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GusMachado

Post subject: SG bodyshapping

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:38 am

Walnut

Joined: Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:38 pm
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First name: Gustavo Adolfo
Last Name: Costa
City: São Paulo
State: SP
Zip/Postal Code: 04524-020
Country: Brasil
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Any insights on how to get the sides straight using hand sanding?
Somehow the extremities of my side are a little bit curved.

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DavidSchwab

Post subject: Re: SG bodyshapping

Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:51 am

Mahogany

Joined: Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:43 pm
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Location: Staten Island, NY
First name: David
Last Name: Schwab
City: Staten Island
State: NY
Zip/Postal Code: 10201
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

Use a sanding block. If you sit the body on a table you can also rest the block on the table to maintain the 90° angle.

This is why I bought an edge/spindle sander.

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B. Howard

Post subject: Re: SG bodyshapping

Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 7:27 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Location: Magnolia DE
First name: Brian
Last Name: Howard
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Country: United States
Focus: Repair
Status: Professional

use a double cut file and mark out some guide lines to follow.

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