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In a message dated 9/13/99 7:26:45 AM, Ken.Tkacs@... writes:

> I was
>figuring on making it out of 5/8" particle board and covering it (particle
>board doesn't have a lot of 'inner beauty' value for me).

WHY PARTICLE BOARD!!! I hate the stuff, partly because it has a tendency to 
disintegrate unless it has a laminated covering like Formica, and any time 
it's exposed to water. In any case I'd strongly recommend using plywood. I 
recently worked on a 25+ year old Twin Reverb which had a corner of the Tolex 
ripped off. Fender apparently uses that very thin ply plywood for extra 
strength -- it had maybe 8 to 10 layers as opposed to the normal say 5.


>So, just for the sake of argument... does anyone know where one *could*
>purchase Tolex should they decide to go that route...? The closest thing
>that I can find at a local fabric store is this cushy black vinyl
>leatherette with a sort of backing to it that makes to too stretchy and
>weak.

Antique Electronics in AZ carries Tolex at $10.00 a foot (by 54" wide). They 
are at www.tubesandmore.com or 602-820-5411 -- lots of great stuff (and good 
people) for old radios and guitar amps etc.

John Barlow