Seeing as I had no guitar building experience, the list of tips is almost endless, but I think DannyV's advice for me to get off my duff and start building, is tops!
Thanks, Dan! ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
Alex
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| Author: | Jeffrey L. Suits [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 1:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tips which I am most thankful for! |
Powdercoating tape, scrap glass scrapers, and the tape/ca glue instead of doublestick trick. Thanks! |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 3:02 pm ] |
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Don't be afraid to take the top off and redo it - James Condino - among many others |
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| Author: | Ken Lewis [ Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:10 pm ] |
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If the women don't find ya handsome they should at least find ya handy. Oh yeah! and ...Keep your stick on the ice. Ken |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 12:44 am ] |
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1.It's better to spend 15 minutes on the floor finding the piece that chipped out, than all of the alternatives. 2. It's easier to take more wood off than it is to put more on. 3. The line is sacred. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:32 am ] |
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Making cylindrical tops. |
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| Author: | Greg Maxwell [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:40 am ] |
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It's not who was first, it's who is the best second. |
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| Author: | George L [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:09 pm ] |
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1. Take your time. 2. Go slow. 3. Be patient. |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 1:42 pm ] |
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Trimming the ends of the sides to get a straight cut that is square to the top edge using the band saw as shown by Glenn LaSalle starting at 3:25 in his video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrgRKKsxL-M Works like a charm and I never would have come up with that on my own. And, using a safety planer to do the initial profiling of the neck shaft (Ed Bond). "Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right." |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:28 pm ] |
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Moist brown wrapping paper in the side bending process. Thanks John Hall. |
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| Author: | RustySP [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:57 pm ] |
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"Right is right and wrong ain't right!" (Lark Rise to Candleford). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 4:39 pm ] |
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Way too many to list. Jeffrey. Powdercoating tape? For masking colour coats? |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:52 pm ] |
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Hey Danny, you don't have to list them all - how about a few nuggets? My favorite from last year was to remove one of the wheels when buffing.... funny how that other wheel sometimes gets in the way.... One more - wet-sanding waterborne finishes with mineral oil instead of H2O... (actually, i use Old English lemon oil - it is a bit lighter than straight mineral oil - better aroma too...) |
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| Author: | ChuckPiper [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:40 am ] |
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When you begin to get frustrated, STOP!!! Take a day (or longer) to step back, calm down, and think it through. |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:53 am ] |
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Why sure Robbie. One that comes to mind is keeping sanding paper in a container of water. For wet sanding it is far less prone to clog. It keeps for a couple of months in water. Another would be not using slotted bridge pins. That whole concept just makes so much sense. The time people like Hesh, John Hall, Todd Stock have put into toots, for that I am very grateful. Why I think I'd still be using stone tools it it weren't for some of that info. I've learned a ton on doing dyed bursts from Haans Brentrup, who in MHO can bring out the best in a piece of Maple. I'm sure some others will come to me. |
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| Author: | Jeffrey L. Suits [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:52 am ] |
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DannyV wrote: Way too many to list. Jeffrey. Powdercoating tape? For masking colour coats? Masking the fretboard for fretmills. Other uses continue to show themselves. Leaves no residue. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:04 pm ] |
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ChuckPiper wrote: When you begin to get frustrated, STOP!!! Take a day (or longer) to step back, calm down, and think it through. Yep. One of the best things that's happened to my work is admitting when I'm mentally fatigued. Along the same lines, an older friend wrote this when I was venting about some delays with my current project: "Remember, James, you have all the time in the world." I enjoy the process; I don't need to be in a rush. |
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| Author: | ChuckPiper [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:16 pm ] |
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James, I botched a bass neck by letting my mind get ahead of what I was doing. That taught me a huge lesson in paying attention and slowing down. |
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| Author: | Casey Cochran [ Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:40 pm ] |
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Here's one I got from John Arnold: to counter the wedging effect of fret tangs resulting in high frets in the middle of the fret board, make a full length caul for glueing the fret board with about .035"relief from the 5th fret to the nut. Press the frets in with a vice before carving the neck and your frets will come out near perfect. |
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| Author: | philosofriend [ Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:12 am ] |
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Make the parts really fit and use clamps gently. Don't glue stress into a guitar. |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Thu Oct 08, 2015 4:40 pm ] |
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I'm just sanding out a finish and another one came to me. Put your wet sanding paper in a container of water a few hours before you start sanding or until it has fully absorbed water. It makes the paper much less prone to clogging and will keep for months in the water. I think I use about half the paper I use to and saves a lot of time. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips which I am most thankful for! |
Seeing as I had no guitar building experience, the list of tips is almost endless, but I think DannyV's advice for me to get off my duff and start building, is tops! Thanks, Dan! Alex |
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