Why make your own capping material instead of buying it?

[Roger Jolly]

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>      Really curious this time,
>      Thump
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>P.S. Has anyone tried even harder, tighter grained
>woods than maple---like "Ironwood", for example?


Thump,
               Various manufacturers have used box wood for caps, and have 
abandoned the idea after having problems with glue joint failures.
Roger