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Building Danelectro Guitar - Where to find core wood?


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Where can I find a 1-1/2" thick pine or poplar blank? I searched online, but I can't find anyone offering that thickness. The body dimension fits in a 14" X 20" though, of course, the core is mostly hollow.

I refuse to pay Luthier companies $70 for a nice wood blank I'm going to destroy and cover with masonite and vinyl.

If you can direct me to an online supplier, that would be great!:)

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Stew mac doesn't have it, it doesn't exist.

 

Did you try a lumber yard? You can probably get something a little over 1 1/2 and plane it down. Whatever you get you will probably have to plane anyways to get it nice and flat.

 

.... or cut your own tree?

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Good points. I got a 2" x 8" piece of pine. I'm going to joining it, plane it, creating a blank and then hollowing it out ala Dano-guitar. After that one is complete, I might try a bona-fide four-piece core.

I'll post photos of my finished product. Right now it'll have a G&L neck with a '57 Humbucker in the bridge.

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