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Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird
That Bicote is pretty stuff. Great looking guitar Mark.
Don’t you smell dil pickles when you work it.
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Thanks John, I do smell a mild scent of dill when working Bocote. The surprising scents of woods come is such a weird array.
We've been selecting the wood for the trim and fretboard etc. We started with Black Ebony which brings out the dark grain lines in the Bocote. Then we considered Kauri wood because the gold color goes well with the gold in the Bocote. Finally, we decided on the Desert Ironwood. It has the gold as a nod to the Bocote and Cedar and it also has a very rich dark brown for contrast. Plus it's just the most beautiful wood in the whole world:
Here is the fretboard:
You can see how it will contrast the Bocote when used as binding:
The Ironwood is perhaps the best binding and fretboard wood there is. It shows no pores, it's hard as nails, shines up amazingly and reacts very little to changes in heat and humidity. Everything you want in a trim wood.
Thanks!
Mark