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I've fiddled with it a bunch and just can't really get it to work very well for me. I've messed with closing the throat and setting for a light cut etc. but by the time I get it set to where it's not tearing stuff up it's taking such a light shaving as to be pretty useless. I've been meaning to have Hock make me an iron in between those two Ibex irons size wise and then building a little wooden plane to stick it in but just never have. The palm protector is just some scrap maple I had laying around that I made to fit over the iron.
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06-08-2016 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dingusmingus
Thanks, dingus. It is a Nicholson variant, and should outlast humanity.
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Cool, Christophe! I've always wanted one of those, but they don't pop up very often down here and when they do, they're absurdly priced. They have a reputation of being quite finicky, but hey, they are meant to replace an entire shelf of molding planes.
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Well, I eventually got that back carved out. My prediction was correct -- this was some pretty difficult grain to work with! The figure really wanted to gouge, so I had to be very careful, but we got there.
After all the carving, it was nice to spend a relaxing morning with my dovetail saw and a bench hook making kerfed linings. I assume this is how the pioneers made their jazz guitars.
With the linings ready, it was time for the sides. First I thickness planed them down to 2mm or a little under...
... and then got ready to bend!
I thought that the figured grain would give me problems, but it actually went fairly smoothly (with a healthy dose of patience). The wood resisted me a bit on the cutaway, but was eventually convinced.
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Wow. That hurt my hand just looking at those pictures. You HAND CUT the kerfs in lining? Wouldn't it be faster to just use solid linings and bend them? And that back... You must have the patience of a saint and mad plane sharpening skills.
I don't know whether to congratulate you or suggest you seek professional help!
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This thread rocks, good lord.
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interresting heating device Jay,
not too hot ?
christophe
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That is remarkably nice work Jay! I am particularly impressed that you were able to hand plane the ribs down to 2mm. I didn't see any sandpaper on your bench. Do you have an aversion to abrasives as well as power tools? The wood choices look great. What is your plan for the neck woods? I'm sure it will be interesting, judging from what I have seen so far.
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You must use a high angled frog to tackle that figured wood! Looks great so far.
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Thanks, peeps!
Originally Posted by ninjasan
Originally Posted by Matt Cushman
Originally Posted by BigToe
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Jehu, thank you for posting all of this. It's like we are watching a guitar come into existence, step by step... Nice work!
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Quick update!
With the sides bent, I installed neck and tailblocks, and began bracing the sides. I decided to give the classic bias tape method a go rather than wood supports, with buckram supporting the soundport. (I am quite pleased with the buckram; I think I will start using it for f-hole support rather than gauze).
Then I began to carefully -- carefully, now! -- rough out the sound port.
Once the sides were ready, I attached the back and gave the interior a coat of shellac.
Then I popped the top on, and as I pared off the excess perimeter from the plates, the box started to take on a familiar shape...
Last edited by Jehu; 08-31-2016 at 10:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by wagz
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You cut the sound ports with an XACTO knife?!!! Ok, you've answered my question. Please seek professional help!!!
Just kidding, of course. Looks great.
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Originally Posted by rlrhett
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Originally Posted by rlrhett
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She's looking mighty good Jay! I like the sound port. I also like your use of the buckram reinforcement. I have been using an old raw silk shirt I found at a rummage sale. Raw silk and HHG love each other and make a super strong yet thin fabric reinforcement when bonded to wood. What is your buckhorn woven from and how do you bond it to the wood?
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Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
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Originally Posted by Jehu
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Originally Posted by Matt Cushman
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Originally Posted by rlrhett
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I think that even using a Stihl 022 chainsaw, Jay would do a smooth and acurate cut,
thanks once more for posting,
christophe
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Welcome back to the world's slowest guitar build! Hope nobody has had a cab waiting! Apologies for the lack of updates, folks. I've had a lot of non-guitar projects to take care of for the house, but I've managed to slowly chip away at this build.
With the body closed, it was binding time. I know I've said "never again" a couple times before, but this time I mean it: This is my last time cutting the binding channels by hand with a gramil and chisels! It's just too anxiety-provoking, and there is too much bruising of the adjacent wood to clean up afterwards.
Anyway, I got 'er done; first the top rabbet...
... then the side rabbet. Here's how things look before cleaning up with a flat file:
Next I installed a tail wedge:
And after bending the rosewood (I know, I know) bindings, glued 'em in!
Things didn't turn out too badly, and with a bit more tidying the mitres should look pretty good.
It still needs a lot of surface prep, but after scraping the recurve, the body is more or less ready to rock. The only issue I ran into is while scraping the recurve in one of the waist areas, I accidentally scraped into the binding, resulting in a narrower binding in that area. My fix was to do the same to the remaining three, so it doesn't look (as) out of place. It's a new feature that I call "proportional width binding", and is available for a small upcharge.
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... Rimu and Kauri were being laminated and extensions were being glued in place.
I attached headstock veneers and sawed the headstock to shape. I could have sworn I took pictures of the inlay process, but I can't seem to find them anywhere...
I slotted the Black Maire fretboard...
... and after installing the dual-action trussrod, glued it in place.
I bound and radiused the fretboard...
And tapped in the frets before trimming the excess from the sides and extension.
Ready for shaping!
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Very nice work, Jay!
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