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I didn't order it in myself, but it was sold as Leopardwood (Roupala montana). It is related to Lacewood, looks similar and is often called and/or mistaken for Lacewood. Being my first first-hand experience with Leopardwood, I read up in it and I understand that gLacewood is quite soft whereas Leopardwood is very dense (Janka Hardness of 2150 lb/f). There is no doubt by the weight of this neck blank that it's Leopardwood. The flecks, again unlike Lacewood, are only marginally softer than the rest of the wood so I don't foresee any issues in carving the neck - no more than when carving a Wenge neck.
Haha, I don't know if @webrthomson will go for the green stain-crocodile look
Is there anything way of confirming entries by the way? I think I pressed all the right buttons on Facebook... :-)
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Christmas is on our doorsteps, the presents are all wrapped and the best part of the fridge space has been engulfed by a large headless bird! KEMP GUITARS WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. This will be the last update of the year: I leave you with these two custom beauties, in various stages of production. The DC 8-string Half-fan multiscale now ready for finish sanding and the latest custom DC build featuring a lot of Leopardwood and a Pale Moon Ebony fretboard More on that one in the new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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Thanks lonestar. I've never used it before but have read the negative views too so I thought I'd give it a try on a build for myself and find out what the problem is. Yes, it's all to do with the fact that it's not wood - and a lot of Gibson players mainly don't seem to like that. Fact is, with the Rosewood family now affected by CITES restrictions, how soon before other species are affected. Okay, it could be some time yet before all easily obtainable woods are restricted, but it will happen and we (guitar builders and players) need to consider synthetic alternatives for fretboards. So far, it's been okay. I've machined it, hand slotted it and sanded it. All that's left for me to do now is play it. As soon as I've got this build finished, I will update on it but quite frankly there is nothing wrong with it as a fretboard material... Certainly not for the modern electric guitar and it's player as a alternative to Ebony, even Rosewood (Richie is available in brown too).
Will keep you posted on this in the new year
Merry Christmas
Nice work sir.
Plenty more to come in 2018 Happy new year!
Loving it!
More to come in 2018
The first proper post of 2018 and I've been back in the spray booth today shooting some clear on the latest Kemp Guitars own (stock/private) builds - white DC3 and the gloriously pink "Pinky Dinky" SS...
Working with something a little more "natural" today - but certainly no less boring. Rest of the guitar gets a straight Tru-Oil finish, more soon.
Before...
After...
That stained Sapele (thru-neck build) has now seen some Tru-Oil...
And the front...
In full...
Also got this one out on "the blanket" just needing a setup now...
Thanks Roland
wow, the tru-oil has darkened the wood a fair bit there?
that's right lovley that is.