GregP Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hi there, I have my chambering template ready now, but I'm not sure how deep to go. The wood is 1 3/4" thick limba, which will have a 5/8" carved maple cap over it. As far as I know, Korina and Limba are the same thing. Given the type of wood (porous but dense), how thin should I leave the back? Or conversely, how deep should I go with the chambering. If I decide to carve the back as well, I'll take that into account, but assuming I leave it flat, what's a good thickness? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Not one person knows? Well, I went ahead and started, leaving myself about 1/2" just to be safe. I figured if someone posted that a lower value was good, I could always go a bit deeper. So far, just for the body and top (not routed, contoured, or carved yet) I'm weighing in at around 8 pounds. Gah.. that's not even including the neck. I'm hoping to take some more wood away to get that weight down. My 'walls' are about an inch thick, which I can probably safely bring down another 1/4" and still have the 'excess' amount I wanted. On the other hand, maybe I'm just going to end up with a back-breaker. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I typically leave a 1/4 in wall or floor, because you will have a lot of finish sanding and dont want to go thru. Likely, it will be 3/16 when you are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 And there is no way a korina/limba guitar will be a back breaker. Can be a ball breaker tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 I was thinking 1/4" sounded about right. The way it is right now, once all the hardware is on, plus finishing materials, it'll weigh in at around 9 lbs, which is about the same as a heavyish Les Paul. A bit TOO heavy for my liking, but not unheard of. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 How the hell did you wind up with that heay of korina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Beats me, dude. I have no other limba to compare it to. The body shape is fairly large... not quite a Lucille, but as a Lucy, she ain't small either. Imagine what she'd way if I hadn't thickness planed her down from 2" to 1.75"? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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