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Originally Posted by Mark Hatcher

Thanks John! Using petrified wood on an acoustic guitar is a very appealing idea. My concern with using it for nuts and saddles is how hard it is. With all the quartz that is typically in petrified wood it is about as hard as steel nails. That’s great for sustain and overtones but might sound harsh or shrill. It would be tough on strings too.

If I were going to go for it anyway I’d want to match it up with some very soft sounding tonewoods like a Billy Pine top on some of that Sheoak you have and I’d put it on a large body guitar. If it was still too harsh sounding I’d put Black Diamond coated strings on it or Silk and Steel.

Certainly that is using woods that are a little further West than you intended on your current build

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Thanks for the info Mark! I think I'll stick to a bone saddle and nut and find some other use for the petrified redwood.