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chinito -> Jatoba (Jul. 21 2006 0:02:31)
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Have any of you guys (and gals?) tried using jatoba (Hymenaea courbaril) in guitar construction? I just finished a year long woodworking course where we used a lot of it for furniture making.
The stuff is also called "Brazilian Cherry" and is often used for flooring. It grows throughout Latin America and is fairly dense and hard. These qualities might make it good for negra back and sides? The wood is really hard so maybe would produce a bright sound?
I've seen it offered as a tonewood but I don't know if it is widely used as such. From what I've found on the net, mostly steel strings. It has a rich rusty orange colour with variable dark streaking. It bends relatively well and is fairly stable when properly seasoned. It can be a bit splintery due to some interlocking grain, but so can some rosewoods and wenge.
Best of all: It's CHEAP! Well, relatively cheap compared to other exotics. It can also be found from FSC certified sources.
-Jake.
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