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It certainly is a tremendous blessing to have a photographer on staff. |
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Its a tough job but somebody's got to do it.
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Another "boring" picture, "boring" tuner holes
I like to put a slight chamfer on the tuner holes. It makes installing the press in bushings a lot easier and less risk of finish damage. |
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John, I can't claim fame to being a photographer, but if I'm ever in your neighborhood I will give you a day of pictures and free labor. Remind me if that day comes!
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Don’t think I won’t take you up on that because I will. Tim is a fortunate man to have you as part of the Lutherie team
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Beautiful. I love cocobolo and appreciate your explanations Tim.
Thanks for sharing. |
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Thanks for the kind words and following along with us Growler.
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Shaping the back brace ends:
Planing the brace edge profile: Marking the rim for the back brace locations: Notching the rim at the ^marked^ locations: Notched result of the router ^ |
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Just wondering please, when it comes to shaping the ends of the braces into that fine curve or taking off edges to shape along the braces, does anyone ever use a dremel tool with say a pineapple type bit, like an oval shaped bit, that could be used to curve those braces vs. the chisel. Or is the chisel used to remove larger amounts and a dremel used for final finishing?
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I've often thought about building a similar tool but I never got around to it. Instead I have come up with my own method of profiling the edges of the braces before they are glued to the top or back plates, using a special 3" diameter shaper bit. If you view my braces from the end they look like the silhouette of the Eiffel Tower. This profile shape allows the braces to be exceptionally light and stiff as [required], which is determined by how much wood I remove from the top edge of each brace during my voicing process. I always shape the ends of each brace using a wood chisel after the braces are glued down. It could be done ahead of time though I consider it part of my voicing process and prefer to do it post gluing. After I scoop the ends, I sand them smooth with a 2" diameter air powered roll sander. Lots of different ways to skin the proverbial cat. Again, great question Tom and thanks for asking. |
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Can anyone guess what this is or what is happening here?
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Oh oh oh... Mr. Kotter. I can guess!
(I know where the cheat sheet is!)
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You are definitely gluing something to something else with white wood glue!!! Me so smart!
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You are so smart and I’m pretty sure you are onto something Tom...
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What you see in the last image above is white MOP shell glued and clamped to a backer board. This allows me to hold the shell while cutting inlay pieces.
The "X" was the last letter I cut and I broke FIVE 1/32" diameter carbide bits in the process. I cut all the other letters and Knight head logo with one bit but the X gave me fits. Its got to be the most expensive inlay piece I've ever cut since the bits are ~$25.00 each. These are some of the little frustrations that the end user usually never sees and costs we absorb behind the scenes. I'm not complaining, its just part of the process. |