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Today even the first search was quite fast. In my case it might have been the https vs http. I generally set my browsers to try and force https so that could have caused an initial time-out. I have safari and have been using it for more than a decade. It is one of the suckiest browsers there is but ...

The search works for me with a "but". When I do the first search it seems to hang up. Looks like it is not working at all. Eventually, feels like "forever" (maybe 1 min + :-)) the results get displayed. I actually gave up on the first test I had left the tab open so I spotted the results eventually....

Thanks for all the suggestions.
I found a place that has some entry level Makita trimmers very cheap. I am severely tempted to buy a pair.

This is one of the pair I am working on at the moment. So far I am quite happy with the progress. If this project is successful and I manage to sell the pair quickly, next up will be a repeat with maybe four instead of two and a tweak or two to the project. Gotta finish this pair first. . ready to c...

I have never really used routers although I have two, laminate trimmer size. So the things I am thinking about: Making bridges, slotting a neck and setting in a ready made rosette. Any tips for these items? Any other items where a router is a real time saver? ----------------------------------------...

Thanks guys. All useful stuff.

I generally use shellac/french polishing. I have no facilities for spraying beyond maybe an spray can occasionally. I am doing a pair of guitars at the moment where I want to use every short cut I can think of and spending up the finish would be very helpful. One option is to brush on shellac but I ...

I think I have pretty much always had one like Beate's. It probably got more use before I finally succumbed to buying a battery operated drill/electric screwdriver but it is regularly used nonetheless. I can't really imaging being without one. I would quite like to have a brace (as in brace and bit)...

My immediate feeling is that you have fallen foul of a humidity drop. I am guessing that NH is cold right now and into the winter heating season. If so, humidity may have dropped quite a bit since the back braces were prepared - assuming you did them in advance. I reckon new back braces and careful ...

The rosette looks like the same pattern I used on my 11 course lute. Back then it took me a full 2 days to do it. I would not have the patience any more.

Nice work.

One other point to remember is that most guitars sound different to the player and the listener. A professional might well choose one guitar for amusement at home and something quite different for playing to an audience. Amplification/pick-ups change the story completely again.

I have two different things I use. One is a plain industrial 2 cartridge rubber type respirator. I have p3 cartridges in it at the moment. I find it quite effective and much more comfortable than I would have expected despite wearing a beard. My glasses fit OK with it too and don't fog up much as th...

I think I have it figured out. :-) When I installed the new blade I cur a few things free hand and all was ok. I didn't use the fence/guide. This time I wanted some straight cuts so I used the fence. Thew blade is a bit smaller than the old blade so what I didn't do when I put the new blade in was c...

Thanks guys. The blade is almost new. I doubt if I have run it more than 30 mins in total. The curve is horizontal - as if I was trying to cut a curve such as the waist of a guitar. Somehow the blade starts to point inwards to the guide at the beginning of t he cut and as I finish it up it points ba...

I have a small bandsaw and am having a new problem with it. I have next to no experience with bandsaws. The problem is most likely self-inflicted. It was not used for a good few months and I readjusted the blade tension (if is a simple model with no tension indicators of any kind) during which proce...

I just saw this on the Delcamp forum. Some good news for guitar makers and owners. https://www.classicalguitardelcamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=117570&start=45#p1345498 Summary: An update to the rules about Rosewood is being proposed which exempts finished musical instruments from the ban. Click to s...

I wonder could it be something as simple as back absorbing heat causing some problem?

At the lower end of the market it might be that all the "black guitars" are from the same line despite the brand names - all with the same flaw.

On my most recent classical (20 something ) I had strings on before I carved the neck! Getting a nice (french polish) finish in around the bridge is certainly one of my weaknesses as I too want to hear the guitar as soon as possible and also might want to sand a bit off the top if I am not happy Onl...

Thanks Bob, Clay. Not sure what the "perspex" I have is. I'll check the description. I will look into a skip blade the next time. There is one available form the supplier but I was not clear if it was useful or not. Another Q. Any uses you can think of for a broken (3/8" blade)? I suspect it is just...

Thanks David. I will give it a shot in the next couple of days. The supplier's answer was essentially that they have only ever tested my bandsaw for wood so they would not recommend anything for plastics. When I asked if they had suitable saw for plastic - the same answer. I can understand the cya a...