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A side soundhole is not only a feature, it makes bolting necks on that much easier.

Good job. Nice looking axe!

I've had a couple of TKL's as you describe for about 10 years now. No complaints.

Charlie Schultz wrote:Check out the video here: http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.a ... 1182,48944

That's " revoluntionary".

Definitely nice to have different blades for tight cuts as opposed to resawing (i.e. 1/4" for tight cuts and 1/2" OR 3/4" for resawing). Having said that, I'm often a little lazy when it comes to changing blades. A 3/8" Timberwolf, 4 TPI works for almost anything I need to do, in...

Very cool. The planes in this Japanese plane competition are beyond sharp! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Ad6tBdLbM

I believe some people are confusing flat top plate jointing methods with those required for archtop wedges at ~1 1/4' thick "each". Some are translatable and some aren't.

Don Barnes is a salt of the Earth guy. Local to me in Alberta but shipping is realistic. Shops for and buys his own logs in British Columbia. Cuts everything himself on his homebuilt, wood mizer style saw. Very reasonable prices. http://www.grandpasworkshop.com/

I installed a Pure Western mini on an oval hole archtop that I built. I glued the piezos in place under the bridge the same as if it were a pin bridge. I didn't use the archtop K & K as this one doesn't have F holes. I am very happy with the sound.

There are plenty of them that stay the winter here in Calgary and quite a few that head South.

Gibson meets D'Angelico. Very nice.

I made and braced one the same as Dave has shown (although with considerably less skill :) It is a great sounding guitar and has been my main player for a few years. I used a K & K pickup on it as well and really like it. I also added an upper bout soundport. I bound the soundhole but wouldn't t...

I do much the same as Patrick but use two 1 1/4" drywall screws as per Benedetto. Make sure you pre-drill the holes. The black screws match the ebony too.

Made my own as well but now use hanger bolts exclusively a la Mario. Real easy and really strong.

Is Louis not working on the neck? I read back through and it seems he began working on one? Jacob Louis dropped off the radar some time back. I know he has had some family issues. I had offered a fingerboard sometime back and that offer still stands. If it isn't required, then I'll offer to spring ...

I built two to Bill Moll's dimensions. They sound great but are about as big a guitar as you'd want to play before you considered standing them up.

Bill Moll also makes some very successful laminated archtops.

I work with many skilled trades. They are generally referred to as tradespeople, tradesmen, journeymen (insert trade name here) and apprentices, craft labour, craftsmen or skilled labour. Having said that, Alberta and most of the other provinces have a very robust apprenticeship system that includes...

I use one of the machinist reference slabs that I got from Busy Bee a few years ago for around $30. It weighs about 70 lbs so comes in handy for the odd clamping or ballast use.

I'd add that if it's after the fact, that you don't need a perfectly uniform depth cavity, especially if using epoxy. It has been posted in the past that a toothpick glued to the inlay with a dab of wood glue will suspend the inlay flush with the cavity while the epoxy or thick CA dries. So, if usin...