Tony Raven
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I come from a seriously blue-collar Midwest family -- we does know our shovels. :icon_biggrin: There's some still in use older than me, & most have hickory shafts.
Hickory is supposed to be generally fine-grained & very resistant to warp & twist, great for axes & picks, which to my mind suggests it should also be great for guitar necks, if a little heavy. Yet I have NEVER seen it used as such.
I can get excellent 1" hickory billets from Youngblood Lumber in Minneapolis (even stop in & hand-pick it), so a two-piece is no problem. But the fact it apparently ain't been done gives me pause. Does anyone know why it's not more common?
Hickory is supposed to be generally fine-grained & very resistant to warp & twist, great for axes & picks, which to my mind suggests it should also be great for guitar necks, if a little heavy. Yet I have NEVER seen it used as such.
I can get excellent 1" hickory billets from Youngblood Lumber in Minneapolis (even stop in & hand-pick it), so a two-piece is no problem. But the fact it apparently ain't been done gives me pause. Does anyone know why it's not more common?