Padding Material

[Jon Cooper]

Hi Guys & Gals,

Anybody willing to share their thoughts with me about what material is best for protecting wood and finishes when held securely under normal pressure? I have 1/8" thick leather on my vise jaws and have had no problems. I notice StewMac uses urethane on their tools.

I'm building an Erlewine style neck jig to try out and I'm curious what your experiences with various materials are.

Jon

[Allan Bacon]

I've used EPDM leftovers from a "rubber roof" for cushions when gluing neck cracks without a problem, but it's always been poly. Don't know what it would do to nitro.