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<DIV> Well Dave , then your'e just living right I guess. I've had=
some very gnarly wood in spots & when it bites you on the long notches I=
t's
no fun. The shorter treble notches are not as problematic but they can be. I=
t
really depend on how figured the grain is. I have found that very shar=
p
chisels reduce the problems with gnarly-est of maple.</DIV>
<DIV> Planning can show up the grain when I'm planning to
final bridge height But I stop short of the final height & do the
final planning /smoothing of the bridge top with a very sharp flat scraper&n=
bsp;
held either by hand or in a new slick Veritas set up Fenton Murray turned me=
on
to recently. You can smooth & plane a nats eye brows with this. Th=
e
veritas holds the flat scraper in a nice arch & the sharpener really put=
s a
beautiful hook on it.</DIV>
<DIV> Dale Erwin</DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That’s
interesting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>While I haven=
’t
found much difference in grain orientation with respect to notching, I hav=
e
found a difference in planning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </=
SPAN>I
usually run a hand plane in both directions to determine whether or not I =
am
cutting into a rising grain or falling one.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The falling grain will cut
smoother.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Since I tend to p=
lane
bridges from bass end to treble end, getting the grain running the right w=
ay
definitely makes a difference when I am planning the bridge to the final
height. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As far a notching g=
oes, I
haven’t noticed much difference.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">=
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