25 Mar
2012
25 Mar
'12
noon
On 25 Mar 2012 at 10:40, William Donzelli wrote:
...and plenty of fake "rosewood", going back to the 19th century as
well as being present on many cheap Chinese knockoff guitar models,
so if you go the used route, be very careful.
If you're after the "look", consider various painting techniques to
simulate the appearance of rosewood (see previous paragraph).
There are many dense attractive wood species. Not long ago, I was
impressed by a tabletop made of plain old Ipe that was buffed to a
glossy finish (no varnish, just good abrasives and some power).
--Chuck
Please
don't use real rosewood for the side panels.?? Forests around
the world are being destroyed for this increasingly rare commodity.
There is plenty of old rosewood kicking around, from scrapped
furniture. Not super cheap, but available.