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I am making my first archtop with a laminated back ( 5 layers of .020 veneer with a layer of .060 Nomex in the middle layer vacuum formed over a carved mdf plate) The resulting lay-up has a great tap tone and seems quite stiff, but it is way thinner than a carved back. I am wondering if I should bra...

I had reservations about the recommendation to leave an 1/8" pie at the bottom 6", but I tried it on an internal layer. It did not close completely. What I finally did for my top was leave the bottom 6" of the maple center stripe untaped. I then did a dry run in the vacuum bag. Sure e...

Nice!

Off topic a bit, but is that a bolt-on neck? I would be interested in details - either here, new post, or PM whichever is more appropriate.

Well, I tried the cross lamination flat and then pull to the arch form with next lamination and it did NOT work. I used West System epoxy and the double ply was too stiff to pull down to the arch form - at least with my vacuum bag system. Ruined a nice piece of crotch walnut as I couldn't see that t...

I know this thread is a year old, but I thought I'd try reviving it instead of starting a new one. I believe it is Grez who laminates tops with all spruce all running in the same direction. He laminates two sets of two veneers flat, then puts the fifth veneer between them (with glue on both sides) a...

Brian Evans wrote: simply tapering the fretboard extension down from the fretboard to the 1 1/2" of so of side where the two touch in the cutaway section will mask it completely.

Thanks for a) validating my concern and b) the simple solution

This may have been discussed, but I couldn't figure out a way to search for it successfully. If previous discussions exist, please accept my apologies and point me to them. I am making my first archtop and following Benedetto's book. He says the neck block (and therefor the cutaway) should be a perf...