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Port Orford Cedar???

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I've never worked with it but this LMI description may be helpful.
For fine, instrument grade pieces, you are going to pay quite a bit for it. If you have a supplier that has big pieces with uneven grain or some defects, you may be able to get a good deal.

I don't see why this wouldn't work for a solid body, as long as you don't mind if it dents easily. The other thing to consider is that there are less expensive alternatives that would yield roughly the same result. From the LMI description, it seems to be excellent in the stiffness:weight and would make a great acoustic soundboard.

As for a neck, you could design a carbon-fiber reinforcement scheme that would deal with both the tension and compression sides of the neck and still keep the weight low.

http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpr...s+-+Tonewood&NameProdHeader=Port+Orford+Cedar

http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpr...ds&NameProdHeader=Electric+Guitar+Body+Blanks
 
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davemonkey said:
Do you happen to know the Genus and species?
If it's Chamaecyparis lawsoniana,
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That's the stuff.


Rodger Bryan said:
I've never worked with it but this LMI description may be helpful.
For fine, instrument grade pieces, you are going to pay quite a bit for it. If you have a supplier that has big pieces with uneven grain or some defects, you may be able to get a good deal.

I don't see why this wouldn't work for a solid body, as long as you don't mind if it dents easily. The other thing to consider is that there are less expensive alternatives that would yield roughly the same result. From the LMI description, it seems to be excellent in the stiffness:weight and would make a great acoustic soundboard.

As for a neck, you could design a carbon-fiber reinforcement scheme that would deal with both the tension and compression sides of the neck and still keep the weight low.

http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpr...s+-+Tonewood&NameProdHeader=Port+Orford+Cedar



http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpr...ds&NameProdHeader=Electric+Guitar+Body+Blanks
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Thanks. I've read the LMII pages and about any other pages I have found about POC and Tonewood with google.

I have some 2"x 6" x 20" old growth POC I am going to use for guitar body cores. The tap tone is very snappy a bright bell like ring.

And as far as dentablitly goes, it is similar in hardness to mahogany.

I have read nothing but great things about it's, crush resistance, elasticity and strength (supposedly the strongest wood per weight of ANY wood). It is also know for being split resistant, and splinters and tear outs are virtually non-existent.

It's also known for being very straight grained and stable.

It was used in California as posts and beams in the gold mines, and the japanese highly value it for building their temples (and caskets).

So it seems like it should be strong enough, and with it's light weight, and white very fine finish makes me really want to try it in a neck trhough bass. I am open to using either two truss rod set up or a single truss rod with carbon fiber strips if needed.

I would like to try one with a solid one piece POC neck, but I am just as likely to build a POC neck with an hippie sandwhich with maybe walnut.

I mainly want to build 4 strings, but I am wanting to design and build a light weight 6 string. And I like the idea of using what for me is a "local" wood.

If I do order POC neck blanks it will be from OregonWildWood.com, the same place I've bought my POC body blanks.

If and when I do go through with a POC neck through build I will be sure to start a thread for it.

(hehehe go thru with a neck thru!)
 

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