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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!

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!

Peter Wilcox wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:09 pm

I haven't used it for any structural applications as I have read there are questions about its long term strength.

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 5:01 pm

I'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.

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 ...

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.

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...

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...

"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....

Steven Smith wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:34 pm

My apologies to the OP for drifting down the rabbit hole

I think the OP is fine with it!!

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...

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...

It's addictive for sure. Hard not to be always thinking about the next build!!

Those are interesting - and surprisingly reasonably priced! I'd still like to build one though...

After having now completed three builds...I would really love to tackle one of these!!

I'm increasingly thinking there is an acoustic guitar somewhere in my future...

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 ...

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...

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...

Thanks, Marc.