[CAUT] Weber grand block

[Nancy Salmon]

Thanks to all for some excellent suggestions, esp. the mock up. I thought
about the two different block materials. I usually replace with delignit or
falconwood. But wouldn't drilling be a problem as one drills the different
materials differently; much smaller margin for delignit? Nancy

On 10/5/07, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> > Here's an idea: this might be an opportunity to imitate, and gain some
> > of the benefits of, Ron Nossaman's "hybrid" block.  Use Delignit for the
> > cap; its greater strength may take some stress of the old solid piece.
> >  Cut your plugs from some multi-lam stock, though, for smoother tuning.
> >  Cutting plugs from multi-lam is also a lot easier than from any other
> > material, I think.  Any thoughts on this, Ron?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ken Z.
>
> Not bad! I like it. If the block seems otherwise solid, rout
> off about 9mm from the top, plug with multilam, and recap with
> 9mm Delignit. The other option is cutting the thing out and
> duplicating, which brings up the side mortises. If there's
> room for a shelf on one end but not the other, it can still be
> mortised into the side without the shelf (with work), but it's
> going to take a while. I don't typically recommend plugging,
> but this could be a reasonable exception, especially with the
> added strength of the one piece Delignit cap. Good thought Ken.
> Ron N
>
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