The best material for a shim is a thin piece of maple veneer. Most bolt-on necks are made of maple, so it makes sense to make a shim from the same material. The wood can be easily shaped to fit the neck pocket and angled to the proper degree. I typically start with a piece of maple about .060 thick.
Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form important structural materials in the support tissues of vascular plants and some algae.[1] Lignins are particularly important in the formation of cell walls, especially in wood and bark, because they lend rigidity and do not rot easily.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Flavin(ProperNoun) of southern descent, from the Gaelic u00D3 Flaithimhu00EDn. 2  flavin(Noun) Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD)