wow didnt know some meranti was that bad.. i was only really told that it would sound like crap... the piece i have came from a saw mill that "supplies fender" (dunno if that is true or not just what i was told) and it was already in the rough shape of a acoustic neck blank and anyways im pretty sure it should hold up with a laminate..
thanks for the info on the dual actions.. i generally assumed that it was something along the lines of that.
anyways ill do the metal reinforcement plates, however i may not inlay them into the back of the headstock as there is alot of possibility for error there, considering i have never inlayed something before. im not really worried about how that will look considering its on the back of the headstock anyways.
Would you recommend carbon rods for support since it is going to be a 12 string??