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| Author: | doncaparker [ Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: When do you shape the braces |
Me three. I like gluing them on square (rectangular) and carving them after gluing on, mostly using the little finger planes. |
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| Author: | banjopicks [ Sat Jul 20, 2019 7:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: When do you shape the braces |
I use them as well. Having built 3 F5 mandolins, they are among my favorite tools. So I'm installing them square shaping with finger planes and chisels. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: When do you shape the braces |
I do both, some before, some after gluing. For steel strings, I shape them after gluing. On my classicals, I shape very low bracing in a fixture, where the brace stock sits in a small rebate on the edge of a piece of 3/4" pine or fir, with mall pins at either end to keep the brace from sliding. Then, when I glue the brace on, I don' t have to do as much fiddling on a 2mm tall brace while trying to protect the top. Some of these low braces depend on pre-stressing in a dish (as opposed to depending on the stiffness) to get the desired dome. I use a small squirrel-tail plane with a very sharp blade and a fine set to the iron. |
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