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Lindamon
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I'm interested in finding some good sources for wooden rosettes, specifically the larger (4.75" or so ID) diameter for steel strings.

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I've been making my own for years.... Anything specific you are looking for?
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RC Tonewoods and LMI both sell blank squares for rosettes.
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Blank square stock - what an idea! duh

For some reason I was envisioning the gluing together of many pieces of wood and cutting small pieces off, re-gluing them in patterns.... and at this point in my building career I just didn't want to spend the time doing that. Cutting circles out of blanks and adding decorative strips around them sounds perfect!

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Or, you could use pieces cut from the back to make tiles. 12 tiles at 15 degrees per side will give you a nice radial rosette. It doesn't take that much more time or effort, and the rosette can match the guitar perfectly. My miter saw has a stop at 15 deg. I cut my blank pieces about 1.25 inches high and then I made a stop on the saw where the bottom (narrow) part of the tile was around 1 inch.


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I use to buy them too, but I found if I use the 2 off cuts from the waist area, I get a rosette blank that perfectly matches the back. A single minature joint and a circle cutter will do the trick.

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Wow, great stuff, thanks!

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I'm doing a huge wooden rosette on my first. I ordered a bunch of walnut rosette blanks from RC Tonewoods. Many of the pieces were book-matched. I jointed a set and cut out the circles. I like the way the figure is matched. I'm going to use a piece of the center cut out for the heal cap that will also have a bit the book-matched figure.

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I forgot to mention that I bought most of mine from Blue Mountain Acoustics (www.bluemtnacoustics.com) - many to pick from and Kevin will cut to your size if you wish.....

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Alain Desforges wrote:
Or, you could use pieces cut from the back to make tiles. 12 tiles at 15 degrees per side will give you a nice radial rosette. It doesn't take that much more time or effort, and the rosette can match the guitar perfectly. My miter saw has a stop at 15 deg. I cut my blank pieces about 1.25 inches high and then I made a stop on the saw where the bottom (narrow) part of the tile was around 1 inch.


Alain - I really like how your rosette looks installed. How do you glue all the wedges together and hold them in place while the glue dries? What glue do you use?
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