Gorgeous maple, love the whole thing.
And you've just reminded me of the other small project I have to do this summer!! - The spray shop and booth
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Sorry, I don't have any project to show because I've been cleaning and doing an end to end reorganizing my workshop for about 4 days now. Just couldn't stand it any longer. Dusty, crowded and disorganized. Another 2 days should see it reasonable, hopefully. Thrown out 3 full rubbish bins so far from a 12 x 12 shop! I just need a bit of cheering up.... |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
I started finishing my mandolin project. I showed this in the Doc-u-Build thread so sorry if you've already seen it. Attachment: IMG_2225.JPG Attachment: IMG_2224.JPG
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Gorgeous maple, love the whole thing. And you've just reminded me of the other small project I have to do this summer!! - The spray shop and booth
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| Author: | Hesh [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Really nice Steve! Nothing on my bench at home but in the city I have 8 smoke saturated instruments that came in Friday to be cleaned and set-up and oh yeah I also have to throw a LR Baggs Lyric in a client acoustic. Should be a nice, busy day. I like being busy far more than being bored so I am looking forward to fixing stuff today! |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Thanks Colin. My booth is small and only 3-sided but it does get the job done ok. Here's a partial shot that gives the idea. Attachment: DSC00037.JPG
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Same clutter as was there 4 months ago, with added dust on it I'm sure. Sigh. There has to be a break in the time commitments somewhere ... |
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| Author: | dzsmith [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Just a basic Tele. Outside temp is nearly 100F. Hard to work very long. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
I had the opportunity to work on one of those Yamaha Silent Guitars.... the classical style. I had never heard of such. Anyway - it was brand new off the shelf, and needed a setup badly. I pulled the saddle easily and took .070 off the bottom, and then set the action at the nut. No further adjustments were necessary, so I plugged in the headphones and played it. It sounded great! I was quite surprised. I would love to get my hands on the steel string version to try it out. Anyone else have experience with these? |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Finished up repairs to this '65 Martin D-28:  For a series of photos showing the entire repair, check out this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 574&type=3 Thanks to Frank Ford for his suggestions and photos of a similar repair. |
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| Author: | Lonnie J Barber [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Well I have an old Mahogany and Brazilian Rosewood Harmony 165 that looks as though it was used by Noah as a paddle during the great flood. It was unplayable when I got it. Half the braces on the top we're unglued. Only a little bit of damage on the back. I've got it in Ken Ceirp's adjustable mold. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:41 am ] |
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Mostly carving carving carving, but a touch of repairs and some bracing and box building as well...  
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:46 am ] |
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I want my I want my CNC! |
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| Author: | Burton LeGeyt [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
A bunch of stuff for me- This body is together and ready for the neck:   I have been doing test panels using a mixture of egg white and pumice for the pore fill and it has been working pretty well:  And also working on a big (for me) order of tuner buttons:  Who said summer was slow???????? |
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| Author: | dpetrzelka [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Finally get around to binding the KMG Ditson 12-fret.  
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| Author: | tysam [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Finished up the box and added the end graft. It is sitting wrapped in binding tape as I type. Tamarind/ Englemann Dred. Curly Koa binding. |
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| Author: | printer2 [ Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Oh you guys are going to like this one.  When I made my first acoustic I used some offcuts of pine that were close to guitar thickness. I bent a lot of sides and matched up some backs. Built some bodies, decided not to finish the two with pine tops. Sister wanted them to turn into art, finished off them by making 'necks' out of a spruce 2x6. Decided what the heck, put a cheap nylon bridge on the one, scrap tuners, see what it will sound like. Has X-bracing and built for steel, fretboard is some soft sugar pine. Just because, I am putting on a couple coats of wipe on poly, then just mount the tuners and do a basic nut and saddle set up. Have absolutly no idea what it will sound like. 
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| Author: | DriftwoodGuitars [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:21 am ] |
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I'm in the process of building a "Batson" style guitar for a client! This one has Ziricote B&S, and a bearclaw top. Maple bound soundhole, and body. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
On my bench is a new vice for the new bench:  Then for the first time putting the bench to work by planing some rails for...  You guessed it another new bench. So there are benches on my bench last weekend  
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| Author: | Rod True [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:12 pm ] |
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Some awesome looking stuff going on here. It's too humid in my shop to do anything guitar related but I did build this little camping kitchen this past week. Attachment: camping kitchen.jpg
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| Author: | Cush [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Here I have the first shellac coats on 4 f style mandolins. There is white binding under the blue tape. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Nice "chops" Matt. Unusual burst on the first back... Just seal coats and you will pull the tape? Burton, extremely nice shapes on that first guitar! |
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| Author: | Cush [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:26 pm ] |
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[quote="Haans"]Nice "chops" Matt. Unusual burst on the first back... Just seal coats and you will pull the tape? Thanks Haans. The burst looks uneven in the photo probably from the flash. When viewed in hand the look is much different. It is water based dye rubbed in then sealed with sprayed shellac. I will pull the tape after several shade coats go on. Matt |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Chris - I think that wins the award for the most bear-clawed bear claw I've ever seen. I was working on the neck and headplate of my current guitar: 
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:13 am ] |
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I put strings on this pau ferro/cedar auditorium: Attachment: ensor auditorium.jpg
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| Author: | Haans [ Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What was on your bench this past weekend? |
Cush wrote: Haans wrote: Nice "chops" Matt. Unusual burst on the first back... Just seal coats and you will pull the tape? Thanks Haans. The burst looks uneven in the photo probably from the flash. When viewed in hand the look is much different. It is water based dye rubbed in then sealed with sprayed shellac. I will pull the tape after several shade coats go on. Matt Yea, I hate flashes... So, you apply a light WB dye and then shade the rest with dyed shellac? |
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