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Sorry Dude ! I guess im doofus in the running for sure now .

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The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
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Wud should definitely be in line for his own reward!!

But I'm sure we'll all have our own opportunities, like my too-deeply scooped solera.

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I strung up a comission late last week. I was playing it a few minutes ago and decided the truss rod needed a tweak. I stuck my wrench through the soundhole, and UTB to adjust it. I discovered I didn't drill/route the neck block for access. Yep, it's a glued in dovetail. I'll be removing the neck tomorrow.

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Well WudWerker,
I might have to agree with Jim_H. Between Dads computer and LaurieW, you might want to shoot for one more and make it a turkey... .. That’s it, if you make a turkey of it - you have 19 days to go. I will send you some Wild Turkey 101...Am I even allowed to mail that?

Oh no Woodrow

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".

+1
Wud, looks like you are about to repeat!

Mike

mannnnn i sure hope someone beats me for the prize

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

I was gluing binding on last night and got a little carried away with the thin CA and didn't realize a little had dribbled down the side... and under the guitar (which was face down) When I went to pick it up, the whole workbench tried to come along.

whoops.

Thank goodness Acetone melts the stuff.


Dave

We may have to break this thread up into two peices - doofus moves and doofus moves with CA.

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Hey!
I might be in the running here this month!
I installed a rosette,
I used the Wells rig,
and the outer edges had 1 small chip out.
So, easy fix, right?
Used a .055" bit to put some black fibre as a border.
Carefully set up the depth,
tightened the bit in there pretty tight
(1/8" shank with an adapter to 1/4"),
spun it around the rose,
pulled it off the top, and what do you know,
the bit dove in through the top for about 3/4 of the rose.
I put a nice soundhole donut under it,
but the kicker is the rosette has more chip outs than before!
Luckily it's a small instrument (phin),
the material didn't cost but a few bucks,
and I have more of it.
Time to make another top!
Oh, this happened on Friday the 13th,
so maybe I'm off da hook!

Ouch! Not quite prize worthy material, I think, but still sounds frustrating. Any idea why it's chipping? What sort of bit are you using? Spiral downcut works great for me. Haven't chipped a top yet, although it does leave a few fuzzies. Giving it a coat of shellac first helps a bit with that.

Sure it is Dennis , they all are !

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

This likely doesn't qualify, but I thought in the spirit of giving I should share this.
Yesterday morning I was going downstairs to my shop to get a pad and tape measure
for a job I am doing. Took one step, and stepped on one of our kittens. I pulled up, and took
the next for steps at once, slammed my knee, elbow into the basement door while jamming my right
leg and everything that it is connected to as well. I spent the next ten minutes trying
to find Jackie to make sure she was OK. I didn't realize until today that it was Friday 13th, and Jackie is a black cat
that kinda crossed my path! The cat is fine. I took a couple of Celebrex, and went to
my chiropracter. The job I was going to is the vet clinic that my wife works at - thats why we have a
crap-load of cats.

Alex

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I know your sitch and feel your pain , my wife helps with pets at risk , we have ( 9 )

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Here are a couple of shots.
I think as the bit was coming out,
it started wobbling around.
Thanks for reminding me about the shellac, Dennis.
I keep forgetting to do that!

I am going to try to find a good circle cutter to make a safety
score first.
Anybody know where to get one?

Well looks like Im gonna win , sheesh Been working on the Padauk build , string it up last night and realized ( several months after the fact ) that when I measured to cut the F/ holes , I apparently measured wrong and now the Bridge is closer to the top of the F by 1" exactly ! Sounds good ! Looks Funky ! BTW There are several more Pics in the Mando forum of the Finished Mando .

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

The bearing came off while I was routing the binding channel.

I knew Laurie was a male the instant he admitted he was wrong.

I attended my grandfather's funeral on Friday the 13th... somehow they chose that date on purpose.

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I am sorry to hear that Tai Fu. My father passed on in Sept.

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Joe

My wife asks me "How many Guitars do you need?"
I reply "When I die count them; thats how many I needed".

Sorry, Tai.
That hurts even when you know it's coming.
Jim, will you never learn?
Tell us that you were trying to get more bass, and treble
by doing that!

He's 96 years old, so its pretty much time. I think he died about 2 years ago because the whole time he's just lying in bed having to be attended to by a caretaker for all of his needs. The worst part for me is having to endure all the traditions and superstitions of a Chinese funeral. You think Catholic tradition is bad, wait til you experience Chinese traditions...

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Well , unless someone else really blows it big I am gonna have to declare myself the " Doofus Move " of the month winner . I have already told you what Ive done so far , this one takes the cake. I bought what I thought was the Tortoloid from stew mac and cut out my pickguard . ( I actually ordered the Tortoise ) I didnt like the look , not shiney enough so I posted a thread asking how to shine it up . Has an orange peel look ! Finally Mike H as me if I had taken off the protective sheet ?


it has a protective sheet ?


SOOOOOOOO if noone can out do me this month by friday that prize is MINE !!!

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

As I posted in the other thread, we're going to miss Garfield for the month!

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Waddy

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Sound Clips of most of my guitars

WOW! The bar gets raised higher every month! What chance do us mere mortals have !!

Alex

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"Indecision is the key to flexibility" .... Bumper sticker