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Hi Mustafa and welcome to the list.

Can you explain the rationale for the rule that you must only use plywood?

In relation to laser cutting, I notice that Zuckermann wooden jacks nowadays are laser cut, at least widthwise. Quite an interesting use of laser cutting applied to harpsichord making, to ease a repetitive high accuracy job. I do find the carbonised surface that results unsightly however. You are hopefully not thinking of making jacks out of plywood too!

With  effort you will succeed in making a harpsichord with a large number of components of plywood. But consider a fully plywood ‘ud, or violin. I think you an imagine the result will not be optimal!

There is a recent maker movement where people are creating cameras out of laser cut plywood, and it has become quite a hobby with many groups around the world, and usually located where the industrial laser cutting workshops are to be found. The laser cutting means the parts can fit together light tight even. Is your project related to this?

Andrew


On 31 January 2016 at 01:51:08, Mustafa Umut Sarac ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

I have two rule : First I can use only plywood and second our neighborhood 
is full of industrial laser cutters. 

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