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Ultra budget Red Oak guitar
Oh man, I'm excited on this one!
It's my 2nd build of a guitar, and the first time I've bent my own sides -- with a hair curling iron! Rift-sawn red oak is the body... Just tried a couple of frets and 6 strings, and it's sounding quite nice in 1st position! I mis-calculated my headstock, so I've got to fix that shimmed nut. Have a great week! |
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That's terrific!
-Mike |
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And a lot of teenage girls in the future are now going to wonder where their curling iron is. Looks good.
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Nice!
I've built several out of quartersawn oak. Don't discount it as a tonewood. Very good stuff, and it bends like a dream. I even did one with an oak neck. I wouldn't recommend an oak neck, but only because of the weight and difficulty carving. Otherwise, it's fine. Strong, stable, etc. |
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I've built several white oak guitars now, even the necks, and it's a fantastic wood for guitars IMO.
So whats going on with that G string tuner? Never would have thought a curling iron would do the trick |
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Thanks for the encouraging feedback!
Yeah, not only the G tuner needs its hole fixed, but every one of the tuners needs to be swapped to the opposite side of the head stock. I am also realizing I really need to do a better job on the fret installations, so I have ordered some tools. Basically, I skipped a number of steps to get to a live guitar, because I was so anxious to hear whether it sounded viable or not. I really do think the red oak is superior to the combination of mahogany and walnut that I used on my last guitar. Plus, this is the smallest guitar I have made, and my tastes are going that way. |
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Looks great! Good to hear that it bends easy.
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Last edited by Fathand; 05-04-2024 at 06:51 AM. |
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@ Fathand,
That's beautiful! It also has a more "knee friendly" waist than mine has. I was worried about mine during the body build, but once I attached the neck, I saw that the pivot-over-the-knee fear wasn't going to be so bad after all. |
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Wow, nice to see an oak guitar, I am working on one as a test
guitar to see how I do. Glad to see someone else has the same idea and it worked out well. I find oak an excellent wood to work with. Glad to here it translates to a guitar |
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Walnut is one of my personal favorites, and I’ve built a couple OM-style guitars with it that turned out quite nice. Cherry is a very underrated wood in my opinion. I built a 00 out of figured cherry that is my favorite guitar at the moment. I haven’t used oak for back and sides, but I did bind one of my walnut guitars with it and it turned out great. I’m keeping my eyes out for a set to work with.
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Also just saw a new build from Jeff Jewitt with white oak back and sides.
Also, apologize for hijacking the thread OP. I really dig your white oak single O!
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very nice guitars. Maybe a zero fret for a solution ? good work
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Thank you all!
I did a full re-fretting, and I'm breathing easier! It's not a bad guitar at all. 5 weeks before & after... Playable oaken axe: Have a great week! Chris |