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EDIT: it’s not illegal to pick, except in Indiana and New York from what I read. But apparently it’s getting rare in many locations. Last edited by BrunoBlack; 11-28-2019 at 11:14 AM. |
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I have to confess that I hope you don't use it with redwood![/QUOTE]
Don't worry Redwood is too dark for this to work. It's that hard to match lighter colored Spruce that this comes in handy for. Quote:
These plants have all kinds of nick names. Ground Pine is pretty common. There are a bunch of similar species but, they all tend to be humble little plants. That was not always the case. They used to be the king of the forests, in fact, they were the forest before Ginkos and other trees. These Lycopod trees were older than the molds that today can break down cellulose. All of that vegetation just piled up and is the origin of what became today's coal. Mark
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Fascinating info....thanks for posting
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You’re welcome Ukejon!
This month I am working on a Woodsman OO model. It will be done in the vintage style with many traditional techniques and very old woods which the Woodsman is all about The Woodsman is a deep bodied 14 fret OO and this guitar will be made with 150+ year old sinker Honduran Mahogany and 100+ year old growth Redwood. I purchased a number of these Mahogany boards which I am getting the back, sides, neck, and internal parts, like the heel and end blocks from: Here is a close up of the back: The back being joined: I particularly like this Mahogany because it is very lightweight as this species goes and has a wonderful tap tone and a great look. The old Redwood top will give me the tone I am after and due to it’s age We won’t need to wait for years for the sound to open up. The light color also goes very nicely with the old Mahogany Thanks for viewing! Mark
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Another beautiful set of woods, Mark.
Love the pairing for this one--should be a great match for your Woodsman model!
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You can see I have the simple Bloodwood rosette in with the traditional rings. I also have the very lightweight Mahogany neck blank. Instead of using Black Ebony like the last Woodsman the dark wood pieces you see there are all wood that coincidentally originates from Peterborough, except it’s Peterborough, England instead of here in New Hampshire. The wood is 5000+ year old big Oak. Here are a couple pictures from the source companies brochure: You can see these trees were huge. It’s a difficult drying process with these ancient logs as they shrink almost 30% in the drying process. In the end, the wood is much more like Ebony than Oak. The dark color comes from the tannins in the wood reacting with iron in the silt Here are a couple pictures of a Bog Oak fretboard up close and polished: I’m thinking 5000+ yr old Oak easily meets the qualifying parameters for a Woodsman! Mark
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Headstock
One of my favorite features of the Woodsman design is the headstock. It looks simple but the birds mouth joint attachment requires precision work which results in a very strong setup.
I’m going to do the same basic headstock profile for this guitar but, it will be a slot head. I’ll continue to use Waverly nickel open back tuners with the Ebony buttons. In this case the tuners will carry the slot head type posts: Another difference is my slot head angle will be 10 degrees opposed to the 15 degrees I use for solid headstocks. This requires some calculation changes on how I cut this bird mouth joint: Thanks for viewing! Mark
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Dang this Woodsman will be FINE
Very cool woods, Mark!
Love the Bog Oak particularly well. Have fun Play and sing 🎶 and dance every chance you get! And have a Rockin' Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Solstice/Festivus! Paul
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Looks great, Mark! I love a fine set of Redwood
Why is this? Would the break angle be too extreme with a slotted headstock? |
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Mark, those woods!!!! Absolutely marvelous! I hope you're able to record a sample of this one when complete because it should be outstanding!
And the bird's beak joinery on the headstock? WOWZA!
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The second reason is it gives a little more clearance off the headstock between the tuner post and the nut. Quote:
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Mark, that would be interesting, indeed! I hope Charlie is able to do that!
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Tuner I stock
I started carrying the Waverly open back tuners to go with my Woodsman model. They have the more traditional look and Black Ebony buttons. I like their light weight and smooth accurate mechanisms. They come in Gold and Nickel with a 16:1 turning ratio:
That makes four brands of tuners I now keep for my various models. I have the largest assortment of Gotoh mini tuners which includes three different Gold colors: Regular Gold, Antique Gold X-Finish, and Satin Gold X-Finish as well as an Antique Copper X-Finish. They have an 18:1 Turning Ratio: I also have Gotoh Minis in Black and three different Silver shades: Cosmo Black, X-Finish Nickel, X-Finish Chrome I keep the modern looking Schertler open backed tuners. They have an 18:1 turning ratio. They come in Matt Black, Gold, Satin Chrome, and Metallic. Matte Black is available for both solid and slot headstocks. They come mostly with Black Ebony Buttons but I can make custom wood buttons for any of them. Finally, I carry Knilling geared Tuning Pegs for my Nylon Cross over and Acoustic Bass models. These have a 4:1 turning ratio and Black Ebony Buttons: You can adjust the turning tension on these by pushing or pulling the tuner button while turning it muck like a tradition one piece wood tuner peg. This is a diagram of how these tuners work with their internal planetary gears: So that's 19 different tuners I keep and with the custom buttons available in most any wood for the Schertler and Gotoh Minis, there are many combinations available. I've been meaning to get all these tuners together all in one place!
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I made a jig to help rough out the angled V cut in the headstock but, I hand cut an 8 degree angle in the walls of that V. The neck cuts are all sawn. In the end it is all refined by hand until it slides together leaving a .020” gap and a mallet knocks it in tight. I would imaging when done right you wouldn’t need glue for this to hold. I really like the mechanical aspect of this joint.
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