<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV> <DIV>Dale Erwin wrote:</DIV> <DIV>Is This so really much more difficult to notch with a really = sharp  chisel than a plain old good hard piece of tight grain stock?</DIV> <DIV>   Dale</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dale asked that question regarding notching a six-lamination maple = bridge cap. I would say that it is a bit more difficult. These laminations are = about 1-1/2 millimeters thick, so the notch only cuts into two or three = laminations typically - that is only crossing one or two epoxy lines. So yes, it is = more difficult, but not at all unmanageable - as long as you keep the laminations thick enough.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why do you ask - does my notching look<EM><U><STRONG> THAT</STRONG></U></EM> bad?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But, 1) because I have no talent whatsoever for hand notching, and = 2) because I wish to explore building harder bridge caps in the future, I = think a good notching machine will benefit me immensely. I want to try building = caps using thinner laminations and possibly harder material.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>