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Old 02-08-2007, 02:17 PM
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Default Luthiers: body molds?

Hi all,

Ok, i narrowed down that i want to build the StewMac dread kit. only thing I can't get past is the cardboard mold with plywood waist clamp. Seems cheesy to me, compared to those nice wooden molds with cauls and turnbuckles holding the sides tightly.

So I found a nice one on ebay, and he says:

With Martin and other kits having the radius of the top and back built into the kit , the molds will accomodate this without distorting the body and causing problems during the build like a flat mold will. This is perfect for the guitar builders and luthiers


Not sure what that means, looks pretty squared to me. How does the mold have anything to do with accomodating the radius of the top/back? Isn't its job mainly to hold the sides rigidly in place? There isn't some inside angle off perpendicular to the table that I am unaware of is there? And if so, how would a cardboard cutout and plywood clamp maintain this?

thanks!

(yes i know about www.kitbuilder.com, just wnat to get y'all's opinions too!)
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