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Old 03-26-2014, 09:40 PM
LouieAtienza LouieAtienza is offline
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Originally Posted by kwakatak View Post
Sorry, I've opted to make use of the CNC'd Martin neck (with V shaped profile) I was gifted with and do a short scale dreadnought. It will be an HD-28V SS. I've already ordered a 24.9" serviced ebony fretboard from LMI along with some curly maple binding strips (for the fingerboard) and fretwire. I also ordered pearl diamond inlays from Stewmac to fancy it up a little. Apart from the inlays, dovetail joint and forward shifting the braces I'm hoping things go a little more smoothly. I don't have to build jigs or forms this time. I'm also using serviced parts (like the neck and fretboard obviously) but will also be going with a serviced Martin belly bridge with 2-1/4" spacing at the saddle and prebent herringbone purfling for a dreadnought from Stewmac.

I need to find a good source for Dremel bits though. I'm having a hard time finding an alternative to Stewmac for downcut carbide bits with a 1/8" shank. Does anybody have any suggestions?
LMT/Onsrud makes the best in my opinion. I use single-edge downcut and upcut spiral-o-flute bits for 1/8" and 1/16" which they both have. 64-000 for1/16" downcut, 65-000 for 1/16" upcut, and 65-013 for 1/8" upcut; these all have 1/8" shanks. 62-604 is 1/8" downcut with 1/8" shank.
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