>How about having that top corner made of solid wood of the same thickness > >as the board usually is in this area but turned at 90 degrees, so that the > >grain is parallel to the ribs? No more mass but perhaps a little more > >stiffness. Do you know of any maker that has tried this? > > >Phil F Not that I know of, but a few have fanned the ribs and brought them more nearly parallel to the grain. BTW, why the double spacing? Ron N
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