thanks guys,
I used 2 pieces of mahogany because I can only get mahogany that is 4cm thick.
to do a carved top, with prs dimensions, I had to use 2 pieces.
the body is not chambered at all. solid!
and the funny thing is the difference of the 2 pieces, the back one, is the best mahogany I've ever seen. very dense. heavy as a rock. and the color is dark red.
and the top is the exact opposite. light, not dense and kinda orange.
I got both pieces in the same place. and paid the same price for them.
one thing a luthier friend taught me is to look for the pieces with lots of mineral deposits on the pores. the more, the better.
he grades his mahogany in 3 grades. the worst one is " hairy" because well, it is hairy, doesn't sand of plane well, not very dense but sounds good. " normal" is everything that falls in between the 2 other categories, and the "export" grade is this dense wood, with mineral deposits on the pores (a white stuff, i'm gonna take some pictures later) and he says this one sounds awesome and makes some pretty amazing instruments.
here's what I did today.
this one is going fast!
new pics here