Hi Gary - what thickness of perfling are you using and how many layers did you apply? I bought some 0.040" stuff but I'm unsure of how many layers I should apply. Is there a common practice or is it merely the aesthetic the builder is going for with it? Thanks in advance, Mike
Hi Mike. The inner black and white veneers are about 0.020". The outer layer of purpleheart is around 0.045." There really isn't any rule about how many layers to use. Generally the more layers you put on, the fancier the guitar looks. One single layer of binding helps protect the end grain of the wood, everything beyond that is aesthetic, not functional. Thanks for your question.
Gary - I tried this method today with some practice strips of cherry wood about 0.030-0.040" thick. The soldering iron immediately burned the wood. Is my iron, which does not have temp adjustment too hot or did I not soak the wood long enough or both? And I'm guessing that I let the iron sit in one spot too long...
My iron doesn't have a temperature control, either and the wood burns very quickly if it rests in one place. You have to re-wet it very often and never stop moving the wood or the iron.
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Very interesting and informative Gary. Thanks, again, for sharing your expertise. BTW, I love purple heart also.
Thanks for watching, Mike.
Hi Gary - what thickness of perfling are you using and how many layers did you apply? I bought some 0.040" stuff but I'm unsure of how many layers I should apply. Is there a common practice or is it merely the aesthetic the builder is going for with it? Thanks in advance, Mike
Hi Mike. The inner black and white veneers are about 0.020". The outer layer of purpleheart is around 0.045." There really isn't any rule about how many layers to use. Generally the more layers you put on, the fancier the guitar looks. One single layer of binding helps protect the end grain of the wood, everything beyond that is aesthetic, not functional. Thanks for your question.
Gary - I tried this method today with some practice strips of cherry wood about 0.030-0.040" thick. The soldering iron immediately burned the wood. Is my iron, which does not have temp adjustment too hot or did I not soak the wood long enough or both? And I'm guessing that I let the iron sit in one spot too long...
My iron doesn't have a temperature control, either and the wood burns very quickly if it rests in one place. You have to re-wet it very often and never stop moving the wood or the iron.
Got it! There's definitely a learning curve here for the curve! ha - pun intended. Thanks a lot!
@@crazyb3fan my pleasure. I hope it helps.