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Old 12-16-2016, 12:52 PM
Alan Carruth Alan Carruth is offline
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Walnut has been used for fingerboards in the past, but it's pretty soft.

I've used persimmon, American hornbeam, and Soft Shell almond for fingerboards. The almond was the hardest. None of these is black, but Tom Thiel, of Northwind Tone Wood, has been dying persimmon black all the way through. Since it's the American member of the ebony family, he calls it 'Ozark Ebony'. The chemistry has been a bit elusive, and it costs about the same as Indian ebony, but works great.

Welcome to the 'native woods' builders club Chris! Now we need to get a 'native wood' BUYERS club going!
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