While you are at it Del... perhaps you might answer another little tidbit my mind ponders from time to time. Would it be better to use a 2 ply lamininate... a 3 ply or would you need to go with many thin ply ? BobDavis88@AOL.COM wrote: > So, Del, > Would you be able to give a quick synopsis of the essential differences > between designing with a solid spruce sbd panel and a laminated (any species) > board? I'm not asking for trade secrets or an extended treatise, just a list > of the principles. For instance, it's easy to thin a solid board around the > edges. Can this effect be replaced in a uniform-thickness panel by bridge > placement and backscale length? Or do you taper the outside laminae? What > other factors do you look at besides overall mass and stiffness? > Thanks > Bob Davis -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
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