Bill Flude
Bill Flude
@frocesterbill
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RE: Circular Saw Table for Fret Slot Cutting

Bad luck or bad planning...... Make sure that the workshop boxes go onto the lorry first that way they will be last out at the other end and most acce...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

I am getting used to my new guitar - used a Free-Way switch (3X3-03 ) - it has two sets of 3 ways (ie six positions) the down ones give humbuckers and...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Arthur is just about finished. Very happy with how he has turned out - plays pretty well - a few tatty bits but I know what caused them. Cheap route...

5 years ago
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RE: Thistle 2: The archtop

Looks really good!

5 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

That seems to sort it - upload file to GM and it displays correctly. Will do that in the future.

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

How do others post pics - my pics are on Flickr - I then just copy and paste a link - on other forms I have used BBCode but they didn't work as a stra...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Aplogies for wide picture - picture taken on my iPhone - looks OK on phone and in Flickr - looks too wide on GM... Any ideas how to correct this?

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

After 5 coats of finishing oil I decided that was enough - it has a nice sheen and feels smooth. Bridge posts were tapped in and I though I would try ...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

It came from eBay - as I have had problems with the grub screws falling out of the collar that holds the bearing in place on two others..... I have ...

6 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

First coat of Liberon Finishing Oil - really liking the Ovangkol cap.

6 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Done some ‘finiting’ - a small amount of filler round the neck joint - knocked some sharp edges off - removed the little ledge at the end of the fretb...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Neck glued and clamped - have brought the guitar into a cool part of the house as the workshop is cold, the Titebond bottle says don’t use under 50 d...

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

I carefully clamped the neck into the body and checked the neck angle and side to side alignment - the top side of the neck pocket is where the error ...

6 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Still puzzled by my less than tight neck fit - just tried the neck in my neck pocket pattern and it is a very tight fit so what went wrong - could it ...

6 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Now sanded to 180 grit - also started to level frets. Body and neck feeling quite smooth.....

6 years ago
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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Started tidying and sanding 80 grit now done - started 120 on the body.

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Round over front and back - neck angle set.

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RE: Arthur - the sort of Bandsman

Neck pocket routed and pickup holes taken to final depth. The neck isn’t a very tight fit - do I need to do anything?

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