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Originally Posted by Twilo123
yea i was looking at lmi. their headstock veneers are here. they were the ebony, maple, maple flame pic i posted
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/index.php
Headplates measure:
7 1/2" x 3 1/2" x .023" or .039"
19cm x 8.89cm x .6mm or 1mm.
the 2nd pic i posted was wood veneers
https://www.lmii.com/products/mostly...s/wood-veneers
Veneer, Bloodwood, 3.375" x 35" x .023" (.6mm)
based on those sizes it looks like the bloodwood is around half the width of the headstock size so i will need 2 pieces spliced together...so i don't know if i should get a couple colors and try to do some kind of rosette/stitch piece on the headstock or just split 2 pieces of bloodwood joined. |
I feel like the wood veneers your looking at from LMI are more suited to someone who may make their own purfling lines, etc. But taking a quick look at some of your pictures...adding a "true" 1/8" to 1/16" thick headplate veneer may interfere with tuner heights/headstock thickness. I see what you mean by the 0.23" to 0.39" veneer.
If you are feeling crafty and up for it, you could make an interesting design with that veneer. A tip for gluing small pieces together can be seen here :
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ceoQeBUp5c...h/IMG_0290.jpg
http://finelystrung.files.wordpress..../dsc_00191.jpg
Getting a perfect fit of the pieces on a board covered in waxpaper, soaking with CA glue to create one piece. ... That's how I would approach this step. Maybe some folks on here having a better suggestion? If you do go ahead with this option...be careful sanding it! You can go through that stuff in a second if you're not careful...that kind of stuff just ruins your whole day...
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