Russ
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RE: ๐Ÿ“Russ' Parlour Nยฐ2๐Ÿ“

Place the two pieces of the neck into the vice as shown in this picture and plane the joint flat and square and keeping the angle of the scarf joint. ...

2 years ago
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RE: ๐Ÿ“Russ' Parlour Nยฐ2๐Ÿ“

Measure 90mm from the Nut towards the end of the headstock and mark the position of the scarf joint. I cut it using a scarf joint jig on the bandsaw. ...

2 years ago
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RE: ๐Ÿ“Russ' Parlour Nยฐ2๐Ÿ“

I started by squaring up the neck blank. Planing one of the faces flat and smooth then squaring up both of the edges. I kept the blank wider than the ...

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RE: Using spalted tamarind as a fretboard

@nolanrathkegmail-com You certainly can use it for fretboards. I've seen it used a couple of times. You might be lucky enough to not need to fill in...

2 years ago
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RE: Fretboard gluing mistake.

@dhawkes1gmail-com I agree with robin, Dan. Just mark a new centre line on the fretboard and bring the sides in evenly to match your neck profile......

2 years ago
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RE: New black limba build

@nsj Very close! Nice job. Really enjoying watching this build Neil. ๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

A bit of a closer look. ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

All finished......๐Ÿ™Œ Not quite........I forgot to put fret markers in so went back and fitted side dots It's not perfect but I'm happy with ...

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Preparing bridge pin holes for strings ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Finishing.... with oil ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Saddle making ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

More nut making ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Making the nut ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Sanding ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Leveling, crowning and polishing frets ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Gluing on the bridge ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Setting bridge position ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

Knocking in some frets ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™‚๐ŸŽถ

2 years ago
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RE: ๐ŸงฐRuss' College Guitar Build ๐Ÿ“š

More bridge making ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™๐ŸŽธ

2 years ago
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