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Originally Posted by Tim McKnight
Hi Sam,
Please consider that a surface applied graft or patch around the sound hole will certainly strengthen and mechanically reinforce the area around the sound hole but it won't seal off the end grain around the exposed edges of the sound hole. Circular rosettes are typically inlaid with 90%+ penetration through the top, which seals off any exposed end grain. One could always install a thin inner ring around the sound hole's exposed edge, which would effectively seal the end grain. Please don't think that I am throwing stones at a beautiful glass house but merely trying to share some food for thought.
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Tim, I built one guitar where I wanted absolutely no purfling around the soundhole... so I installed one purfling ring of maple on the
inside face! Just in case anyone scalded me about it!
Sam, this looks amazing so far, cant wait to see how this comes together!