering the boards useless, and in my view, greatly improved their aesthetics compared to the unburnt walnut.