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Wonderful Dennis, thanks for the videos also especially the side bending, I had not seen that done in real time! I think the fill in back set is just as special as the first!
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I put a sheet of UHMW under the top with another disc over the rosette and hold those in place with a 50 lb weight. Using a water based glue and sealing the area with the UHMW plastic allows all the wood fibers in that area to swell and the rosette to dry slowly over night. This helps to produce near flawless joinery as all those pieces settle into their new home.
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Thanks Tom. Just think … if you make it to McJam this year to can give this little sweetheart a spin. Hint, hint!
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Absolutely! ... but heed Cigar Fan’s advice. You may bump into Eire too. It’s his favorite hang out.
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As if that wasn't enough for one day we have back bracing.
The materials. Marking the center brace position. Braces glued and held in place on the go bar deck. A short video showing the last pieces of center brace going in place. Back is braced and will sit overnight under go bar pressure.
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Back to the sides. Here is a short video of the bent sides removed from the bender. And another short video showing a bent side set moving to lamination.
The first side set clamped on the lamination mold. And after drying, removed from the mold. The second set takes it's place. Fits in the body mold with very little coaxing. I am really fond of Tim's Slope Shoulder shape. More really interesting stuff to come. Stay tuned .......
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This guitar is a beauty! Love the rosette and the back. Fabulous work - both the guitar build and the pictures.
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Brisk is right! Yesterday was an incredible day. As many years as I have been doing this, don't think I ever posted as many pictures in one day! Wow!
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Here is a short video showing Tim cleaning up the squeeze out from side lamination.
Then the clean sides are joined with the neck and tail blocks. The side assembly is then placed in the mold and marked with chalk so Tim can see how much to sand off the rim edges. Measuring the depth at the neck block. That's why they call this a Slim Slope Dred. Addition of the kerfing is next. Here are a couple short videos of the kerfing being installed. Video 1 | Video 2
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All kerfed ready to dry a spell.
Thickness sanding the top. After level sanding the rosette looks sharp! Measuring deflection of the top at thickness. Marking the guitar outline on the bracing side. Video If you look close you can see evidence of some bearclaw in this top. It will likely be more evident under finish. Cutting the soundhole. Now we move into a veiled part of the build. Secret sauce is in the top bracing. Here is the hide glue Tim will use. I have a feeling things will go dark for the rest of today.
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WOW, WOW, WOW-WOW, WOW!
Thank you for sharing this incredible build Dennis. Your vision, Tim's talent and Mary's watchful eye...a winning combination for sure! Is the heel cap going to be mosaic as well?
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Thanks for following along. Actually, the heel cap will be inlaid with abalone. A nice big piece.
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