Some action at last in the workshop

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:57 am

Nice shop Martin (look of extreme jelousy on face), well laid out. I couldn't have a shop like that tho, all that timber begging to be bent and glued....I'd forget to leave the shop. Although I could put a sleeping bag in one corner and who needs to eat when you have all that Wood

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:04 am

Hi Nick,

No sleep overs allowed in this shop...if Im not inside for dinner by 6pm sharp theres a p***ed off looking Japanese girl banging on the main door of the shop.

The shop is a bit of a mess at present.....I need some decent racks for wood so I can clear off some of the bench space. Tools could be better arranged as well. All to be done when I get some time off work.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:36 pm

Isnt fate a funny thing. I was all booked for a trip over to Perth for meetings and stuff. Sunday my back went out so a 3 1/2 hour flight west tomorrow is out of the question. Cant fly, cant do any domestics...but oh dear I can still manage to cut fret slots.

Probably old hat to most of you but some of the newbies might find attached pics of interest.

Standard Stewmac fret slot cutting jig. I stick fretboard to melamine covered MDF using double sided tape. The MDF runner is registered hard against registration pin side of the jig (bevel in runner is to clear the pin). The piece of fret wire with tang studs filed off is to check depth of slots.

Cutting slot with fret saw (Stewmac job). I run saw through candle to make it cut easier.

Checking slot depth. I check alll slots again after board comes out of the jig and deepen if necessary.

Bevelling slots with triangular file. Less chance of tear out during a fret pull if slots are bevelled.

Repairing tear out on fretboard surface using 5 minute epoxy mixed with ebony dust. Tear out occured during planing of.....plane was running opposite to grain direction.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:13 pm

kiwigeo wrote: cant do any domestics...

You must be devastated

kiwigeo wrote: but oh dear I can still manage to cut fret slots.

Good on ya for giving a go, sometimes we just have to battle on

Some good tut pics there Martin for the masses to digest, thanks for posting your progress.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:55 pm

Nasty fiddly purflings......gluing up of same to IRW bindings made alot easier with John Halls lining clamps. And wax paper..useless for cooking but perfect for gluing up bindings and purlfings.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:08 pm

Nice one Martin , thanks for the tour. We have similar interests, I do the odd bit of hoon hunting myself as with three young kids that like to play on the street and a well defined bit of grumpy old man syndrome, I just can't resist. Also I get the dinner on the table at 6.00 pm and if she is not home on time it's my face that matches the Japanese woman that bashes at your door. Just curious but I didn't notice any alarm control box on the walls?

Jim

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:37 pm

Dont worry mate...the workshop is protected. If an ant farts anywhere near my stash all hell breaks loose.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:45 pm

Last few days went on bldi bindings....using LMI binding tape rather than my usual method of roping up with bias binding tape. Jury is still out on my preferred method. The LMI tape is good around the butt and neck area where there are joins but around waist where risk of binding not securing hard into the channel the bias tape method is better.

My new mountain bike. I didnt like the bell that came with the bike so I upgraded to a more effective warning device.

sebastiaan56 · Post by **sebastiaan56** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:01 pm

Looking good Martin,

Where is the rosette from?

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:55 pm

The rosette is an off the shelf job from Stewmac...havent got industrious enough to make up my own.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:09 pm

I much prefer the new bell too.

I use the brown binding tape, but still always use the wrapping method after everything is taped in place, just to cinch those bindings tight and into place. I found the tape on its own had a tendency to relax just enough to give me some gaps in places.

Progress is looking great Martin.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:10 pm

Brilliant idea Allen....bldi perfect idea!!

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:23 pm

I also get away with 1/2 the amount of tape that you've used there. I find that it also helps to have a few gaps in the tape spacing, so I can see the bindings pull tight when I put the wraps on it.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:12 pm

Allen I usually put the tape on with one tape width gap between each piece. Once Im happy the bindings and purfs have pulled in tight I fill in the gaps.

Stu · Post by **Stu** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:38 pm

kiwigeo wrote: My new mountain bike. I didnt like the bell that came with the bike so I upgraded to a more effective warning device.

Poppycock, Martin !!

That not your bike at all, It's got Scott written on it.
Unless it's either stolen or secondhand................

Nice pics of the workshop at present, too.

cheers, Stu

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:07 am

No no....The magpie's name is Scott.

The magpie is one of a clan of 6 birds who live in my garden. If Im not out of bed to feed them by 7.30 each morning the worlds loudest alarm clock goes off....6 magpies choralling away at full tilt.

Lillian · Post by **Lillian** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:37 am

Wow. So much for sleeping in.

Hippety Hop · Post by **Hippety Hop** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:24 am

I've got maggies too. My neighbour encourages them. Now that she's away they pester me. She says they must have minced steak!

Allen · Post by **Allen** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:31 pm

I'd trade 6 maggies any day for the cane toads and Indian Myna birds we've got up here. You lucky, lucky fellows.

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:01 pm

Went for a gut busting bike ride today on the new bike. The ride got me invigerated so when I got back I got busy working the neck on the current build. The fretboard got glued up yesterday.

Kim · Post by **Kim** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:33 pm

Looks great Martin, nice and clean and crisp, ewe have made great progress on this one M8

Cheers

Kim

Stephen Kinnaird · Post by **Stephen Kinnaird** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:11 am

Martin, it IS looking good there.
I especially like your idea of holding the guitar together with tape.
Should make future repairs so much simpler.

Steve

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:33 am

Stephen Kinnaird wrote:I especially like your idea of holding the guitar together with tape.

Steven & Kim are right though, it's all looking rather good there Martin. With the lighting it's hard (for me

) to tell but is that Mahogany you are using on the neck?

kiwigeo · Post by **kiwigeo** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:48 am

Nick, the neck is spanish cedar. Top is Englemann from Graham Hein and back and sides are op grade IRW from Allied. Bridge is ebony.

DarwinStrings · Post by **DarwinStrings** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:02 am

Stephen Kinnaird.....chuckle

Is it because you are a moderator Martin that you can get away with putting up a pic of your favorite pin up , or can we all do it?

Jim

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