Bridge cap materials

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                With really good supply's of maple almost extinct I find it 
more and more difficult to be happy about the wide grain and fairly soft 
stuff I get from my supplier. I'd like to see close grain and a strong 
medullary ray that comes from true 1/4 sawn stock but this a rare occurance.  
I also find it necessary to drill smaller bridge pin holes to get a tight 
fit. I'm finding that whatever the supply house sells for the appropriate 
size drill bits to give a less than snug enough fit. I use a small electric 
drill to bore with as many of you do so I truly  techniques is not the 
propblem IMHO.
          I'm going to slice up some delignit and test it for notching 
,hardness and pin fit. Does any one have any experience with this idea  
(odelignit or falconwood) and or similar to my complaints. Tell me I ain't 
the only one, please!
                Dale Erwin
       

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