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- Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hiding a repair
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11923
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 6:40 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: More spindle moulder fun
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3565
Re: More spindle moulder fun
Fun indeed. That looks like a helical cutter rather than a sanding bobbin...? With a bearing at the base? Having invested the time to make the jigs that certainly makes the tasks quick and perhaps more importantly repeatable. Yep, its a helical cutter with a bearing. Spindles are great, there is lo...
- Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: More spindle moulder fun
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3565
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 7:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
- Replies: 24
- Views: 56854
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 6:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
- Replies: 24
- Views: 56854
Re: Torrefied Tonewood
Trevor may have tested this scientifically, but I've not. Whenever I've been handed "normal" sitka, I've handed it back. I found it too heavy, too stiff and rather dead. It usually looked nice, which helps, but I'm also rather interested in sound. On the few occasions, I used sitka for braces (when ...
- Thu Jul 29, 2021 1:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Torrefied Tonewood
- Replies: 24
- Views: 56854
Re: Torrefied Tonewood
Having made about 50 or 60 or so instruments with torrefied sitka, I can tell you that it isn't stiffer having been through the torrification process. For the work I do, I find regular sitka too heavy and too stiff. So I don't use it. Baking the wood in an oxygen free oven (torrification) makes the ...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:58 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: UV cure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6630
Re: UV cure
Complete resprays and first time builds have used it on, spraying and masking is no different, i dont however paint with the bridge on, i micro route the edge of the bridge and fit it over the top of the finish, same way taylor does Good to know. I don't know of anyone who sprays gloss guitar with ...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: UV cure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6630
Re: UV cure
I've recently used Solarez "I can't believe its not laquer!" for pore filling. I cured it in the sun. It cures fast, cures hard. Sands easily, but it also can be easily pulled out of the pores too. If I could apply it smoothly enough it would be a good finish since it's clear and glossy. I might tr...
- Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:25 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: UV cure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6630
Re: UV cure
Do you ever finish whole guitars Steve, or do you use it only for repairs? Any issues with fretboard edges or lacquer around the bridge on acoustics?simso wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:06 pmYep, i use cure uv
Steve
https://www.cureuv.com/collections/uv-g ... ng-systems
- Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: UV cure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6630
- Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:49 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: carbide rosette cutter
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2764
carbide rosette cutter
For years I've been after a drill press rosette cutter. LMI used to make them but not any more. Ken Tims made a great one for his ukes you can see here. He uses sharpened drill bits I think for the cutters. mAbK1EY7IA0 Do you think it might be possible to make one with disposable carbide cutters lik...
- Thu Jun 10, 2021 8:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: fret slot cleaning
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3297
fret slot cleaning
Anyone know a source of dremel/dental bits suitable for cleaning out fret slots? Other than the one Stew Mac sells which is a bit wide.
- Sun Jun 06, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Neck extension
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4542
Re: Neck extension
G'Day Nigel, love the way you've embraced and utillized that spindle moulder. Cheers Frank I've not got the brains for CNC. A spindle is a great tool for those who make a living from instrument making. I use is a lot in neck making now, from cutting the head angle, thicknessing the neck rear, for t...
- Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Neck extension
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4542
Re: Neck extension
Ta Dave. What I like about it is there is no surprises. There are times when I've routed the mortise in the neck and body together that I've lifted the jig to find it closer to one side than the other. Or something slips and I rout a little deeper than planned. Secondly, I can cut this mortise strai...
- Sat May 29, 2021 5:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Neck extension
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4542
Neck extension
Many of you may use the neck extension idea that Trevor and Gerard suggest in their excellent books - Where you rout out the neck and the body and glue in a loose tenon. Well, I never really liked the routing process, and am not so keen on removing so much wood from the neck. So I came up with a way...
- Tue May 25, 2021 5:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail wedge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7864
Re: Tail wedge
Unusual top doming on the lower bout of that instrument...almost cylindrical. What's the go there? Have you done any Chladni testing on this top? Not done any testing but you can hear what it sounds like: https://youtu.be/YN16lL5lDE4?t=82 I've covered the topic here: https://www.nkforsterguitars.co...
- Mon May 24, 2021 7:54 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail wedge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7864
Re: Tail wedge
Really nice piece of work. Thanks for posting. You mention that the jarrah wasn't difficult to bend, as you are using a veneer. Can I ask, how thick is the veneer, and what is the base you are working over? Just normal veneer. 0.6mm. Underneath is another piece of veneer and a substrate, then more ...
- Sun May 23, 2021 7:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail wedge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7864
Re: Tail wedge
Nigel I like it. Did you rout out the trough or do it by hand? And that side wood looks amazing what is it? I would imagine it would be hard to bend without cracking. Fourth photo down is what I rigged up to rout the mortise. The plywood sticks were butted up against the wedge and held with the sup...
- Sat May 22, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tail wedge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7864
Tail wedge
I quite like some of the simple inlay work that has been doing the rounds for a while, so I thought I'd have a go. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ox4K7DCC5oM/YKhaMmTzaII/AAAAAAAAGcY/qVopxnXEQycg0wEUd4sP0vN3Yg-zVWyzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_1187.jpg https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-12AMUD4H-3w/YKhaZvvX2KI/AAAAAAAAG...
- Sun Feb 21, 2021 2:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Overseas payments
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12460
Re: Overseas payments
I've used Transferwise for years. It's the only system I use as 95% of my sales are overseas. It is worth making up a few PDFs with detailed instructions for clients to print off and follow - American banks are particularly useless at getting this right first time and their retail banking system is ...
- Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Chinese bending iron
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3889
Re: Chinese bending iron
I'd suggest buying a decent one. Not an Ibex, they're wobbly in weeks.
The best you can get is made in England:
https://luthiers-bench.com/products/ben ... 9642213575
The best you can get is made in England:
https://luthiers-bench.com/products/ben ... 9642213575
- Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:42 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New workshop to be
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14483
Re: New workshop to be
I'm set up in a fairly small space. Effectively a three car garage. One cars' worth is split into two small rooms - one is humidity controlled where the wood is stored and glue ups happen. The other is where most of the handwork happens. It has the best light. Then there is the main shed - just over...
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:50 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Great sharpening set up
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9041
Re: Great sharpening set up
Do you mean "would this make the blades edge curved?" No, it doesn't. They come out flat.
- Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What Veneer for body
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8164
Re: What Veneer for body
This thread might help too:
http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?t=7883
Basically, the more complex the shape, the more issues you will have. So an arched cutaway with a deep recurve is harder to do than a cylinder.
http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?t=7883
Basically, the more complex the shape, the more issues you will have. So an arched cutaway with a deep recurve is harder to do than a cylinder.
- Sat Dec 05, 2020 6:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What Veneer for body
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8164
Re: What Veneer for body
Please post some photos of the veneer if you can. Let's see what you got@ Laminating tops and backs from scratch is no simple task. Most o the European firms who do this start with a spruce core, with show veneers on the outside of maple or good quality spuce. There is a video of an American chap wh...