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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:42 pm

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I'm thinking of doing a maple background for rosettes. Actually, already cut the circles. The outside diameter is set. But I'm wondering about the inside diameter. Should I take it all the way to the sound hole? Or should I stop a 10nth inch in or so. Anybody have thoughts/pictures?

I will rout out purfling & wood fill slots in that maple basis

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:49 pm

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Probably depends on how you do the purfling. A spruce to maple transition will likely show a glue line...

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:07 pm

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That's a good point, and if I pulled in a tenth or so, I'd use a transition strip. Just wondering if anyone has done what I mentioned

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:41 am

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I haven't, but I think a dark piece would be a mystery.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:42 am

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A must. Thanks, spellcheck.

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Mark Mc

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:50 am

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If you take it all the way to the edge of the soundhole a soundhole binding could then be a nice contrasting feature

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:30 am

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Ed, mystery was better.

Thanks Mark.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:53 am

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Mystery Bond, yup, that's me...

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Alex Kleon

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:07 pm

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meddlingfool wrote:

Mystery Bond, yup, that's me...

Version 0.007? laughing6-hehe

Alex

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 2:15 pm

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You got it!

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:39 pm

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I have decided to not go to edge of sound hole. All in. Basis circles cut.

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 1:59 pm

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Well, this is how it turned out. 5 more to go, if u have thoughts, now is the time to tell me. I purposely decided against a transition perfling from coco to maple. I used an arc cutting jig for the small bandsaw to cut the inner coco ring.

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Maple basis for rosette

Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 2:01 pm

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More pics

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