bradleyjere Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I recently purchased some beautiful black limba and I have a dilemma as to how I want to use it. Originally I purchased it with the intent of building a solid black limba body guitar. When it was delivered it came a full 1.5 inches thick so it seems wasteful to shave off all that extra thickness to get just one body out of it. I was thinking that maybe I should bandsaw it to 3/4 inch and use it as the backs of maple laminate PRS style guitars instead. Then I could get two bodies out of the same wood. My real dilemma is if it is a good idea to cut it in half. I have never built a PRS style guitar before and I don't know how thick the back needs to be before building. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 If it's 1.5" thick, it's a little thin (but will still work) to make into a solid body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 I see an SG in your future ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyjere Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 If it's 1.5" thick, it's a little thin (but will still work) to make into a solid body. So I should not consider cutting it in half, correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Solid electric bodies are generally 1.75" thick, (thicker for carved tops, thinner for some guitars) but there's nothing etched in stone. You could resaw it and make tops and/or backs out of it, or use it as-is for a thin solid body, or put a quarter inch cap on it and make a 1.75" thick body, or any number of things. Whatever you feel will be the best use. If it's a particularly nice piece, I might be tempted to make tops out of it by sawing the slab in half, then resawing the halves to make bookmatched sets (could probably get a couple sets out of each half). If it's a more average piece, I'd probably put a top on it and use it for a body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyjere Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Okay, I am an idiot! I just checked and it is 2 inches thick, not 1.5!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Ah! Okay, well, make a nice integral carved-top out of it. Problem solved! Or you could still do those other things I mentioned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleyjere Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Ah! Okay, well, make a nice integral carved-top out of it. Problem solved! Or you could still do those other things I mentioned... Hmmm, and integral carved top. I had not considered that option. Thanks for all the other ideas too Rick500! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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