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What type of wood for a homemade fingerboard?

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 Robin Head 15 Feb 2011
Heya

I am planning to build my own fingerboard and was wondering what type of wood people generally recommend.

Don't want my piece of art to break the first time I hang on it...

Also has anyone included pinches in their fingerboard? generally I can't seem to find boards that include pinches, but I'm sure there is a good reason for that. (I might just stick to wooden balls hanging on a string.

thanks a lot

robin
 birdie num num 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:
If you're putting it up in your lounge, I'd go for walnut or mahogany. Otherwise spruce.
 PeterJuggler 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head: You need wood with a fine grain. I don't know what type of wood beastmaker uses. I think that pinches need to be included in more fingerboards. One with pinches can be seen in Paul Robinson's blog at the bottom of this page (resin).
http://p-d-robinson.tumblr.com/page/3
Bahhhhumbug 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:

Mines made from a scrap pice of Pine, which seems to work absolutely fine (although I didn't expect it to to the honest).

I suggest you do the same, particularly if it is your first go as at least pine is cheap if it all goes horribly wrong the first time.
 GeoffRadcliffe 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head: Pine is fine. It's also easier to work on with chisels etc than hard woods.
OP Robin Head 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:

Then pine it is I guess.

I fortunately have a proper mechanical workshop in my physics department that I use all the time to build other stuff, can't wait to get going!

where do you usually get blocks of wood from? I tried wickes/B&Q and the only big enough piece of wood I could find were fenceposts...
In reply to Robin Head:
We use Amercian Whitewood for our Mini-Hercules boards, a common hardwood that is easily to find sustainably sourced.
If you are using softwood then round any edges well as you have a danger of splinteringotherwise.
 PeterJuggler 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head: You could laminate several planks together.
 GeoffRadcliffe 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:
> where do you usually get blocks of wood from? I tried wickes/B&Q and the only big enough piece of wood I could find were fenceposts...

Wickes sell timber
* Timber depth: 38mm (1 1/2'')
* Timber Width: 144mm
* Timber Length: 2.4m

but any decent timber yard would have what you want.


http://www.wickes.co.uk/CLS-Timber/invt/101857
weakdave 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head: Go to your local timber merchants and you will be able to pick up a piece of cut-off for next to nothing!
 Munch 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:
I used Sapele for mine and it seems fine. I've also heard that Poplar is commonly used.
 Murd 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head: Just got a off cut of whatever was cheap at a local timber yard
http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.php?id=155697
 JSA 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:

Go to any building site and ask them if they have any joist ends, they can be 9x2's or 8x3's and plenty long enough for a fingerboard.
OP Robin Head 15 Feb 2011
In reply to Robin Head:

cheers guys :]
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