Hey i want to make my own box with this next build so i can get good acoustics . Im just wondering who all has done this and what wood and thickness did you use ? I dont have any way of getting specialty wood so im stuck with whatever HD or Lowes sells . Any advice ?
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I buy 1x3 pine for the side...and 1/8 birch plywood for the back and top....This guitar was made with these woods.
Hey Reeds did You paint that with enamel ? or was it laquer ? sounds alot louder and cleaner than what i thought ply wood would sound like .
Also, if you can't find 1/8" ply at your HD or Lowes (at some locations, the thinnest ply they carry 1/4" lauan) check the sheet paneling aisle. the wood stuff is often a bit thinner than 1/4" and can make for a decent top if you don't mind sanding the backside of it smooth.
I dont mind sanding at all so ill be sure to check that aisle . im in the putting the parts list together stage at the moment . This one wont be done till probly march and i cant post any progress pics cuz its for a buddy and as soon as he saw it he would know it was for him lol .
Here`s a place I use a lot, nice selection and they carry wide sizes and different thicknesses on most woods. Decent lengths of 24". Shipping a bit salty but the grade of wood makes up for that. http://www.ocoochhardwoods.com/scroll_saw_lumber.php#top
!!!!Thank You Randy !!!!!!
as far as specialty woods go.. if you have a local hobby shop, you should try there, sometimes they sell thin panels of wood for model airplanes. mahogany, cherry, maple, walnut....
nothing like that out here . the only actual town is about an hour from me . HD makes so much money off of farmers etc. out here its not even funny . They shut down an amazing hardware store/lumber yard out here because he couldnt compete with their prices . just like wal-mart and small grocery stores . Had some birds eye maple on the way when he closed his doors .
13''x10''x4'' was the exact mesurment i wrote down . lol crazy .
If you can find an old hollow core interior door, they are made of 3/16 veneer. One door can make 10 instruments maybe more. Doors can be birch, lauan, cherry or whatever. I just found two against a tree marked free, people don't know what to do with them, but hate to throw them away.
!!!!!!!! I didnt even think of door skins . hell a closet door shouldnt be much .
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