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Robin liked forum post "Thickness sander?" – 3 years, 9 months ago
Robin liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
NSJ posted a new topic "Fretboard radius" – 3 years, 9 months ago

My curiosity got the better of me so I rigged up a crude jig and drew a 12, 14 and 16 inch radius to see the difference, needless to say it’s not a lot! Looks like you could use a… Read more»
NSJ posted a new topic "Thickness sander?" – 3 years, 9 months ago

Erm not exactly but I seen it the toobs and thought I’d try, not totally convinced though. They make it look easy to get a perfect finish on the toobs but I’ve still got slight ripples. Not bad though, ps… Read more»
Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago

@jamesbisset
I thought epoxy was developed for gluing wood veneer during WW2.
Russ liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
Russ liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
Russ liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
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tv1 liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
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tv1 replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago

I think you can get something called “veneer softener”? Might help??

(I’d not heard of it either)
Robin liked forum post "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago
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jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago

OFFS! Turns out there’s something called Veneer Softener!
Who knew!
Everybody but me, apparently.
jamesbisset replied to the topic "My first laminated semi-hollowbody" – 3 years, 9 months ago

I’m still accumulating little bits of advice fro across the internet. Here’s one from Airpress: “When a knife cut veneer (0.6mm) gets wet with glue – it expands. When it expands it buckles and wrinkles. Because of the flexible nature… Read more»
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