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| Author: | EddieLee [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Rosette Thickness |
How thick do you make your rosettes for a steel string guitar. I am planning one that is 0.075" thick. Is that a good thickness? |
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| Author: | ZekeM [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
I make mine about 3/4 thickness of the soundboard and rout the slot a little shallower so it can be sanded flush. |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
I usually go for about 3/4 the thickness of the top when I have the option. But I've done veneer thin, and just short of top thickness, and you could even do entirely through the top, if you add a reinforcement patch inside. The functional role of the rosette is to seal the endgrain of the top from rapid moisture loss, so thicker is generally better for that. But it's not an essential part. A lot of builders these days use segmented rosettes that don't cross all of the grain lines anyway. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
I'm not sure I believe the rosettes purpose is to seal end grain. I see it as more of a crack preventer by adding reinforcement structurally, as well as a harder wood preventing pick wear through the spruce. I go about 60% through the board. Then level and clean with the drum sander. As soon as the surface is nice and clean, I flip the board and take to final thickness from the non rosette side. |
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| Author: | arie [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
50 to 60% of top thickness for me. |
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| Author: | mqbernardo [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
thinnest i made was a 1 mm veneer. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
rosettes are more for crack prevention around the sound hole 1/2 depth is about right for me |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
Half the depth of the soundboard (so about 50 to 60 mil). I use a cross-grained backer on the inside of the soundboard for crack prevention, so I see the rosette purely as an artistic element. Dave F. |
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| Author: | EddieLee [ Sat Feb 01, 2014 12:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
Thanks, That really helps
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Feb 01, 2014 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rosette Thickness |
I have gotten cheap rosettes that were literally paper thin... |
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