William Truitt wrote: > I find the idea of the epoxy laminated caps very interesting, in part > because of the difficulty in consistently getting good hard rock maple > bridge stock. I can't speak to the tuning stability, but it would seem > likely that the epoxy saturation would form a vapor barrier throughout the > wood, thereby negating the effects of humidity on the cap and any movement > of the wood associated with that. That's it. You're making a fiber reinforced plastic. Hard, tough, stable, notch resistant. <G> > I had wanted to roll my own epoxy laminated bridge caps for my last rebuild, > but was unable to find a supplier for the veneers required to make up the > pieces. I did chase one idiot supplier for 6 weeks, but could not get him > to send me the veneers before I gave up on him. > > Any recommendations for a supplier, anyone? I'm starting a B in a month or > so that will get a new board and caps. I get mine from Herzog. Their website http://www.veneeronline.com is flaky as it can be, but you can eventually find pictures of veneer bundles, 24 sheets to a bundle. I flip-flop and alternate 8 sheets (to get whatever minor cross grain angle I can), so I have three batches per order. Or just give them a call and describe what you want. They're real nice folks. Ron N
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