AHMEDJ - 2-1-2013 at 11:36 AM
Hi Every Body
I need to make a oud in Tunisia Abdelhamid Hadded Luthier & need to buy wood from france.
Do you know what is the dimension of the different parts & the quantity i have to buy.
Thanks for Help
markus - 2-2-2013 at 07:30 AM
Hello Ahmed
I have been through this before as I came across a unique piece of waterfall bubinga in USA. Having no clue of the dimensions I consulted Michael
Moussa who gave me the following universal measurements that worked well:
- the length should be 75 cm or multiple( 30 inches)- to avoid waste. For example from a length of 100 cm only 75 cm will be used but a length of 150
cm will be all used
- As a rule every cm in thickness will give 3 ribs when sawn
- the bawl would need 21 ribs if the width is 3 cm
So a log of wood measuring 25 x 4 x 1 inch would produce 24 ribs each 75 cm long, 3 cm wide and 3 mm thick
The Greco- Egyptian
markus - 2-2-2013 at 08:30 AM
precut ribs from David Dyke is another convenient but more expensive option
markus
http://www.luthierssupplies.co.uk