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Originally Posted by Ned Milburn
Mahogany: Shrinkage: Radial: 2.9%, Tangential: 4.3%, Volumetric: 7.5%, T/R Ratio: 1.5
Ipe: Shrinkage: Radial: 5.9%, Tangential: 7.2%, Volumetric: 12.4%, T/R Ratio: 1.2
There are reasons certain woods have been chosen as standard woods for guitar building. When people refer to "stability" of mahogany, part of the meaning is its low expansion/contraction rate.
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Interesting! I thought ipe was used extensively for outdoor decking. With that kind of expansion and shrinkage, one would have to leave a fair bit of room around each board during installation.