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Author:  Jim Kirby [ Mon May 01, 2006 9:44 pm ]
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Hi - does anyone know off the top of their head what the needed sized for back and side plates are for a Weissenborn?

TIA

Author:  PaddyD [ Mon May 01, 2006 10:33 pm ]
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hi jim,

i have ben think about building a weissenborn for a while,

this is one of the most useful websites i have found

weiisenborn


in terms of wood size, i think 34x15 for the top/back, and 40x4 for sides, but thats off the top of my head so dont take as gospel!!

good luck

paddy

Author:  Aust Tonewoods [ Tue May 02, 2006 2:21 am ]
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Hi Jim,

You might want to make the back and tops set a little larger for standard weissenborn. Back set 34" x 16" and 42" x 3.5"

regards

Tim

Author:  Mike Dotson [ Tue May 02, 2006 2:40 am ]
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What Tim said. There's a wood discussion over in
the reso section too.

Author:  Jim Kirby [ Tue May 02, 2006 5:45 am ]
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Thnaks everyone.

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