Juha Ruokangas – His favorite lutherie woods

In this third video (see extract above) of the Luthier Chronicle with master builder Juha Ruokangas, I asked him what were his favorite woods to build instrument with.

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Juha selecting a top

Some birch wood

List of chronicles with Juha

1. Update on the Captain Nemo guitar
2. Being a luthier in Finland
3. His favorite woods (this chronicle)
4. Thermo treated wood
5. Varnish, nitro-cellulose, etc.
6. Aging of thermo treated wood guitars
7. Pickups
8. Short or long tenon?
9. For or against CNC machine?

Enjoy,

Pierre.

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