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RE: B grade neck blanks

@koendb have you made laminated necks before, this is on my “to do” list after my first build. Partly due to the excellent look I’ve seen from the res...

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@russ yeah it doesn’t look particularly hard or time consuming. There seems to be a hell of a lot of specialist tools that just aren’t necessary unles...

4 years ago
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RE: Hammers vs presses

@mattbeels thanks, don’t have an arbour press so that’s not really an option, I’ve heard of people mounting a caul in a drill press though not sure th...

4 years ago
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RE: CrystaLac Brite Tone Instrument Finish is now in the UK.

This stuff looks great, for me I’ve no option to spray it so hoping the claims that you can brush it on too are accurate. Good to know from the video...

4 years ago
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RE: Update and apology...

@markbailey I can only echo what other people here have said, I truly hope life take a turn for the better for your family soon. As for the forums, pe...

4 years ago
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RE: Moving the bridge but only a little

@rocknroller912 oddly I did something very similar but just rolled some sandpaper into a cone, it all worked out well, and the bridge is in the right ...

4 years ago
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RE: Moving the bridge but only a little

@tv101 thanks for the advice. Annoyingly none of the existing holes are reusable, they’re small too and I don’t have any small dowel. Pretty sure if I...

4 years ago
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RE: Pattern stock to pattern

@mattbeels 🙂 I’d just watched that in one of the videos too, I’m gonna need more MDF!

4 years ago
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RE: Moving the bridge but only a little

@tv101 It’s a Tele copy, pretty sure it’s the bridge as it’s not parallel with the neck pickup which is parallel with the end of the fretboard. It’s o...

4 years ago
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RE: Moving the bridge but only a little

@rocknroller921 this was partly why I was asking as it’d be home made it wouldn’t have any flutes unless I cut them in. I’ve tried a similar thing in ...

4 years ago
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RE: Not only do I suck at routing, I suck at gluing too.

@tv101 Do you know of any particular drills worth looking out for s/h? Would like to get hold of a bigger/better one for when I get more workshop spac...

4 years ago
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RE: Pattern stock to pattern

@cheesewhisk Looks great! I finished the body template for my less spiky bandsman. Looking forward to the finished article you create here! It looks...

4 years ago
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RE: Flattening Jig

@darrenking Looks brilliant, nicely done 🙂 another vote for adding stops, sounds like you’re planning to anyway! Only thing that would put me off is t...

4 years ago
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RE: Machine Wax

@darrenking I used some self adhesive P profile door seal around my band saw so it now gets fairly reasonable suction. Nothing you can really do with ...

4 years ago
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RE: Machine Wax

@rocknroller912 jealous of that one, I’ve a tiny hobby size wood lathe, engineering lathes seem prohibitively expensive for one that’s worth having. A...

4 years ago
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RE: Machine Wax

@rocknroller912 might give it a go and see what it’s like. Engineering or wood lathe?

4 years ago
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RE: Machine Wax

@rocknroller912 that was my main concern, this one states that it’s not silicone based and doesn’t Mark or penetrate the wood. That said I can’t think...

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