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I might be the only guy around that isn't crazy about sunbursts but this is beautiful!

Geeze I just hope to build something that stays in tune and you're making tuning bars sound easy!
This is a brilliant thread!

"He said he is an expert on making them as he has done a course and made his own but . . ."
Well I'm certainly impressed.
New member huh?

If I could come up with a something that hasn't been said I'd offer it up. All I can say is WOW!
Rob

Puff wrote:So there ya go. Cats and dogs are hardwood, horses and peoples ain't.
So do Monkeys have pores or hands?

Well rather oor hands because of that thumb thing they have going on

Nice Chris!

That could be handy for several tasks.
Thanks Lilian!
Rob

Oh and there is another bluing method which I would steer clear of but apparently you can get a beautiful peacock blue by immersing the steel in molten potassium nitrate (or something like that, it maybe another chemical though) where you bring the temperature up to around those same tempering temp...

Gents:
You do realize that each time you mention these enterprises you are feeding the web robots for search engines don't you?
Rob

I have just finished my latest build but it doesnt play all that well,and I'm not sure what I did wrong, Any idea's ? Try shifting the string spacing a little closer or dropping two strings altogether, buy a sombrero & turn it into one of those big arse mexican basses. You'd make a fortune at outdo...

Bwahahahahaha Inlaid!
Thank you so much for this post I have a new non-guitar project

Markus,
Thanks for this post! For a rookie like myself the mistakes are a real education.
Rob

Thanks!

Hey, wanna buy a bloke plane? Can I team it with my lady plane and get myself a whole bunch of miniature planes? 8) As long as the polarity is reversed there's a chance 8) I have had good luck with Woodcraft house brands if it's any help. . . . If you only had one block plane would it make sense to...

Nice work! It didn't just fix the problem but I think your work made things much more elegant.
Rob

I think I had seen one of these before so it launched a search. . . .
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-XqCtu ... re=related[/youtube]
This one sounds pretty bad but I like the old Tele parts he added

informative! Thanks

seeaxe wrote:Hi Dave,
The real bridge is "floating " on the soundbaord in about the right place so I can adjust it back and forth. This jig sits near the back end of the guitar.

Cheers
Richard

Oh DUH! Thanks I understand now. I thought . . . .never mind
I really like this jig!
Rob

That's great!
Thanks

Hi Tim Some of us would probably like to view again those img- 's from your Original Post of April 2010 on building an economical cyclone system ... are they still on file? Yes please Tim! Rob Without Tim's photos here is a concept (but much smaller) http://store.oneida-air.com/dust-deputy-diy.aspx

or Delta!

What a great thread!
Thanks

Rob

Thanks so much Tim!

Clever!
But Tim. . . . can you elaborate on item #5
Rob

What a great idea!
Thanks,
Rob