Is Padauk a good tone wood?
Here is one I did a couple years ago. I love working with Padauk and the tone is very much what you would expect from any high quality Rosewood. Complex, rich lows with glassy highs, lots of overtones and power as well. It’s an all around great tone wood and will work will with Cedar.
Is Padauk good for guitar?
Very similar to Rosewood, Padouk is, for its hardness and weight, a very durable, resistant, steady and easy to work wood. These characteristics make this wood a very good option for classic guitar sides.
Is Padauk a type of Rosewood?
Think of padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii) as “diet rosewood” – it has a similar quality of sound, but not as rich, deep, or resonant. Padauk is widely available in Africa and is easy to work with, keeping the price low.
Is Padauk wood rare?
After application of a wood finishes the wood become Padauk has a very unique reddish orange . Very beautiful wood . Some time we get figured, curly Padauk . It’s very rare .
How expensive is padauk?
$13.99 /Board Feet
| 1-99 | $13.99 /Bd. Ft. |
|---|---|
| 100+ | $10.49 /Bd. Ft. (25% off) |
What does padauk wood look like?
It is a wood with pale orange to deep brown-red colouring. Similar to both African and Burma padauk, Andaman padauk darkens in colour after being cut to a purple-red-brown. Durable and resistant to decay, this wood also has good resistance to insects and termites.
What is the hardest wood?
1. Australian Buloke – 5,060 IBF. An ironwood tree that is native to Australia, this wood comes from a species of tree occurring across most of Eastern and Southern Australia. Known as the hardest wood in the world, this particular type has a Janka hardness of 5,060 lbf.
What type of wood is padauk?
Padauk is an exotic wood that is a bright orange or almost crimson wood when freshly cut, but oxidizes to a darker, rich purple-brown over time – although it stays redder than Indian Rosewood. Slightly harder and heavier than Indian Rosewood it is a good wood in all respects – stable, and easy to work with.
What is the rarest wood in the world?
Agar Wood. Agarwood is famous for the tea, oil, and perfume that it produces. It’s hefty price tag is thanks to its incredibly high demand and extreme rarity – it’s one of the rarest trees in the world.
What kind of wood is a African padauk?
A lighter colored wood than Sitka Spruce, Engelmann Spruce shares the same tonal characteristics as a Sitka only with richer overtones and more focused mids. Visually striking, African Padauk shares many tonal properties of traditional rosewoods, having warm and focused lows while having clear highs and with plenty of overtones.
Is the Padauk wood good for bass fishing?
The Tele below also has a Padauk neck. It’s a great wood. Yep, Padauk is great wood. I made a bass neck out of it and it’s great. Finishes well, easy to work with. But like most exotic wood, the dust can cause allergic reactions in some people. Wear a mask and if you notice a rash………
What’s the difference between Rosewood and Padauk wood?
It’s unusual in that it’s as hard as maple, but as oily as rosewood. The tone is similar to maple but a little warmer due to the high oil content. Padauk needs no finish. I’m glad I snagged some!
Is it safe to work with Padauk wood?
You should take precautions when working ANY wood. A good dust mask (not one of those comfort masks) will keep you more than safe. Padauk is great wood to work with for sure! The best thing about it is how nice it feels with an oil finish, and if you are lucky enough to find a really unusually colored piece all the better.