Robin
Robin
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Topics: 13 / Replies: 1073
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RE: Neck grain runout

@seth Looking good. Working on the dining room table, excellent.

5 years ago
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RE: Neck grain runout

so im making two at the same time @seth I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your first build, I don't think I could cope with two at the same...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

@tv1010101 Most of my mistakes involve the router. I haven't made a headstock template yet, just a paper pattern, I'm thinking about using my new foun...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

@tv1010101 Another mishap with the router today and split an edge of the heel. I wedged the split open and doused it with superglue. I think most of ...

5 years ago
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RE: Neck grain runout

Hi Seth I'm also on my first build and following Mark's course, looks like I'm at much the same stage as you. I'm doing a mahogany set neck for my f...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

Have you got a jigsaw? @johnnierox-boo I do have a jigsaw but iv'e bought the wrong type of blades (I hadn't realised there were different types...

5 years ago
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RE: It can't be Wednesday ...

I'm never quite sure what day of the week it is, I'm going to be lost without my Wednesday and Saturday reminders.

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

It sounds quite idyllic where you are with all the wildlife, I’m quite envious @johnnierox-boo Iv'e got all the wildlife but iv'e not got access ...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

@tv1010101 There's no shortage of wildlife here. We see the eagles regularly, not so many buzzards as there used to be, I think the eagĺes have chase...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

I didn’t know we could upload video content on here. @johnnierox-boo I didn't know we could either, but thought I'd give it a try. Can you view ...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

That's my truss rod slit routing jig tried and tested, no more wiggley slots now.

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

That's a very blue sky for Scotland ... Photoshop??? @tv1010101 No, not photoshopped, the sun does shine sometimes. There was also a golden eagl...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

How big should your workshop be? Just a little bigger @tv1010101 I'm a bit limited to what I can have on the caravan site, iv'e got two 8'x6'...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

All those jigs take up a lot of room though! My rainy days working space is getting smaller and smaller.

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

Didn't get a lot done today due to the horizontal rain. But I did manage to knock up a headstock angle jig. I also repaired my truss rod slot rea...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

I think the risk with a loose truss rod is the “truss rod rattle” effect. I thought that would be the case, the little quality inspector sitting o...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

The truss rod slot didn't go well. I had a practice on a bit of scrap and although my router edge guide is a bit shoogley, it turned out ok. Not so go...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

I got a bigger see through base made for my router now from 6mm makralon. Also glued two cheeks on to the neck to make it wide enough for the headsto...

5 years ago
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RE: Lighting!

I've got a 6 foot long strip of 12V LEDs pinned to the underside of a shelf above my workbench. Also an old angle poise lamp attached to the same she...

5 years ago
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RE: First practice build

Iv'e got started on the neck at last. I drilled and screwed the base plate my power saw to the underside of my ancient black & decker workma...

5 years ago
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