So, I reckon 99%* of guitars have either Maple, Ebony or Rosewood fretboards. Why? Surely, if the wood has some basic attributes, are others not equally suitable? I'm guessing that you'd want some...

@robin I think it's a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn't rot.

@tv1010101 Yes, your wood database link sums it up and agrees with my own findings on the keruing. So not suitable for musical instruments. I'm not going to use it on the boat either with it's stick...

they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning That doesn't bode well. 🙁 There are some attributes detailed here - wood database - which suggest it might not be the best wood for gui...

@rocknroller912 Just as you said, the keruing is very hard to glue, I had left a couple pieces glued and clamped for 24 hours, they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning. Also, i...

@rocknroller912 Thanks for that information, that's just what I needed to know to stop me doing something stupid. This particular piece came from where I used to work before retiring. It's used for t...

Whoa! A guitar fretboard that makes your fingers go septic! Awesome! Sounds like the kind of present that V. Putin might give to someone!

Keruing is a species of tropical type hard wood which is impervious to rot because of its oily content. It's used in outdoor applications where there are extremes of climate and rough wear eg the mili...

Thanks @TV1010101 they were early on and I haven’t bothered taking pics or vids of a few recent builds. They might be a little better these days but I’m still using oil finishing and waiting for the b...

Brilliant vids deej @david-johnson09 Nice work too. And if you were doing that 2 years ago ...

Sign of a great teacher/mentor. ?

Posted by: Deej No probs Mark. I will post more as I do them - I just hope it give inspiration to some of your students. I'm sure it will inspire others to have a go themselves - easy once you get s...

No probs Mark. I will post more as I do them - I just hope it give inspiration to some of your students.

Right Deej! Thanks so much for making and posting these amazing videos!

Sorry Mark been busy for last week or so and not logged on. Glad you sorted it...

UPDATE: Embeds now working - woop! All you need to do is copy and paste a youtube link (vimeo/etc...) - no embed code needed!

Hey Deej - I was trying to embed the videos so folks can watch them here instead of leaving to youtube...it did'nt work ? Perhaps you could try uploading one directly to here?

What are you finishing acoustic or electric guitar

that was why i suggested taking it to a small body shop How prepped would they (probably) want the body @mezy? Grain filled and sanded to 600? Would that be good enough for primer coat?