Storing wood between stages of the build

[NickK-UK]

I’m starting to think about building my own through neck 7 string with a carved top.
I wound have time to complete the build in consecutive days, and i though one option after the initial gluing of the neck etc is to hang the wood from dowels vertially on a guitar holder that than simply store flat.

I have a garage workshop shere I woud do the work but it has a pond filtration system at one end. Wood in there doesn’t rot and it’s well ventilated. The obvious thing is to hang the wood on a house wall between workings.

I’m aware that the moisture equilibrium can cause the wood to contort out of true alignment especially with a wood stackup.

So has anyone hung their guitar wood whilst it’s being worked on?

 

[dmlinger]

Take it inside

 

[StringPluckery]

Take it inside

This. The more control you have over the environment throughout the process the better. Storing it flat is okay as long as it's stickered.

 

[cardinal]

Some builders take 5+ weeks to slowly carve the neck down to its final shape, giving the wood time to move as the stresses are relieved.