Mahogany was Wood & Humidity

Richard Brekne Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
Wed, 03 Jan 2001 08:57:19 +0100


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

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no




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