An offcut challenge would be fun -might be a lot of "pickin' sticks" though...
I worked with someone whose husband had a high-end cabinet shop that made extensive use of exotic species. I tried to make arrangements to dig through their scrap bin, but without success!
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- Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:35 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Offcut storage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 823
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:54 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: finishing a electric guitar
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6326
Re: finishing a electric guitar
Keep in mind that a satin neck will not stay satin. Constant handling will polish it to a high gloss over time. I have a 30-year old Strat that started out satin, but you’d never guess that now! 

- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:10 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2705
Re: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
Yeah - we'll see how this goes. Of course, at my age, I could begin assuming room temperature long before any issues become evident!Peter Wilcox wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:09 pmI haven't used it for any structural applications as I have read there are questions about its long term strength.


- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:09 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Offcut storage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 823
Re: Offcut storage
Peter Wilcox wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:01 pmI'm so lazy that if I can't reach down and get something, I just cut a new piece even though I have an offcut that is perfectly adequate, but would take a small effort to find.

- Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:39 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
I just thought I'd put a period to this thread. The more I learned about this instrument, the more I realized that building one would be as much (or more) an engineering project as it would be lutherie. The geometry of the neck is quite different. There is little to no "relief" - the strings remain ...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:19 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2705
Re: Almost consistently bad glue joints...
To add to Alan's comments, I did a build a couple of years ago (Lester with ebony FB, mahogany set-neck) where I used fish glue. It avoids the short shelf-life of liquid hide glue (I also keep it under refrigeration), and is more convenient than HHG.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:59 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Offcut storage
- Replies: 6
- Views: 823
Offcut storage
I noted Peter Wilcox's lament about offcuts in this post: http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=62434&sid=ea0c2c4c7689aed2aec28f911a56feee#p62434 Peter - everyone suffers from that "offcut" problem. And yes, you don't want to just throw them all away, it's a great resource! I learned from a fell...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 8:36 pm
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Particle counters?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2232
Re: Particle counters?
Hey all - just noticed this old thread when getting ready to post something in this section. I too have a Dylos particle counter. The thing I can add to this discussion is that my shop is, much of the time, cleaner than the rest of the house. We don't have a forced-air heating system (hydronic/baseb...
- Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:33 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: My second build, my own design
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1012
Re: My second build, my own design
"Ugly"? No - not ugly at all. Impressively different is the absolute worst I could muster! It took me until my third build to not slavishly copy an existing design, and even then I just kinda put a toe over the line. I'd love to see that in person. The wood is beautiful and it's nicely proportioned....
- Mon Nov 02, 2020 10:01 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
I think the OP is fine with it!!Steven Smith wrote: ↑Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:34 pmMy apologies to the OP for drifting down the rabbit hole![]()

- Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:46 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
Hah! I hear you about getting older and wondering what effect it has on learning! I'd just turned 70 when I started drum lessons. There have been many days when I wonder "can I really do this?" Hard to say whether I'm learning slower or if it's always slow, and now I have a reason to be concerned ab...
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:49 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
Pretty darn cool but for me, I think I have enough trouble with the acoustic guitar! I'm finding that learning a musical instrument is "additive". I played (mostly electric) 6-string guitar for many, many years. Started noodling with a bass a few years ago, and picked it up fairly quickly, although...
- Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:35 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
It's addictive for sure. Hard not to be always thinking about the next build!!
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 5:25 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
Those are interesting - and surprisingly reasonably priced! I'd still like to build one though... 

- Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:41 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Chapman stick?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17415
Re: Chapman stick?
After having now completed three builds...I would really love to tackle one of these!!
- Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Attach routing template to spruce top
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12060
Re: Attach routing template to spruce top
I'm increasingly thinking there is an acoustic guitar somewhere in my future...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:34 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Fender neck pockets - rectangular or tapered?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2514
Re: Fender neck pockets - rectangular or tapered?
I can't answer your either/or question, but if you're making a neck, I just did a bass that had a taper at the heel (continuous straight lines from the nut to the heel) and used two templates to rout both the heel of the neck (actually the entire neck shaft) and the neck pocket. I got as close to a ...
- Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:18 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Body carve
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1660
Re: Body carve
Yeah - I'm looking for an opportunity to do more of this. It's really enjoyable.
Can't help you on the "memory" that I'm triggering though...
Can't help you on the "memory" that I'm triggering though...

- Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:33 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Body carve
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1660
Body carve
I recently finished a build that involved carving the body by hand. Not having any experience in carving, here is how I did it. The carve amounted to a "fillet" that varied in width around the body. I used a piece of 1/2" MDF to define the shape of the inner edge of that fillet, and used a top-beari...
- Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Bass build is done
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2180
Re: Bass build is done
Thanks, Marc.