Indulge me...

WezV

Dont let me put you off.

poopot

WezV said:

Dont let me put you off.

I think at this point Les himself couldn’t put me off!!!!

one question tho’ uniform depth all the way around or deeper in the cutaway?...

I’ve seen both... so what “is” the correct way?

sawyer

SteveRobinson said:

Here's one a customer of mine did. I think he did a decent job of his Les Paul Studio


He posted the project on Gretsch Pages (I think) but I can't find the thread.

Just read this! Awesome! Thanks for posting the link.

WezV

poopot said:

WezV said:

Dont let me put you off.

I think at this point Les himself couldn’t put me off!!!!

one question tho’ uniform depth all the way around or deeper in the cutaway?...

I’ve seen both... so what “is” the correct way?

i prefer uniform depth..


nothing to do wiith tradition or being able to see the maple cap.    I just wouldn't want to waste  an extra tall strip of binding just for that section

poopot

Tbh, the maple cap is thinner than a standard and even a 6mm depth in the horn will hide it!...

as for Waste, it being a first attempt for me I reckon a lot of Waste is gonna happen regardless... 

If I go deeper in the horn I can do the rebate on the big milling machine really easily... hmmmmm what to do!... 

WezV

Makes sense to go with the tall binding then.   There is nothing wrong with it