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Make a sandwich from 3/16” thick by 1” wide by 34” long cocobolo sapwood (in this case) and .010 black fiber/.030 maple/.010 black fiber, all glued with titebond type 2. When dry, thickness sand the Cocobolo side to get the exact binding height desired, then rip the sandwich into .085” thick strips. Run them through the thickness sander removing .0075 per side leaving the standard (my standard) .070” thickness that bends easily and is thick enough to do the job. Nothing to it, assuming you have an uncle named Bob. |
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Here is the third quarter of the binding being clamped to the Bluegrass Tool: http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/3rdquarter.jpg |
Bruce, thank you for the explanation about using Titebond 2. That’s a pretty important variable in the whole process. Thanks, Dave
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Here's the end graft, just before I glue it in:
http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/Graft1.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/graft2.jpg |
The completed end graft:
http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/graft3.jpg The body is done and I am on to the neck: http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/roughneck1.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/roughneck2.jpg |
Perfect miters as usual, but what the heck is Koal looking at?
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Koal’s pretty critical on neck alignment -
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Here are a series of photos intended to give some incite into the neck shaping process, as I do it:
http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape1.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape2.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape5.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape7.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape3.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape4.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape10.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape8.jpg http://mojoluthier.com/LP20/307/neckshape9.jpg |
The BG Tool is looking great, Bruce--should be a tone monster!
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The JB-16 arrived at it's owner's house on Thursday before he got home from work, and he set me a text a little after my bedtime which I hope share with you, if I get permission. He said exactly what I would hope to hear. And, if I don't get a nod from him, I assure you I would not mention it if it were bad news. |
Looking BOSS
The BG tool is looking FINE.
GO BRUCE! Salud Paul |
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