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Just another day in the world of repairs.
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Thanks mirwa,
Wondered how the guitar ended up like that Good luck with the repair!! I'm struggling to route the rosette, as I thought would be better idea to route the soundhole and rosette prior to starting bracing the top. What do you guys use to carve small circles? I've got a makita rt0700 router and a dremel routing base, but both tools look too big for this small diameter routing job. |
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These days, I use an M-Power base on a full size router. Not cheap, but versatile and does a good job: http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/pag...=1,43000,51208 |
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Cheers Charles,
Glad I didnt start bracing, I was about to so when realised Its not a good idea. I dont have a drill press, will try to alter the dremel base to acommodate smaller circles. Fingers crossed, hoping i dont mess the top up |
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A quick update.
I routed a channel for the backstrip to realise most people sandwich the backstrip between both rosewood parts. I glued it with cyanocrylate, but applied shellac first to the channel. Here the result. Still plan to add a thin strip of abalone in the middle. [ |
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I've done both and haven't found it makes any difference. It is quicker and easier to sandwich.
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That looks nice however, very tastefully done, did you apply shellac to the channel before gluing the insert in, is that what you were saying.
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Thanks Steve, yes, I read you may taint the wood if you dont seal it first with some lacquer.
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Lesson learned! I'll put shellac only to the surrounding area from now on. Your cutting jig looks spot on! The edge is so clean. Cheers, Fran |
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If you will using CA glue (like for abalone) for binding/purfling it is recommended to seal the channel before gluing to prevent glue absorption. Dewaxed shellac works well in this case.
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+1 on John
I think you are trying to seal any open end grain from getting the CA glue absorbed into it. When you rout the channel, there is end grain opened on the side of the channel. |
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This is great news, as I will be adding abalone to both top and back.
I applied unwaxed blonde shellac to the backstrip the other day. |