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- Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Titebond liquid hide glue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 154
Re: Titebond liquid hide glue
If it works for me, it will work for anyone willing to do as I did. Go to the hardware store and check the dates on it. If it's well under a year old like mine is then it's good. I tested it and it dried glass hard just like HHG. I guess it's easier to know it's fresh when you make it yourself in a ...
- Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Titebond liquid hide glue
- Replies: 8
- Views: 154
Re: Titebond liquid hide glue
I believed all this "malarkey and switched to HHG for many years. I've recently switched back. If you buy fresh, look at the date, it works fine long term. I have a violin I reattached the top with it 30+ years ago. I still play it and there have been zero problems. It's hide glue and so much easier...
- Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:06 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Long Hiatus... New Tele Style Guitar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5122
Re: Long Hiatus... New Tele Style Guitar
Awesome, you just gave me an idea for some cracked EIR. A tele is on my list and an EIR top would be perfect for it.
- Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:22 am
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Making fretboard inlay dots
- Replies: 6
- Views: 646
Re: Making fretboard inlay dots
I don't think I would try any of that with shell. Got me thinking about turning wooden ones on the lathe and slicing them off. Use some nice figured wood.
- Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:38 am
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: No bubbles or brush marks with water borne finishes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 590
Re: No bubbles or brush marks with water borne finishes
Very interesting and thanks for sharing your experience.
- Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:15 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Blank thickness for glue up
- Replies: 9
- Views: 944
Re: Blank thickness for glue up
This is where a nice thickness sander comes into play. I find I use mine quite a bit and bringing a guitar top or back from 1/4 to 1/8 is no issue at all. I tried doing it with hand planes because I love using them but for backs and tops, my thickness sander is my favorite tool.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:52 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Using the LMI/O’Brien neck mortise jig
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2794
Re: Using the LMI/O’Brien neck mortise jig
You can always remove some material from it and add it back on with tape in the future if you found it doesn't work. Personally I can't imagine working that precise and would prefer to leave some wood for adjustment. I have always cut mine with a hand saw so I really don't know a thing about doing i...
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: New Build for Myself
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2271
Re: New Build for Myself
I can't get past the tool wall. There's a guitar?
- Thu Jul 30, 2020 10:37 am
- Forum: Archtop Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Maple plate carving
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3887
Re: Maple plate carving
I spent some time doing the math and cutting a circle from cardboard and making a hole about 3/8" from the center. Low and behold, I've drawn a nice arch. Thank you. In the past I've used templates or just eyeballed my mandolin tops. I'll give this a try next time and see how it lines up with my tem...
- Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:35 pm
- Forum: String Instrument Repair: Practical and Political Issues
- Topic: Crack repair
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5957
Crack repair
I made this repair with thin CA. As much as I wanted to use something else, this crack was just to tight. My question is, would you go further in an attempt to hide the line.? I obviously did a better job of aligning the wood towards the lower bout. Tint some CA?
Repaired
Repaired
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Body vise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4249
Re: Body vise
Whoa, I love this. Thanks so much for sharing your design.
- Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:53 am
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: First Electric Guitar
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4354
Re: First Electric Guitar
Well worth the time. That's a beauty.
- Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:03 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: New Mandolin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4631
Re: New Mandolin
I agree with Barry. But, I have no experience with electric mandolins and you are probably partial to that bridge after all the work you did. Make one and change it and see.
- Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:12 pm
- Forum: Glues and Finishes
- Topic: Color Theory
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5090
Re: Color Theory
I really like the outcome. You have me thinking 

- Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:25 am
- Forum: Jam Session
- Topic: Is guitar building like crack or nicotine?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11750
Re: Is guitar building like crack or nicotine?
I find buying luthier tools and wood to be like crack. I have a rather large order coming from SM today. I'm so excited!!
- Wed May 29, 2019 8:43 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: William Cumpiano Interview
- Replies: 24
- Views: 55050
Re: William Cumpiano Interview
Brent, where can I see your tops? I would love to buy some based solely on tone as you select it. I don't need any right now but hopefully I'll get to guitar number 3 someday.
- Wed May 22, 2019 11:18 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Need some advice on fingerstyle guitars
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9084
Re: Need some advice on fingerstyle guitars
IMO the 12-fret 000 or 14 fret OM size (15" wide lower bout) is god's size for the steel string guitar, especially for fingerstyle. I would also try to get away from scalloped bracing and lean toward 'straight' or 'tapered' bracing. Scalloped emphasizes bass and 'punch', where straight bracing, and...
- Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:28 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Hand planing thin wood
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15458
Re: Hand planing thin wood
Well, since I started this thread, a lot has changed. Screw the hand tools, I bought a bandsaw and a Supermax 19-38 drum sander. Got the sander on sale while it was out of stock and now it's 150.00 more. Yay for me. But I'm still waiting for it.
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:05 pm
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Hand planing thin wood
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15458
Re: Hand planing thin wood
I've done it a time or two 

- Mon Aug 27, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: Flat-Top Acoustic Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Hand planing thin wood
- Replies: 23
- Views: 15458
Re: Hand planing thin wood
And this has what to do with hand-planing?
I no longer own a thickness planer and hope I never do again. I'm now finding it so easy to do with hand planes and I derive a lot of pleasure from the dust and noise free environment. Of course I still have and use a tablesaw.

I no longer own a thickness planer and hope I never do again. I'm now finding it so easy to do with hand planes and I derive a lot of pleasure from the dust and noise free environment. Of course I still have and use a tablesaw.
