WA timber guitar neck

**Chispa** · 5th June 2012, 11:53 PM

Hello,
I am trying to build an all WA solid body guitar (timberwise anyways). I am going with sheoak for the body and a slice from a 50 yr old wandoo power pole crossarm for a fingerboard.

I am hung up on what to use for a neck wood. I would use sheoak but according to the Forrest products commission, sheoak has a lower modulus of elasticity (stiffness) than even pine.

I am looking for what appears to be a rare wood in WA. Something that is stiff, not very heavy, and stable (and available). Has anyone used a WA timber to build a guitar neck? If so how did it go, and would you do it again? If you havent, can you think of a timber that might work?

thanks
-Jeremy

Forest Products Commission: Plantations: Species information: Native forests: WA sheoak

Forest Products Commission: Plantations: Species information: Plantations: Radiata pine

**kiwigeo** · 6th June 2012, 07:56 PM

Tim Spittle who runs Australian Tonewoods is over your way and would be the person to talk to about WA woods. Over the years Ive bought some nice desert woods off him.

**woodturner777** · 6th June 2012, 09:40 PM

you could also try Neale or Carla at Timber Merchants - Timber Merchants of Wholesale Timber
Really nice people to do business with and will let you know what will work.
regards Bob

**Chispa** · 7th June 2012, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by kiwigeo

Tim Spittle who runs Australian Tonewoods is over your way and would be the person to talk to about WA woods. Over the years Ive bought some nice desert woods off him.

Tim replied within a half hour, and told me that he has a sheoak guitar neck with several laminations that's stiff enough and stable. Im thinking Im going to do it this way, and this way it will match the body.

**Chispa** · 7th June 2012, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by woodturner777

you could also try Neale or Carla at Timber Merchants - Timber Merchants of Wholesale Timber
Really nice people to do business with and will let you know what will work.
regards Bob

They got back to me and also recommended Sheoak. Thanks for all the help!

**Ball Peen** · 7th June 2012, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by woodturner777

you could also try Neale or Carla at Timber Merchants - Timber Merchants of Wholesale Timber
Really nice people to do business with and will let you know what will work.
regards Bob

+ 1

**woodturner777** · 7th June 2012, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ball Peen

+ 1

Thanks Bill, Neale and Carla are the ones who supply a lot of the tonewood suppliers including me if I require some of the Western Australian Timbers - I am a great admirer of your work and love your instruments hope we can meet up one day, cheers Bob.

**Ball Peen** · 8th June 2012, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by woodturner777

Thanks Bill, Neale and Carla are the ones who supply a lot of the tonewood suppliers including me if I require some of the Western Australian Timbers - I am a great admirer of your work and love your instruments hope we can meet up one day, cheers Bob.

Thanks Bob, very kind words.

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