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Lutherie tools
Hey there everyone. I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I figured it was worth a shot. I'm looking to get ahold of old, but serviceable, tools as well as wood/scraps.
My list of power and hand tools that I would like to fill: power tools band saw table saw drill press w/sanding drums bench sander (horizontal variety preferred) planer a good quality router and router table hand tools a good quality hand plane CLAMPS! paring chisels fret saw fret puller rasps (nicholson #49 & #50) files jeweler's saw miscellaneous abalone spalted woods (I find them interesting for inlay work) burls Thanks for reading. |
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Some of the things on your list are quite regional. I would buy a band saw local... Craigslist is your best bet. Join OLF (Official Luthiers Forum) and advertise your wants there. I bought out a local fully equipped Luthier with all most all of the tools and 50 sets of wood! For pennies on the dollar. I found him on the OLF.
I have found eBay to be too heavily bid on cool old tools BTW wear face protection. Especially when cutting Spalted woods. Spalt is mold. What area are you in? |
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Hmmmm. I am a member but have not been there in a while. Seems the main forum I hang out at keeps sub dividing categories and making it time consuming to go from place to place.
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I am in Vacaville, CA. It's right between Sacramento and San Francisco, on I-80.
Hey this is a totally random question, but have you or anyone else reading this thread ever used something completely unconventional for a rosette or other inlay? I'm considering nutmeg. But would I have trouble working with something like this, as far as oil in the nut? |
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If you're going for that sort of look, a good metal shop can give the effect on a piece of aluminum. It won't be Damascus, but to the average Joe, it'll have the same visual effect. And it'll be a lot lighter than steel.
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