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Author:  Mark Hanna [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:58 am ]
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Hi folks
I'm making up some bracing for top and back. I bought some spruce stock for bracing wood from an ebayer up in canada last year. Each piece is approx. 5/8 X 14inches. What do I look for to get the stongest brace from this stock, ( tight grain, wide grain, darker color)? Being new at this, I don't really know what to look for? I thought I remember reading somewhere there was a way to test it's strength. Is there?
Thanks
Mark Hanna
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:08 am ]
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Deflection test hard to do until you have cleaved in to brace blanks. obviously you want nearly no grain run out and the grain running length wise.
Author:  Mike Collins [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:13 am ]
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Mark;
Don't depair-
get your brace stock from Shane at www.highmountaintonewood.com
It's the best there is!!!!
Mike Collins

www.collinsguitars.com
Author:  Dave Rector [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 9:46 am ]
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[QUOTE=Mike Collins]get your brace stock from Shane at www.highmountaintonewood.com
It's the best there is!!!![/QUOTE]

I just got a batch of Shane's bracewood a little while back. I agree with Mike! I am also a big fan of Steve's adi bracewood, just finished carving the braces on a 12-string dred this morning. It was sweeeeet!
Author:  Jim Watts [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:49 am ]
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Marc,
If I'm reading you post right the brace stock is 14" long?
Not long enough for x braces or bracing the lower back of most guitars. Should be about 17-18".
You can get finger braces and tone bars out of though.
Author:  Mark Hanna [ Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:47 pm ]
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Sorry Jim, there 28" long, I don't know where the 14 came from
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