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I don't have a blanket, so I do a bit of both. I bend the waist on the pipe, and then put it in my bender to finish it up. My bender is not much more than a form with 3 100watt bulbs inside. I also use a regular clothes iron to heat the outside while I'm bending the upper and lower bouts on the bend...

Thanks for the clarification, that's mush closer to what I meant than what I said.

Behlens Rockhard varnish is a drying oil, similiar to TruOil. They are both oil varnishes, one is a "long oil" and the other is a "short oil", but I don't remember which is which. There are four basic types of varnish, composed of one of two types of oil and one of two types of r...

Yes, you can test everything in the circuit with a multimeter, but you may need to disconnect some of the components to test them. I'd unsolder everything and test each component individually. The resistance of the pickups, the resistance and taper of the pots, the capacitance of the cap, and the co...

Under Saddle Transducer, piezo pickup

Tight grain is a little more likey to be stiff than wide grain, or wide grain is a little more likely to be floppy than tight grain, but there's no direct corelation. Tight grain is also more likely to be denser, and there is a corelation between density and stiffness. It all come down to each indiv...

I'd try drilling it from the top, where the head broke off. Use a bit a little smaller than the threads. The drill will be turning the screw in the direction it needs to push out into the neck pocket. If you can get it to push through just a little, you can grab it with visegrips or plyers and twist...

Tung oil is a generic term that covers a lot of different formulas, most are considered too fragile for a fingerboard. That's not saying it won't work, it will just get grubby quicker (which may not be a bad thing, depending on your taste). I usually use TruOil on maple, which is also considered too...

There's more than one way that works. As for fretting before or after finish, that sort of depends on the finish and how you're applying it. Rosewood and ebony fingerboards are typically left unfinished, I like to use a little walnut oil. Auto lacquer does not work well on acoustics, but it can be u...

Thanks for all the good info Chuck. I'm sure this will all get sorted out, but it may take several years. Legislation is like that, especially with environmental issues. As a Civil Engineer, part of my job is "reclaiming" wetlands, and the Federal, State, and Local regulations for disturbi...

That sounds to me like a difficult task, primarily because there's not any translucent white stain as far as I know. You could probably use opaque white pigment diluted quite a bit, and airbrush a thin coat that would be somewhat transparent. I've done it with black, but I don't remember ever seeing...

First off, how big is your bandsaw? Anything less than 14" will be problematic for hard solidbody woods, the smaller saws just don't cut that good. I have a small 3 wheel bandsaw, and it can be used to cut out solidbodies, but the tension is too low, the guides are too loose, and the blade is t...