holly veneer vs.birch

ryancrossguitars · 11-04-2009, 02:26 PM

need some advise veneer on old style lespaul head stock I have some birch veneer bought at craft store any one ever use it and what glue is best to apply 1/16 birch veneer to head stock

bfcg · 11-04-2009, 02:41 PM

Birch will work just fine, it will have to be filled and sealed well. Holly is almost completely "grainless" so it is much smoother to start with.
Titebond will be ok to use, it is a non load bearing bond.

ryancrossguitars · 11-04-2009, 03:58 PM

thanks all good info on the tite bond,and birch veneer

Texas07R8 · 11-04-2009, 07:13 PM

ebony is pretty nice too..

SG Lou · 11-04-2009, 08:02 PM

I got a bunch of Willow veneer that I use. Might be slighty greenish compared to Holly but the grain structure is identical to Holly.

Works for me !

George "M" · 11-05-2009, 01:43 AM

I use 1/16" black fiber.

Master Guitars

inspectorted · 11-05-2009, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texas07R8

ebony is pretty nice too..

Which is easier to inlay. Ebony, or Holly?

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 11-05-2009, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by George "M"

I use 1/16" black fiber.

Master Guitars

Tone Killer at least use graphite

SG Lou · 11-05-2009, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspectorted

Which is easier to inlay. Ebony, or Holly?

Makes no difference.........

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ryancrossguitars Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: nyc Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	holly veneer vs.birch need some advise veneer on old style lespaul head stock I have some birch veneer bought at craft store any one ever use it and what glue is best to apply 1/16 birch veneer to head stock

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bfcg Under shop arrest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mountains Posts: 2,705 Thanks: 5 Thanked 40 Times in 8 Posts	Re: holly veneer vs.birch Birch will work just fine, it will have to be filled and sealed well. Holly is almost completely "grainless" so it is much smoother to start with. Titebond will be ok to use, it is a non load bearing bond.

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ryancrossguitars Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: nyc Posts: 269 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: holly veneer vs.birch thanks all good info on the tite bond,and birch veneer

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SG Lou Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fords NJ Posts: 1,006 Thanks: 44 Thanked 61 Times in 12 Posts	Re: holly veneer vs.birch I got a bunch of Willow veneer that I use. Might be slighty greenish compared to Holly but the grain structure is identical to Holly. Works for me ! __________________ "It's all Iommi's fault. I blame him entirely" A.L.S. aka Lou Gehrig's disease Sux. Lets rid the world of this dreaded disease St. Moritz Guitars http://www.freewebs.com/stmoritzguitars/ stmoritzguitars@hotmail.com Guitars: 63 SG Jr. 64 SG Special Custom Shop Iommi Sig. SG 61 RI SG, Epi Iommi SG Jaydee "Old Boy" SG Custom Built "Old Boy" SG replica 63 RI Strat Amps: Laney GL50 head w/4x12 Laney Cab. Laney LC15R, Line6 Spyder Vox Brian May Special

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