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Old 05-02-2012, 07:09 AM
dekutree64 dekutree64 is offline
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I'm also a fan of thin, lively backs. Usually in the 2-2.5mm range, depending on wood, guitar size, and bracing. Flex and tap to taste, although usually the tap tone is pretty much gone by the time I'm done. Comes right back once the braces are on.

And I do my thinning with hand plane+scraper, but only because I don't have room for a thickness sander and dust vac (and would probably be too cheap to buy them anyway). It's tough work, especially if you can't sharpen worth a darn
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