Russ
Russ
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Next, glue the 4 pieces together to form the heel then glue the heel to the neck 🎶🎸🙏🙂

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Once the glue has set the headstock can be planed flat to the 14mm thickness. 🙂🙏🎸🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

Once the two pieces are planed flat and square they can be glued together as shown in the pictures. The thickness of the join between the headstock pi...

2 years ago
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RE: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

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: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

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: 📐Russ' Parlour N°2📏

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. 🙂🎶🙏🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

A bit of a closer look. 🎸🙏🎶🙂

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

All finished......🙌 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: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Preparing bridge pin holes for strings 🎶🙂🙏🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Finishing.... with oil 🎸🙏🙂🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Saddle making 🎶🙂🙏🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

More nut making 🎸🙏🙂🎶

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Making the nut 🎶🙂🙏🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Leveling, crowning and polishing frets 🎶🙂🙏🎸

2 years ago
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RE: 🧰Russ' College Guitar Build 📚

Gluing on the bridge 🎸🙏🙂🎶

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