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I've seen fumed osage orange, and it still is unappealing to me.

I don't think osage orange B&F would look like a high end guitar. Yeah it has great acoustics but looks on the cheap side. Go with rosewood or ebony; I prefer the former. If you really want to dress up the guitar use some colored, multiline purfling around all the elements, including both sides of t...

That is a cross-grain break along the edge of the kerfing. This will be very challenging to repair so that it has sufficient structural integrity. How much experience do you have with guitar repair? It might be best to see if it is covered under warranty or even send it back to Taylor for a pay repa...

Darrel, no I wasn't directing the comment to you. It was more like hollering into the night. I have no beef with poly glue, however, I don't use it due to a negative experience with it.

Wow, those are cool. I would think you would want a hefty table mounted router to drive those bits.

They won't crack. They will be fine. One thing you should have learned from this experience is that thin sides bend easily.

David, do you ever get the feeling that people put less faith in those with real experience that those with unfounded "theories"?

I like both of them.

Carl, glad you came up with a solution. I think my suggestion should have been more directed to Enrico.

Carl, that is interesting. My old 16-32 does not have pressure rollers. I also do not get a thickness variation like that. You might consider ditching the pressure rollers.

Setting intonation ALWAYS moves the saddles, starting at the scale length, away from the nut. So your bridge adjustment zone should be centered on your scale length plus the compensation, which can be calculated with one of the online compensation calculators. I like the one on Stem-Mac's site. If d...

I think the advertised long life of LEDs is based on theory and not history.

To me, this doesn't sound like snipe. Snipe is not gradual. It usually looks like a semicircular divot in the last half inch of the board. It is caused by the board tilting upwards as the end runs under the sanding drum. The gradual taper Enrico describes is more likely a flexing of the sander's fra...

The exhaust valve makes a big difference in comfort too. Without one, you re-breathe mostly hot, moist air from your exhalation. And the inside of your respirator's filter will get saturated, which reduces it's effectiveness. The only reason they don't put exhaust valves on surgical respirators is t...

The varying thickness as described suggests that something is loose in the frame. Check that all the hardware is tight. Also make sure the frame is not cracked.

Are you taking light cuts?

If your mask has an exhaust valve then oxygen should not be minimized nearly as much as it is if you don't have an exhaust valve, like all surgical N95 masks. Other that catching dust at the source, you can also install a full shop air cleaner. The most protective solution is a PAPR (powered air pur...

Why not just scrape away what you can and then use sandpaper to get down to fresh wood?

Sounds like you have a compatible top coat and that you have done a test piece. That should be sufficient to start finishing the guitars.

Thanks Clay, Chuck and David! Can you tell that I like making jigs even more than guitars?