We will be making tons of man glitter. 😀  Totally @tej!  I was going to buy the 350S myself but then I fell in love with the Sabre and as my birthday was approaching I thought I’d try to wrangle…   Read more»

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Here is the the kind of thing you need to cut inlays. I got mine from Cookson Gold by post.

@tej I don’t use superglue for inlays or anything else if I can avoid it. Always stick my fingers together and there are so many different varieties, so if your not in a hurry use ordinary white glue it gives…   Read more»

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What’s the difference? I always thought they were two names for the same thing and a quick goofle search seems to confirm that…

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Here is the video

@tej  Marquetry is different to fretboard inlays, it’s contrasting pieces of cross grained wood traditionally fixed in with hot hide glue. Tracing paper can be used for both to draw the shape, so for a fretboard it’s cut out and…   Read more»

@tej Here is the link plus one on the knife it might be mentioned in both. https://youtu.be/wtp4B03Pi0s   https://youtu.be/rv8ZXpsAwp8 Hope you have got Aldi out of your system, their advertising blurb is as infectious as Covid. Don’t be fooled again,…   Read more»

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You could still rescue your pliers if you have a good blow lamp by using the above process. Good practice. Watch Mark’s video.

@tej Jon is correct. Heating metal goes though colours – blue, yellow, red then white. Hardening is done by heating to cherry red then quenching in oil as Mark demonstrated on the live stream making a bent chisel. Then heat…   Read more»

@tej sounds to me like you let the metal get too hot.Unless you’re grinding HSS tools you need to make sure things don’t get hot, if it changes colour then you’ve compromised the hardening.
 

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These are my fret pullers that I mentioned earlier.
 

The only I’m confident with is the nut files one of you kind people suggested already, a set of 3 double edge ones from Hosco That was me @tej 😉 I would suggest the fretting hammer made by Summit and…   Read more»

not sure in duty from Europe now @tej, yeah thats why I prefer mainland Europe companies lately. I do buy from UK/US based luthier shops on occasion, but only if I can’t find it here. Nothing to do with chauvinism,…   Read more»

Hi @tej,  Watch out for the 20% off at Stewmac. That helps cover the cost of the import taxes. I know that doesn’t help if you need to get a tool quickly but it can help build up your toolbox…   Read more»

@tej I use ordinary end cut pliers from the local diy shop with the end filed or ground to make a flat. They work fine and cost £2. When I go back to work later I will take a photo….   Read more»

Cheers @Tej – it’s been a bit of a journey for me over the past few months.  Not having done anything like this previously, the first few efforts were “treated kindly” by the audience!! Bliss last night, it was better…   Read more»

I quite like it though! @tej I like it too, it’s asymmetrical now but there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a different beast but it look balanced and I bet it would be really ergonomic to play. I don’t think…   Read more»

@tej This is the second Bandsman where I carved more of the bottom horn away. 

@tej It’s a good thing to do, I did it on my first Bandsman. I’m glad I did it, I’ve got quite big hands and they need all the room they can get. I actually wish I’d gone a bit…   Read more»

@Tej, The router is actually a good idea! You just need to be very careful and have a right sized bit I guess.It is ideal, because you can really accurately place it and almost no chance of tear-out. just going…   Read more»