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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
This thread needs to be made for obvious reasons. Luckily, Friday the 13th didn't bring me any bad luck.  I just finished up the LMI dovetail jig. This is a huge upgrade over my last dovetail jig. Now I'm re-binding the cutaway and looking forward to using the new jig tomorrow. 
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Not guitar related, but I'll likely cut a bunch of B&S sets from the nicer boards. Attachment: QS Oak.jpg Alex |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Nice, Joey! I'm deciding whether or not to order another jug of Cardinal from LMI. The guitar could use two more coats. Or it couldn't. How confident am I in leveling? Is it worth the shipping cost? |
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| Author: | Michael.N. [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
I've just stood on a customers original 1888 Torres. Foot went clean through the soundboard. Some idiot had parked it on the floor. |
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| Author: | giltzow [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 4:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Just finished roughing out the bindings and purfling on one of two Koa OMs I have in progress: Attachment: DSCN1132.JPG Attachment: DSCN1136.JPG Attachment: DSCN1133.JPG
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Quote: I've just stood on a customers original 1888 Torres. Foot went clean through the soundboard. Some idiot had parked it on the floor. Hope there was no bloodshed afterwards. |
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| Author: | Michael.N. [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
It's fine Chris. I'll make another by next Tuesday. 
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
I'm liking that, Filippo. |
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| Author: | Herr Dalbergia [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
https://picasaweb.google.com/1157931855 ... Battle2014 just the never ending fight between me and the piles... |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Cool, Mr. Morelli! I look forward to seeing how the nut fits, or perhaps it will be a zero-fret? I like the fretboard "wings". I cannot identify the fretboard material: it almost looks like Oak but it must be a Rosewood? Dan |
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| Author: | Doug Balzer [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Moving ahead with the bouzouki. 
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| Author: | James Ringelspaugh [ Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Michael.N. wrote: I've just stood on a customers original 1888 Torres. Foot went clean through the soundboard. Some idiot had parked it on the floor. Please say you are joking |
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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Binding fixed. Not perfect but a whole lot better. 
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Set up a new drum sander, a Delta. The instructions said it was tuned at the factory. Yeah right! The four bolts that raise and lower the bed were so far outta whack it was ridiculous. Oh well, now I know how it actually works. Also set up a Steel City jointer. Or rather, didn't. They were out of stock at the tool store, so I got the floor model. Took it home, ran a back, and the joint was perfect first pass. Ummm, thanks...exactly what I was hoping for. Made up a bunch of Larrivee inspired joining fixtures, glued up a back with HHG, and for the very first time ever, took a set of wood from raw to ready in my own shop. The thicknessing took an hour. Now I know why they call the 36" by 108" a TimeSaver....
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| Author: | fingerstyle1978 [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
meddlingfool wrote: Set up a new drum sander, a Delta. The instructions said it was tuned at the factory. Yeah right! The four bolts that raise and lower the bed were so far outta whack it was ridiculous. Oh well, now I know how it actually works. Also set up a Steel City jointer. Or rather, didn't. They were out of stock at the tool store, so I got the floor model. Took it home, ran a back, and the joint was perfect first pass. Ummm, thanks...exactly what I was hoping for. Made up a bunch of Larrivee inspired joining fixtures, glued up a back with HHG, and for the very first time ever, took a set of wood from raw to ready in my own shop. The thicknessing took an hour. Now I know why they call the 36" by 108" a TimeSaver.... Which model Steel City did you get? After my taxes come back I may pick one up and that is one of the only ones available up here. |
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| Author: | PeterF [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Herr Dalbergia wrote: https://picasaweb.google.com/115793185519493121307/ResawBattle2014 just the never ending fight between me and the piles... I wish I had your problems 
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| Author: | Zac Stout [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
I made a sanding stick and got the top rims on my kit sanded two days ago. Went down to the basement to do the back today, picked up the stick, and noticed a little hump right at the end of it. Double checked my neck block with a straight edge, and noticed i have a corresponding dip where I sanded... ![[headinwall]](./images/smilies/headbangwalluf8.gif "Mad") . Chiseled off the wedges, planed the stick down flat (checked it with a straight edge this time  ), and glued new wedges on. Thankfully the hump was pretty tiny, so I shouldn't have too much work to do to true everything back up. Glad I caught it before i ruined anything! Hope to start bracing sometime this week, time and weather permitting.
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| Author: | Stuart Gort [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 5:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Fretboards are coming along for the new neckthrough. Got some new dots to show off. GREAT stuff guys....as always! |
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| Author: | Clinchriver [ Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
#4 & #5, O-18, & Black Locust, Red Spruce, OO-28 Herringbone, Top is a North Carolina product The upper traverse brace is a 1/4 wide piece of black locust.That black locust back is one "noisy" piece of wood |
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| Author: | David Malicky [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Nice dots, Stuart! Helping 48 students finish their 48 guitars. Almost all want a good setup--nice they care, a bit tiring to teach! Here are about half of them: |
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| Author: | Herr Dalbergia [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell more about this project, please!!!! |
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| Author: | patch [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Spent the weekend putting in a chimney and making a barrel stove. Now I have heat in my shop! Also have this one going on, sort of a Gibson J-185 style. |
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| Author: | George L [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Great work everyone! Sadly, work responsibilities and seasonal socializing kept me from spending any time in the shop this weekend. I hope to get #5 strung up by Christmas. We'll see. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
No shop work but did perform in our annual Christmas concert; this year we did the "Nativity Symphony". It was a lot of work for me for several of the songs, I had to learn a bunch of off-the-wall jazz chords and then figure out how to string them together. I've been spending 2 hours or more a day on that for the last 4 weeks. Didn't know my old fingers could be coerced into some of those positions ![[uncle]](./images/smilies/surrenderflagqv6.gif "Uncle") Played again in the evening and backed up middle and high school choirs in their performance, some real talent coming up there. Good news for me is that since I didn't have time to take much vacation this year I've got a bunch to use up before Dec 31 so I'm off for the rest of the year after this Wed. I'll be back in the shop for sure working on that old J45 Gibson restoration and my 13 fret cutaway 000. |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Mon Dec 16, 2013 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shop happenings Friday the 13th weekend |
Michael.N. wrote: I've just stood on a customers original 1888 Torres. Foot went clean through the soundboard. Some idiot had parked it on the floor. Nooooo!!!! I'm cringing from here! |
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