USADave
,@usadave
-
USADave replied to the topic "Finished build" – 2 years, 3 months ago
@tv101 lol Dinged the heck out of it already… I am not sure this approach is for everyone (I was really trying to do something as non-toxic as possible as almost a proof of concept, and figured there were one… Read more»
-
USADave replied to the topic "Finished build" – 2 years, 3 months ago
@russ Thanks Russ! Here are some pics from the “process” During the French polishing process I essentially filled the grain with the black dust I saved from the lightly sanding between coats of the milk paint. (which is really… Read more»
-
USADave posted a new topic "Finished build" – 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi Everyone, Finally got around to posting my finished build. (couldn’t have done it without Mark’s excellent courses) The finish believe it or not is black milk paint which is totally non-toxic and French polish. (I used Everclear as the… Read more»
-
USADave replied to the topic "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
The A string. The angle of the photo sort of hides the issue a bit. The tuner needs to move about 2.5 mm to the left so the strings fan out evenly over the headstock. A design mess up on… Read more»
-
USADave liked forum post "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
-
USADave liked forum post "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
-
USADave liked forum post "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
-
USADave liked forum post "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
-
USADave replied to the topic "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
That advice is almost too smart!
well said, thanks man! -
USADave liked forum post "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
-
USADave posted a new topic "Move a tuning peg hole?" – 4 years ago
Hi everyone, so my project continues however one of my machine head holes is driving my ocd batty so I’m considering moving it. How would one go about doing that? Dowel and redrill? Fill it with black epoxy? Don’t bother?… Read more»
-
USADave posted a new topic "More progress" – 4 years, 1 month ago
Hi Everyone Added the ebony veneer to tone down my over zealous truss rod access route… Also made progress on the body. Cutting the neck pocket was a tough as it was hard to make sure the whole thing was in… Read more»
-
USADave replied to the topic "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
Lol
thanks again everyone! I’m thinking I’m going to have a lot of leveling to do!
Much appreciated advice and I hope all is well in the UK! -
USADave liked forum post "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
-
USADave liked forum post "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
-
USADave replied to the topic "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
Cheers!
Much appreciated confidence booster!
Thanks again!
-D -
USADave liked forum post "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
-
USADave replied to the topic "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
Lol I am a total amateur but thanks man! I had some light weight paper laying around so I put my dial caliper on it so truth be told it’s a little bit of a guess. Could be .003? I’ll carry on… Read more»
-
USADave liked forum post "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
-
USADave posted a new topic "Fretting over fret job" – 4 years, 2 months ago
hi Everyone! So putting frets in even following the advice of Mark’s excellent tutorials is quite stressful!
Here’s my question… Despite my best efforts and triple checking all the parameters some of my frets did not seat enti…[Read more]
- Load More
