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Originally Posted by Growley bear
I submitted a question to MAFCA as to which wood Henry used. I'm sure they will know.
Chet
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Hello, Chet!
The pickups used oak and it was painted body color on top and either body color or black on the underside.
I have not seen it documented if Ford used white oak or red oak. I'd recommend something from the white oak group (list below) due to its properties (a little harder, more dense, more weather and rot resistant).
White Oak (Quercus alba) - "the" white oak
Bur Oak (Q. macrocarpa)
Chestnut Oak (Q. prinus)
English Oak (Q. robur)
Holm Oak (Q. ilex)
Oregon White Oak (Q. garryana)
Overcup Oak (Q. lyrata)
Post Oak (Q. stellata)
Sessile Oak (Q. petraea)
Swamp Chestnut Oak (Q. michauxii)
Swamp White Oak (Q. bicolor)
This courtesy of Jim Cannon MAFCA technical director.
Thanks, Jim