Ebony (African, Macassar, etc)
I've noticed there are few species of ebony used for fretboards and bridges being West African, Macassar, Indian, and Madagascar (Persimmon as well) Does anyone have any impressions of using the...
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I use African for finger boards, and Macassar for a back and sides. The Macassar seem to dull my blades quickly on my chisels. African does not seem to dull my planes very fast when I shape the fret...
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gjohnson wrote:I use African for finger boards, and Macassar for a back and sides. The Macassar seem to dull my blades quickly on my chisels. African does not seem to dull my planes very fast when I...
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I tend to treat African, Madagascar, and Indian ebony all the same, since they seem to be very close in physical properties. Macassar ebony is a bit different (larger pores, for one thing), but I...
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That guitar carries some of the same characteristics as my Macassar I love the sound. That's one of the things that is so frustrating about opinions on the internet. You can never know if what your...
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Thanks for the replies. John, Great info about Indian, African, Madagascar Ebonies being the same in usage and Macassar being a bit different. I've read some very favourable things regarding using...
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It's good to have a USA counterpart to ebony that can be used for 'all native' builds.In that regard, Texas ebony is IMHO a better domestic choice for fingerboards. It is in the legume family (as are...
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I'm a big fan of the mottled Ebony available now. I just recently received a fretboard that is flame figure that will show up because it is mottled. If I see some Texas Ebony I will definitely buy it....
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Boxwood also makes a fine inlay material...Bernie Lehmann used it throughout my Gypsy guitar.
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Arnoldgtr wrote:It's good to have a USA counterpart to ebony that can be used for 'all native' builds. In that regard, Texas ebony is IMHO a better domestic choice for fingerboards. It is in the...
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Probably most familiar with boxwood from old rulers, especially folding rulers. Its got very little grain, very stable, no pores. it was also an alternate for alot of wind instruments, recorders,...
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Lehmann builds a beautiful guitar. Sounds like boxwood could be used for binding to. Thanks for the replies, Sorry to the OP for what turned out to be a highjack of the thread.
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