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Plug it. Look for a piece of rosewood that has minimal grain lines, line any that exist up the best you can before cutting the plug, then once its installed and sanded take a small v chisel and lightly gouge the plug with any missing grain lines to match the fretboard, rub you hand into the gouges, ...

I just use Behlens low strength 160gram I think it is, mixed 50/50 with water, this allows for me faster drying times and more glue in the joint. With hide glue as always, fit and finish of the joint is paramount to success.

Steve

What mix ratio is your hide glue to water.

Steve

Thanks Steve for more excellent tutes. With my molds I slap on a few coats of polyurethane to make cleaning up glue and other crap off the mold a bit easier. Valid point, I guess becuase I am more in the repair field I predominantly dont hand onto molds, I will build a custom mold for a specific jo...

Missed that photo didn’t I, being hide glue just warm water was required at a couple of spots

Steve

Wow, life’s moving fast these days. Hope these are of interest to others. How to Mod Podge http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Mod_Podge.html 4CB9C6E1-0BF1-4EF0-B243-8BBFD1072FFC.jpeg How to make fixed Guitar Mold http://www.mirwa.com.au/HTS_Make_Guitar_Mold_Fixed.html 2928DCE5-78AA-4918-AF35-9D38787487B9.j...

Re my most recent topic, whats ""Brazilian Mahogany"" according to them, I got offered recently African Mahogany and it was Peach Blossom from the Rosale Order.

Steve

Sapele is heavier and more "stripey." Some like that look, some don't. It's certainly easier to spot than khaya, the best of which can look like Honduras mahogany. If anyone is interested I have hundreds of 60s sapele neck blanks sitting in a lock up in the UK. The janka hardness of sapele (1510lbf...

May be of interest to others Dr google has given me this info so far, have collated it best I can, from most desirable mahogany to least desirable and some Janka Hardness readings I have kept it all in the sapindales order, there are other mahogany’s listed under roses and fruit trees and so forth, ...

You are a good man , will look at it tomoz, I don’t get my work emails here at home

Steve

Another 120 blocks on this shelf, and more and more shelves

Steve

African Mahogany is the closest I’ve found to old Mahogany. I have a couple pallet loads in stock which I’ll be selling off as I’ve got more here than I’ll use in a lifetime now that I’m not building much anymore. If theres anyone in VIC looking for wood, cash up and pay me a visit, I’ve got a shed...

Starting to go through some of my old stock, trying to work out what’s what

Mostly Chinese mahogany, so I am guessing “Toona genus”

Steve

Yeh pretty crazy what’s coming through as mahogany, in my discussions of recent with suppliers I have been offered all sorts of plants. Example re the African mahogany, have been offered two African mahogany’s so far. African Mahogany - turned out to be peach tree African Mahogany - turned out to be...

This is an interesting article on types of mahogany’s and copy’s off

https://www.wood-database.com/wood-arti ... e-lowdown/

I wonder what Chinese mahogany is?

Steve

After info from others that may know the answer. What is the hardest / tight grained mahogany we can purchase, so many choices these days, and so many woods coming in being called mahogany that really I personally question whether they are or not I had to replace an old gretsch headstock on a late 6...

Even with space, they are still quite large, I built mine onto a frame that folds up and away into a gyprock wall when not in use, when I need it, I have an overhead powered winch which winds it down and out

Steve

Yep, I would not cnc it personally, but definitely I use the copycarver for said jobs, but I am lazy as well

Steve

Hand carving, I feel for you, that is just too much hard work.

Steve

One of my hobbies is making knives from raw material.

It has already been said, but the harder the edge the more brittle it is, I would personally always temper any steel that I quenched

Good save on a cheap set of chisels.

Steve

Yes tutes take some time, and many times I will photo a tute and then when I collate the lot, have missing important photos, so I will scrap the tute all together and hopefully do it again one day

Impressed with your fabrication skills there

Steve

Sensational

Steve

I just realised I have not done a tute on setting neck angle. Definetly now on the to do list. Yes, incorrect neck angle is rectified by flossing the heel area and or shimming the socket walls Maybe others can also come along and talk about how they do it on a build, get a little life back in the fo...

I get asked regularly why do we repair necks rather than just replace them, example a broken headstock, why spline it rather than replace it. I think a lot of people know how to replace an acoustic neck and certainly here know how to build one, but really overlook the little stuff that can make a ne...

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Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:05 pm

These circle cutters I copied from a pic

That is a pretty awesome circle cutter.

Any chance you can start a topic for others showing steps for it being made.

Steve