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| Author: | BruceH [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:45 am ] |
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Hey Guys, I'm starting a Zebrawood dred. Do I have to do anything special before glueing Zebrawood? I thought that I read somewhere that it needs to be wiped with acetone before glueing. I'll be using hide and Titebond. Thanks. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 6:55 am ] |
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Bruce no problem gluing zebrawood with Titebond. No wiping necessary. |
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| Author: | BruceH [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:16 pm ] |
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Thanks, Bob. This is some of your Zoot. I'll let you know how it turns out. So far the sides bent great. |
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| Author: | Daniel M [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 5:34 pm ] |
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Hey Bruce; I'm just finishing up my first Zebrawood guit. Bob is right on... This stuff glues very well with titebond. I did have to get used to how brittle my set was. It tears very easily if you dig in with a chisel or the corner of a plane blade. Also, I urge caution (and a really sharp scraper) when you're scraping the backstrip and bindings. The summer wood scratches & gouges fairly easily. I put the first coat of sanding sealer on yesterday & I couldn't believe how great this wood looks. It just shimmers! I'll be spraying the nitro later this week & can't wait to see how it's gonna look! Did you get some cupping in your sides while bending? I think I spritzed a little too much water & ended up with some light ripples in the lower bout of both sides. They (mostly) sanded out, but I'll use less water next time. |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:06 pm ] |
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Bruce please do send pic's. Zebra wood makes for a really gorgeous looking and great sounding guitar. I'm surprised it isn't used more. |
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| Author: | BruceH [ Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:48 am ] |
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Thanks for the info, Dan. I did get some cupping in the flat part of the lower bout below the waist. I always seem to get some rippling there no matter what kind of wood that I use. |
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