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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Soren said: "</FONT>Yes it could, and =
itīs the way
to do it."</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Soren,</DIV>
<DIV>And why is that?!!!</DIV>
<DIV>Personally, I don't think it makes one wit of difference, if you =
choose
decent shim stock! (with the grain configuration in the right =
direction...which
most from suppliers is NOT!) Make yer own. The only reason I use shims =
is for
Grands. And, that's strickly for cosmetic reasons. On Uprights that =
really
doesn't apply, so use Epoxy. On the grands I install the shims w/Epoxy. =
It's
more forgiving of gaps, etc., and can be blended to match the board a =
bit. I
don't try to cover up the fact that a board has been shimmed. I did a 9' =
Knabe
once, that someone had done a Faux Finish on and I was really ticked, =
because,
if I'd have seen the yards of shims already in the board, I would have =
told the
client to have a new board instead. End results were less than favorable =
with
shims. Hopefully, I won't make that mistake again! :-(</DIV>
<DIV>Best Regards,<BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>