I've treated them just like ebony on both fretted and fretless instruments. I'll work up my grits from 220 to 1000 or when you're satisfied with lustre. I've found the wood can be brittle for fretting so highly recommend using a 3 corner file to bevel the fret slots before installing. Finish with music nomad F1 oil or your preferred fretboard conditioner.
There's retail price but I also calcualte time in my manufacturing costs. I typically buy the bass length board from my supplier - Cascadia Woodcraft - with the obsidian being about $43 and ebony being about $45 for 20" lengths of regular Indian ebony. For longer or more premium grade ebony I can be looking at $80+ just for the board before shipping, taxes, etc... I also can't get ebony long enough for 34" lengths and the US/CAN border guards are getting finicky about getting ebony across to many of my customers. With obsidian, havent had any issues shipping. Maple is also much more stable at our latitudes and havent seen any checking or splitting like you might see in the winter. So it's cheaper to purchase per unit, just as easy to work, wont get held up in transit and suppliers are domestic - checks a lot of boxes for me!
Cascadia likely does. You can also get in touch with Thermal Wood in New Brunswick if you have more specific questions about the product. @@martinlouden9005
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Very informative. You have thought through your supply chain ethically and lovely to support Canadian product. Well done.
Thanks so much, Trevor! This is a great video!
It's a product made in New Brunswick not NS. Great product.
Great video! Do you know what the resin is and how harmful it is to breathe?
I'm not sure. Would be a great question for thermal wood!
I just build a neck with an obsidian ebony fretboard with a bound natural maple binding, how would recommend finishing the fretboard?
I've treated them just like ebony on both fretted and fretless instruments. I'll work up my grits from 220 to 1000 or when you're satisfied with lustre. I've found the wood can be brittle for fretting so highly recommend using a 3 corner file to bevel the fret slots before installing. Finish with music nomad F1 oil or your preferred fretboard conditioner.
How does this compare pricewise to real ebony?
There's retail price but I also calcualte time in my manufacturing costs.
I typically buy the bass length board from my supplier - Cascadia Woodcraft - with the obsidian being about $43 and ebony being about $45 for 20" lengths of regular Indian ebony. For longer or more premium grade ebony I can be looking at $80+ just for the board before shipping, taxes, etc... I also can't get ebony long enough for 34" lengths and the US/CAN border guards are getting finicky about getting ebony across to many of my customers. With obsidian, havent had any issues shipping. Maple is also much more stable at our latitudes and havent seen any checking or splitting like you might see in the winter.
So it's cheaper to purchase per unit, just as easy to work, wont get held up in transit and suppliers are domestic - checks a lot of boxes for me!
@@VigilantGuitars thanks for the info. Do they ship to the UK?
Cascadia likely does. You can also get in touch with Thermal Wood in New Brunswick if you have more specific questions about the product. @@martinlouden9005