what are peoples thoughts on it. generally I prefer to build from bigger solid chunks of wood, but when a load of free mahogany turns up its worth reconsidering
essentially the story goes that gibson was sourcing all its mahogany in the same dimensions for pancake bodies and laminated necks - and I have just got 6 planks of mahogany in similar dimensions
gibson also cross banded 2 thin laminations, apparently to prevent warping but who really knows - they certainly made life difficult for themselves so it's hard to see it as a cost saving feature
here are a couple of gibson examples
and i guess we need a pic of fenders version too
now i don;t think the thin middle lams on the gibson will make a jot of difference, but at least the fender one is contrasting and a nice feature
anyway, out of the 6 planks i have a few will make great neck wood, some are clearly not good enough
take these 2 - great neck wood in the top blank, not suitable for necks below
the top one could make at least two laminated gibson style neck blanks
I have just checked th bottom one and there is more than enough wood for 4 thin guitar halves suitable for making a pancake body - so obviously I am considering it
the only other issue is weight, notice the good plank is also longer, but it weighs less. the long plank is under 10lb, the short one closer to 14lb. that makes the actual wood about 50% heavier. remember this is old stock honduran mahogany from the same source!!! slightly annoying that the wood perfect for a neck also has a better weight for a body
So
1) pancake bodies? yes/no
2) cross banding? yes/no
3) contrasting cross banding? Yes/No
4)use the heavy plank for this experiment? yes/no
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Don't know how/if it works for guitars but rifle stocks, especially the more bruising calibres, have been made in laminates for years.
They are much stiffer than solid woods, virtually immune to splitting or warping and so make for a touch more consistency and accuracy. I think they look good as well.
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I might process a couple of the planks this afternoon
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I will watch this with interest.
1,yes
2,yes
3,yes
4, I guess?
I love the look of a good pancake body, I've had a few Mats Hondo dc with this "feature". Look awesome.
My black Westbury standard has a pancake too, I so want to strip it to see how well it looks, but folk here(@ICBM I'm looking at you) talked me out of it.
This should be a really interesting thread, looking forward to its progress.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1
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