Meranti...Good tonewood or Garage door with strings?

Explorerlover

As per the heading, would it be suitable for guitar building or should I pass ?

AlanRatcliffe

Mahogany(ish) substitute. Like nato, cheap, but I'm sure you can do far better without spending that much more.

racman

Also quite a problem finding a strap for a "garage door with strings", not to mention the discomfort of playing said 6-String GD!! ?

Explorerlover

My thanks Lord Ratcliffe.

I'll use the meranti for router exercises then ?

aja

racman wrote: Also quite a problem finding a strap for a "garage door with strings", not to mention the discomfort of playing said 6-String GD!! ?

Unless it it motorized!

Gearhead

I doubt if the Meranti will ever sound anywhere near Mahogany. I've worked with it quite a bit (door frames indeed) and its grain is a LOT shorter than Mahogany. Meaning it's brittle. Also, it tends to contain a lot of empty pores and chalk-like grain, which I'm sure are not only going to stuff up vibration but also be a bugger to finish. Stay away from it...

singemonkey

Build a bookshelf mate. ?