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I have a doubt that maybe my question was not very clear. When I say that the wood is thinner at the ends than the center, I do not mean laterally. I mean that at the beginning and at the end of the piece it is thinner than in the middle.

Hi Peter, it is about 0,2 mm thinner at both edges. So from your reply I can understand that is is unusual. I thought it could have been a pretty common problem. It’s always been this way. The sander is new. But before this I had another one cheaper that made a decent job, but had exactly the same p...

Hello, I am having an issue with my Jet 16-32 drum sander. Whatever wood I try to thickness the outer ends always come out thinner than the portion in the middle. Do you know why this happens and how can I avoid it?
Thanks Enrico

About finish I recently had decent results with tru oil. Just on the neck though. I read it was nice for the neck and I can confirm that. I don't know about durability though. Also, I do not dare to do the whole body with tru oil. I read that it can be done, but I am not sure about the results. It d...

Ok, last chapter. I used this jig for thicknessing. I just run it through the thickness sander. It is very fast, easy and precise. I am happy with the results. So at the end I don’t know if my procedure of bending and gluing first and Then cutting is better than the other versions. I am pretty sure ...

You did a clean job here. The end result is very pleasing I would say. Also, the spruce is wonderful!

Yes, I think that is important. In fact today I cut two more slices using a fence and it cut very well. Thickness was very homogeneous. I am pretty satisfied with the results. I still want to try another idea tomorrow and see if it works. It is a device that theoretically should help me thickness it...

Hi Barry, yes this is a great idea! Thanks

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FD39F5BD-5A40-4C17-9F86-A48EEDEA922B.jpeg Thanks to all for the nice suggestions. I want to give you an update. I did it on the bandsaw. I glued a sacrificial mold just at the waist area. It only took 5 minutes to build and it turned out perfect. Yes, it can be done on the bandsaw quite easily. I d...

Thanks to all for the nice suggestions. I want to give you an update. I did it on the bandsaw. I glued a sacrificial mold just at the waist area. It only took 5 minutes to build and it turned out perfect. Yes, it can be done on the bandsaw quite easily. I didn’t feel there was a time when I risked d...

I think you are right. I think this is what I will do from now on. It all depends on how the cut will go. I fear for the worst though.

Thanks Clay. I am a bit scared to do this operation on the table saw. But your suggestion is very appreciated. Thanks

Yes I was also thinking something like that. Tomorrow I will decide And cut. As soon as I have The results I will let you know.

Yes I agree. Despite being so tough to sand, in terms of end results epoxy is number one. In my opinion of course

Yes I think you are right. I can't see a way of cutting it, if not by using the drill press and the small circular saw I was talking about before. Maybe I might try to make a rudimentary outside form with some scrap wood just at the waist area to support it. But I don't know if it's worth it. That's...

I decided to try a different procedure for making the purflings. I cut each strip extra large, about 1”. I glue them directly bent in the mold. The result is nice. I get this nicely bent purfling. The good thing about this is that I can make complex purfling. Much more than a couple of black white b...

About aqua coat, I tried some time ago. I got bad results, so I decided not to use it anymore. But the I read positive reviews and therefore I thought it was my fault. So I decided to give it a try again. Bad results. I hated it. So I swore not to use it any more. But then I read enthusiastic review...

Hello, I found a place around here that can cut plexiglass with laser. I was thinking that I might use it to make things like head plates and so on. I would like to make my own drawings in a vectorial form rather than relying on them for drawing. The problem is that I don’t have a pc anymore. I used...

Marshall, I just love epoxy. Except for its toxicity, I would build and paint the whole guitar with it :-) Few things. First of all you have to be extremely precise when mixing the two components. I always use a decimal scale and weigh them. If you are precise it hardens like glass. One time I made ...