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Ron
Nov 22, 2009, 9:00:56 PM11/22/09
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Does anyone happen to know which is the lighter wood-- cherry or
walnut?
walnut?
Ron
alcarruth
Nov 23, 2009, 12:30:56 PM11/23/09
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Hoadly gives the average specific gravity (density relative to that of
water) of black cherry as .5, and black walnut as about .56. That's
interesting: I tend to think of walnut as a bit lighter than cherry.
Both range widely, of course.
water) of black cherry as .5, and black walnut as about .56. That's
interesting: I tend to think of walnut as a bit lighter than cherry.
Both range widely, of course.
Alan Carruth / Luthier
Ron
Nov 24, 2009, 4:34:10 AM11/24/09
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I had started my project, using walnut, which I kinda thought was
light as hardwoods go. But by the time everything is finished, it's
gonna be a rather heavy mama jamma nontheless. Cherry is cheaper-- and
I hoped, significantly lighter. Sigh... But as the song says, we can't
always get what we want. :-)
Ron
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