Necks
Common woods for a classical guitar neck are Spanish Cedar with Honduran Cedar or Mahogany being alternatives. But that may depend on the classical guitar being built. Different guitars have different blue print specifications.
Honduran Mahogany or Khaya African Mahogany are top choices for acoustic guitars as Mahogany is generally stiffer, stronger and harder which is needed for the higher tension with the steel strings.
Laminating veneers and/or a 1/4″ plank of another wood or two can give the neck a little more character and visual appeal. This neck pictured is Spanish Cedar with Maple veneers and Wenge middle strip.
This is the neck of S/N 004: it is White Ash with a plank of Purple Heart laminated in it.
Here is an example of a double lamination on guitar S/N 007.
The Spanish Cedar and Mahogany woods look quite similar visually but Spanish Cedar is a little brighter/paler in colour than Mahogany and Mahogany is a denser, stiffer and heavier wood.
* Neck woods are brought in depending on what is available for purchase from suppliers. Please inquire on what is available in stock and for order.
Lamination
The tonewoods pictured below are good for adding a strip or two into the neck or can be used for other parts on the guitar. Laminating in a strip of wood can add to the strength of the neck.
*Purple Heart – heat is used to darken the colour out of the Purple Heart and could cause some charring and/or the glue to thin out which will result in visual flaws in the guitar.
I do bring in other woods to try for lamination.
