<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After fair bit of experimentation (some with dangerous consequences), some new wood thicknessing jigs, and some new clamping techniques, I have finally been able to build a very nice bridge root that consists of continuous laminae throughout the entire length of the bridge. I had been building them where some laminae terminate at doglegs (which is much easier, quicker, and I still like quite a bit), but I have a client that wished for the continuous type, and so here it is:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The picture below shows the treble dogleg (at right) and the tenor/treble dogleg (at left).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001c01c63ffc$fac8f420$0201a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Below is a close-up of the tighter tenor/treble dogleg. Check out the nicely quarter-sawn hard maple laminae!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Almost looks like a hunk of warped Delignit - except for no dark glue lines - epoxy BABY!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:001d01c63ffc$fac8f420$0201a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh, and yes, of course, operators are standing by.  <FONT size=4> ;-)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>