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numbskull · 11-06-2010, 03:07 PM

I use soft maple and soak it in sealer until I get the weight I want.
BM, Musso, and I think Pichney used hard maple
Gibbs supposedly used birch
Splitting is an issue particularly with hard maple
Weight gain while in sealer is an issue with all three.

11-06-2010, 03:07 PM	#5
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	I use soft maple and soak it in sealer until I get the weight I want. BM, Musso, and I think Pichney used hard maple Gibbs supposedly used birch Splitting is an issue particularly with hard maple Weight gain while in sealer is an issue with all three.