I’m presently building an acoustic electric guitar and was wondering if you have done any guitars yet with this wood. How do they sound? How do they take french polishing?

The sheen of black limba turned pieces is so beautiful, but it’s good to hear the reality of turning it.

Yes you can use it for that. I used solid glass tubes that went into the wall and the other end went into the wood.

Put that wood in a high-pressure chamber and all of that silica will be forced down into the wood, my system creates about a 1000 PSI and pushes silica deep into the wood, it also makes the wood easier to work with.

Haha. Thanks for the colorful explanation. I look at this board everyday and now I see the grinch every time.

I work with Limba all the time. It would be fine for shelves.

did anyone reply about this? we are currently contemplating the same thing! We would want to stain it slightly darker if possible.. any advice on what to use appreciated!

Limba is very close to Mahogany in terms of musical instruments from my experience. Seems to sound almost the same and works similar with tools. Lovely wood! I think of it as a more exotic form of Mahogany.

Bookmatched end grain — Huh. That thought never occurred to me. Thanks to Ryan for demonstrating it, and Stephen for explaining it.

Wow!!!
Beautiful!!!
Plays?
Sounds?
Sustain?
Very Beautiful Guitar…
Drooling…

For sure. But I’m particularly curious about how it behaves in a classical guitar. I have some highly figured B&S sets here waiting for a project, so someday I’ll give it a try.

That’s pretty unique. I bet the tone is incredible.

Korina is legendary for it’s tonal properties in guitar making. Gibson used them during the 50s to produce some of it’s Explorers and Flying Vees, which are highly sought out as collectors, sometimes ranging well into the mid-six figures.

Interesting. Do you have a clue about how it behaves both sonically and structural?

OK, third time’s the charm.