> Have you ever designed ribs so that the layers are positioned > perpendicularly to the plane of the panel, as opposed to parallel, as on > the picture you attached (thanx)? Has anyone here made such ribs and then > crown shaped them? How do such ribs hold up over time? What would be the point? The horizontal laminations let you form the crown when you clamp the laminations into a caul, so you don't have to cut the crown into the ribs. Ron N
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC