I always like to have some extra width so I can shift the fret board around a little bit to get the nicest grain orientation and avoid any ugly along the edges. It really depends on the billet and what type of saw you'll be using to re-saw it how wide the kerf is and how straight the cuts are. I think, depending on how the billet looks, I might cut one slice 2-1/3' wide from the best looking side, and then cut the remaining ~3' wide billet into four or possibly five more fretboards.Ĭutting it that way, depending on the grain orientation, might give you 4 flatsawn boards and 1 quarter-sawn board or vice-versa. Uniform texture with straight grain pattern.Īcoustic guitar fret boards, back and sides, electric guitar drop tops.As already mentioned, 2-1/3' is cutting it mighty close, you might have as much as an 1/8' to work with on a Tele fret board. VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY | WE ARE DIRECT IMPORTERS NO DEFECTS | NO PIN HOLES | NO CRACKS | WILD GROWN The visually stunning effect attracts guitar lovers. The wood is dense and heavy but it’s a smooth tonewood with appealing traits to many guitar players.

The wood is very expensive and less available in the market. The wood has a natural oil content which leaves the product finished. The wood has good working properties it machines, glues, turns and finishes well. Pale moon Ebony has been used as the guitar drop tops for years. This Southeast Asian wood is the most difficult perplexing exotic wood in the wood market. It’s popular among U.S guitar luthiers and Africans. Pale moon Ebony also called as black and white ebony.

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