One piece Mahogany neck

[Jimothey]

I've acquired some nice Mahogany type timber that was the sides of a snooker table that should make 4/5  bodies but there will be some wastage that should be big enough to make some neck blanks out of?

 

I was thinking of trying to make some one piece fender style necks.

 

I know that its softer than maple, ebony, rosewood etc but was wondering peoples opinions on using Mahogany as a fretboard?....... 👍🏻 

 

 

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 15, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[PlungerModerno]

I think it depends on what sort of neck you're making (thick/thin, 4 string or 8 string etc., reinforced or not) as well as what the wood is like. I imagine you'll get a good idea of how stiff and tough it is when you prepare the stock.

 

If you go for a fender style 4 in-line headstock you might want to plan carefully how thin you make the headstock, most mahogany type woods being more brittle than maple.

 

For a fingerboard it should work just fine, particularly if it's a nice dense piece of wood and you give it a tough finish to protect it from