Traveler Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 after viewing the fantastic creations displayed by members here, I'm wondering how you go about creating the ultra thin strips I've seen in multi-piece neck laminates? some appear as thin as 1/16th, maybe less. the only thing I can think is to rip a strip off of a board then some how try to sand it uniformly enough down it's length to be properly prepped to glue up. am I far off base here? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpatton Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 (edited) I used a table saw to do the ones on my neck. Ran the edge through the jointer first, then set the fence on the table saw for a about 1/16". A good table saw should get you pretty clean cuts, I just went over mine a bit with a scraper before gluing them up. I also cut my bindings this way, so you can make very thin, straight cuts as long as your sides are parallel. Edited October 3, 2008 by mpatton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 If you can find a cabinet maker in the area that has a drum sander, they should be able to run some strips through it for you for very little cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 the really thin ones are usually veneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 If you don't have any of the above, you can oversize your laminates and create one glueing edge. Glue the laminates to the outer laminates (I’m imagining a five-piece here) and one they’re dry and cleaned up, clamp them side to side (as though you’ve opened them out, bookmatch style) with the laminate joins perfectly aligned: You can use any number of techniques to shave the top off, and whilst you’re at it, you can even add a little bit of taper. Techniques for shaving off the top and thinning the laminate stock in this example are: - a router thicknessing jig - power jointer (clamp two sacrificial pieces of wood either side to start it out and keep it level) - hand planing - thickness planer or sander (planer may tear out, both require the bottom of the pieces to be flat and aligned in relation to the laminates) - I actually prefer to use my thickness planer, then power jointer, and then fine tune it with my No.7 plane. You can achieve good results using any or all of these techniques. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugg Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Prostheta nailed it down. I'd second the hand plane as a final step rather than a sander of any kind. You get a much flatter surface and less dust in the pores, which probably doesn't make much difference for gluing strength, but it makes me feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 3, 2008 Report Share Posted October 3, 2008 Oh yes, reading the original question....Wez said it all! "Ultra-thin" will be veneer. Oops!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted October 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 thanks fellas, I wouldn't of thought of doing the bookmatch technique. are the veneers avail obviously in rolls or long strips? haven't really looked at my local Woodworkers Source I'm sure they probably have something like this. thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted October 4, 2008 Report Share Posted October 4, 2008 I get mine at wood craft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 Yes..veneer...and for the black strips,search for "black dyed castillo" It is black as the blackest ebony,but much cheaper...they usually come in rolls cut to your specified lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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