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Offline Renacs

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the first step?
« on: October 01, 2014, 08:22:53 pm »
  Hello everyone.  As I gather my resources while working out of time. I figured I can start working on the wood core for a magyar. Can you give me the ruff dimensions and a pic of what I might be shooting for?
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Offline Tc

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Re: the first step?
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2014, 04:32:01 am »
limb thickness: 1 cm
limb width: 4 cm
But you should really get Karpowicz's book somehow (resource nu.1) to avoid traps.....good luck!
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Offline Renacs

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Re: the first step?
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2014, 08:33:37 am »
Thanks for the pics. I'm going to try to hunt his book down. Hopefully in english
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Offline Renacs

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« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2014, 08:39:33 am »
And another question. Is maple the preferred core wood then? Or basically and quality white wood?
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Re: the first step?
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2014, 10:23:24 am »
Hard maple with the straightest grain you've ever seen and it's best flat sawn.  :)
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Offline Tc

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Re: the first step?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2014, 11:12:06 am »
I use maple or ash, but for the siyahs use maple (lighter).
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Offline Renacs

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« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2014, 12:06:49 pm »
Where I'm working at right now, their is tons of sugar maples. So I can get a few this weekend and get them roughed out, drying.I  Wanted to last weekend but the black flies were out with a vengeance. Do you like tight grained wood for a core.
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