Another nice wood from behind my yard
Another nice wood from behind my yard
Hi Folks,
Here is another one of those wood that most people discard.... if you can guess.
I'm using it for the Top ,Back & Sides , The bracings are agathis wood.
Here is another one of those wood that most people discard.... if you can guess.
I'm using it for the Top ,Back & Sides , The bracings are agathis wood.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
No idea but it sure has the "wow" factor. Looks great.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Stunning Jeffrey. You are knocking out fair dinkum works of art. Is it camphor laurel? If so it would smell amazing as well.
Congratulations
Mark
Congratulations
Mark
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Now that is a work of art. That bowl cutaway looks brillient. I bet it is a challenge to execute.
Jeremy D
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
That is awesome - what did you finish it with?
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Packing crate wood (when in plywood form)? Meranti or something. Nice job with whatever wood it is though Jeffery.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
here is a little demo of how the sound like.
Please don't laugh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r25_O7J ... el&list=UL
Please don't laugh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r25_O7J ... el&list=UL
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Sounds bloody good through my laptop speakers Jeffery, no need for laughter here! Mango is new & up & coming wood on the scene. Bob Cef stocks the stuff so it can't be that junky!JJ model wrote:here is a little demo of how the sound like.
Please don't laugh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r25_O7J ... el&list=UL
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Hey Jeffery
Nice guitar and your playing is no laughing matter, well done
and thanks for posting the clip.
Nice guitar and your playing is no laughing matter, well done
and thanks for posting the clip.
Bruce Mc.
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
I was thinking Camphor laurel too.
What ever it is it looks great.
What ever it is it looks great.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Does mango wood smell sweet also?
That is an awesome guitar Jeffrey. You are the master builder for this style of instrument.
cheers
Mark
That is an awesome guitar Jeffrey. You are the master builder for this style of instrument.
cheers
Mark
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Jeremy
Thats 20 minutes of my life put to very good use - just watched a few vids of your guitars on you tube, they sound fantastic, even through my crappy PC speakers, so they are probably even more amazing in the flesh. What I really like about your guitars is the bold and completely individual looks and great looking woods you use. Just stunning. Hope to see a few in person one day if I am ever in KL.
I dont know how many people on the forum have seen a really big mango tree, but its an awesome sight. They obviously dont just make good smoothies, they make good guitars too.
Thanks for posting (and I was I could play as well as you too, but I'm working on that.)
Thats 20 minutes of my life put to very good use - just watched a few vids of your guitars on you tube, they sound fantastic, even through my crappy PC speakers, so they are probably even more amazing in the flesh. What I really like about your guitars is the bold and completely individual looks and great looking woods you use. Just stunning. Hope to see a few in person one day if I am ever in KL.
I dont know how many people on the forum have seen a really big mango tree, but its an awesome sight. They obviously dont just make good smoothies, they make good guitars too.
Thanks for posting (and I was I could play as well as you too, but I'm working on that.)
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
I'm guessing Mango. It certainly looks like that.
***EDIT*** Have just read some of the other replies. Evidently somewhere it actually says it is indeed Mango.
Well, at least my guess was right!
Jeremy.
***EDIT*** Have just read some of the other replies. Evidently somewhere it actually says it is indeed Mango.
Well, at least my guess was right!
Jeremy.
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Thanks Folks! at least we won't be having shortage of wood for guitars.
I thing I like the little sourish sound of the mango guitar, maybe it isn't fully ripe yet.
Hope to make a 'rambutan' and 'durian' guitar someday.
I thing I like the little sourish sound of the mango guitar, maybe it isn't fully ripe yet.
Hope to make a 'rambutan' and 'durian' guitar someday.
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Here's how she looks like ' full body'
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Man, oh man, that's really something else.
Love the head stock shape, you've really got it together on this one.
Love the head stock shape, you've really got it together on this one.
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Lovely as always JJ.
Mango is actually quite a common wood for ukuleles. Has been for many years. It's amazing how varied the figure can be as well. There are some absolutely enormous mango trees around Cairns. And much of it's free to anyone willing to haul it away when the mood strikes to take the tree out and put in a swimming pool....or another cyclone comes along.
Mango is actually quite a common wood for ukuleles. Has been for many years. It's amazing how varied the figure can be as well. There are some absolutely enormous mango trees around Cairns. And much of it's free to anyone willing to haul it away when the mood strikes to take the tree out and put in a swimming pool....or another cyclone comes along.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Beautiful thing
...and very nice wood!
Are these brass bridge pins? Or just gold?
...and very nice wood!
Are these brass bridge pins? Or just gold?
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
looks and sounds fantastic Jeffery, just goes to show what average wood in a masters hands can produce.
suberb !!! have you tried the agathis as a tonewood too?
i'm with Markus are they brass pins? can't say i've ever tried them.
Cheers,
Christian.
suberb !!! have you tried the agathis as a tonewood too?
i'm with Markus are they brass pins? can't say i've ever tried them.
Cheers,
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Thanks guys! yes, those are brass pins that we made, well calibrated and polished. I can't afford gold pins
Agathis is a very good wood, I still have some, very nice golden silky grain figures.
Agathis is a very good wood, I still have some, very nice golden silky grain figures.
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Sounds like you have a nice lathe in your shed.
Oh well, no reason to be sad, the real treasure grows right "behind your yard"!JJ model wrote: I can't afford gold pins
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
I Guess if you did not like the "sourish" sound of the under ripe mango then you could always add a little soy Jeffrey.JJ model wrote:Thanks Folks! at least we won't be having shortage of wood for guitars.
I thing I like the little sourish sound of the mango guitar, maybe it isn't fully ripe yet.
Hope to make a 'rambutan' and 'durian' guitar someday.
A Rambutan guitar would be sweet but Durian even with your skill would surely stink
Jim
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Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Thanks Jim, I'll definately try to make the most stinking guitar with the durian wood!
well, fortunately the mango ripen after a few days of sitting on it
well, fortunately the mango ripen after a few days of sitting on it
Re: Another nice wood from behind my yard
Beautiful Jeremy - building and playing. How am I going to laugh?
Wish we had some of those over my back fence
Trevor
Wish we had some of those over my back fence
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