Untitled_Project Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I found a piece of quilted maple thats on ebay, and it's ending in 2.5 hours. It is 9/16 thick The question is; Can I get a nice carved top out of this if I use it for my cap? I want to do a slight carve like the new music man petrucci model.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) I found a piece of quilted maple thats on ebay, and it's ending in 2.5 hours. It is 9/16 thick The question is; Can I get a nice carved top out of this if I use it for my cap? I want to do a slight carve like the new music man petrucci model.... Right at 1/4" thick..... Yes, but it'd be a fairly shallow carve, and you'd want some kind of binding to hide how thin the top really is. Nothing wrong with using it as a flat-top. Just sayin'..... Edited June 21, 2010 by avengers63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mors Phagist Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 So just over a half inch? Hmm... I would say yes, but be careful about it. But before you do anything, ask yourself if you could use it for a different project if it ends up "iffy" on this one. Do you ever use uncarved tops? Also, whats the cost and footage of this piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 crap You're right - it's just over 1/2". You'd be fine with a full carve. Might still need binding, but you'd be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Untitled_Project Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I found the piece on Ebay, and it's $30 plus shipping and handling 23 x 6-1/8 x 1-3/16 It is a board, and the offer free re-saw for bookmatching the saw takes of 1/8. Here's a pic of what I think it will look like bookmatched: http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/Un...roject/wood.jpg And I found this guy too: http://shop.ebay.com/flamingfiguredmaple10...from=&_ipg= Really nice quilted maple, and a "too low to believe" price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 And I found this guy too: http://shop.ebay.com/flamingfiguredmaple10...from=&_ipg= Really nice quilted maple, and a "too low to believe" price I just watched a whole bunch of his stuff to get a bead on prices. All of them went for $100-$225. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mors Phagist Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Is that 6 and 1/8th" enough to cover the whole guitar when bookmatched? When you bookmatch it your going to get a sheet 12 and a quarter", by 23" by 9/18th". For some reason, I cant seem to remember how wide guitars are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Is that 6 and 1/8th" enough to cover the whole guitar when bookmatched? When you bookmatch it your going to get a sheet 12 and a quarter", by 23" by 9/18th". For some reason, I cant seem to remember how wide guitars are. It all depends on the shape. MOST are under 13" wide, but there are plenty that are more. That's one reason I got the bandsaw I did: it'll do 6 7/8", so I can split a top for most of the bodies I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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