When you join a top, you just edge glue the bookmatch pieces under good clamping pressure.
You can put a reinforcement on the bookmatched back panel, it is not necessary however. Trying to get a good, clear, even grained top and back anything over 7 inches wide is near impossible - I think all larger instruments are mead with joined pieces. As for making them 1/8 inch thick, ifyou don't have a thickness planer you can use a good hand plane and cabinet scraper and get a very good result. These tops that I get are almost 1/4 in thicknes, and I take them down by hand (I am building my drum thickness sander, though. What started out as an innocent project to build one rebec has now turned into a hobby, darnit). The 1/4 inch will let you do a semi-carved top, though, so you may want to play with that. Hope this helps Chris Nogy *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/15/2007 at 1:18 PM Seth Hamon wrote: Is this a solid piece without having to join two pieces together, that's what I'm trying to avoid. It seems if you were to join two pieces together for the soundboard that the piece joining the two sections would conflict with the ribs unless your supposed to cut out slots for the ribs so the soundboard will fit flush on the ribs when glued... I'm looking for 1/8" thick stuff .... Seth Chris Nogy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I buy carpathian spruce tops from Eurotonewood http://www.eurotonewood.com/ This is what I us on all my instruments from rebecs to lyres to HG. I am a fan, and the price is nice. Chris Nogy *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 2/15/2007 at 12:21 PM Seth Hamon wrote: Anybody know of a good source for solid piece tops and bottoms for gurdy making I've been searching the net and haven't come up with anything good yet.... Also what do you think of using laminate tops and bottoms... Cheers, Seth Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/hgpic-1.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1155.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1154.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1151.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1148.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1145.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1143.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1139.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1135.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1132.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1131.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1130.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/HPIM1129.jpg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the link! Is there a way for me to look at those photos without them zooming about? The effect made me a little queasy and I couldn't see a link to just view the pictures. Cheers, Anna Peekstok Seattle -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Seth Hamon > > Here's aaa few of the pics.... > > > http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/?action=view¤t=11715544 > 32.pbw From: Seth Hamon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [HG] San Antonio Gatering pics Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:56:52 +0000 Here's a few of the pics.... http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/texasbagpiper/?action=view¤t=1171554432.pbw
