Is it normal practice to sticker in between each piece of a bookmatched front or back or sides, or do you put the 'good' surfaces together and sticker between sets?
The reason I ask is because I pulled out the mahogany back set I'm using and it had very noticeable 1/2"-wide pale stripes where the stickers had been. This might not have been a problem if the set were the same thickness as the other fronts and backs I have, which are all between 3/16" and 1/4" (I have very little). This one came at 0.120". When I asked if this was normal I was told that if I wanted it thicker, I should have said so. I'm using it to make an ABG and the back thickness should have been 1/8". Obviously it's going to be less now.
If I hadn't put stickers between the 2 halves the pale stripes would only have been on the inside of the instrument but might this have had a detrimental effect when I seperated the 2 pieces? Cupping, etc?
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