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I don't remember the name of the guitar, but didn't someone build a guitar with a "toravos" or something similarly named. It was a metal cone in the sound hole which evidently did not remain popular. This was an "invention" from about a century or more ago. ( It was before my tim...

I see an ad for a Pick Punch. It cuts a pick out of any left over plastic you have laying around.

The ad is at Think Geek.

Any one have experience with this?

Interesting Idea! I look forward to seeing your progress.

I have no idea what to suggest however.

I threw out the broken clamps. I will have to break more!

Definitely cool!

I like Chuck's tool, but I like this also.

Being cheap, I bought a few of the HF chinese made clamps. They keep breaking the plastic and I just threw them away one by one as they broke.

The part that broke was the plastic lever that tightens it.

Can you explain how you repaired the plastic handle?

Make it adjustable.

For heavy work you will want good mass to avoid any vibration. For small work it will not need much mass.

Nice!

Another way to force glue into a crack is to lay the thinned glue in a small bead over the crack, and place masking tape over the bead. Seal the edges of the tape and then you can push the glue into the joint. Remove the tape, and wipe off the excess.

I don't have any personal experience, but I remember seeing something about stitching the veneers together with very thin thread of some kind.

The thread disappears when it is sanded and finished. If you google search for veneer thread stitching, you find machines for sale and other information.

For what kind of instrument? I used some Osage, glued together cross grain, as a tail piece for an Upright Washtub type of bass. I had to reinforce it with some carbon fiber material to keep it from pulling apart. For a 6 string guitar, I think you could reinforce any type of wood with the carbon fi...

One reason to consider a larger foot print is that once you get started turning, you will want to do larger items.

If you are at teacher in a school, do you have access to a wood shop?

This is not exactly the same.

I have made these in smaller sizes than these three characters.

I don't mean to change the topic, but here is an Osage Bow reference-- http://www.mimf.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1898#p17648 As far as harvesting osage, it is always a toss up going from wet wood to wedges. Is it best to cut to size and then dry or wait? It depends on your needs and patience...

Do you have any idea what kind of finish you applied?

I agree with Michael's comments.

No personal experience with cymbals, but from my knowledge of metal working-- If you try to braze this, you will soften the brass. It will not have the same sound characteristics, and with the change in hardness at the edges of your heating, it will be a stress riser, and possibly break more easily ...

I have used epoxy with black pigment to fill rosettes.

I don't know if epoxy with red pigment would work for your purposes or not. (or is the same as your resin that was discussed?)

You have strippers which are caustic (lye) based, and others which strip with methylene chloride. Both work, and have their problems to deal with. Then you have the choice of using sandpaper, and scrapers to take off the biggest part of the material. Use solvents and sandpaper to smooth the surface ...

I don't think it has any mold. I think the original coatings lost the solvents, shrank back and later coats were applied. Again, the question of what do you want to do with this? The wood looks solid and sturdy underneath. I think you could strip the doors easily, refinish and have a great looking a...