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Here we are again . Looking forward to another month of Honesty and chuckles .

Keep in mind the WHOLE purpose of this is to share our little Oppses , get help , maybe keep someone from making the same mistake and HAVING a LITTLE FUN along the way.


Its once again time to reach for the Brass ring , the Gold star , the Uncoveted Doofus Move of the Month Award ,



Lets be honest and forth comming and have a chuckle as we work.

AND GUYS Please Be CAREFULL .

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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'm in the running!
I am building a Phin for a friend,
set up the fb to be glued on,
(already tapered, slotted, and drilled for dots)
then glued it on.
Luckily I double checked it before any more work on it,
it was off center by an 1/8" at the bridge!
So, I planed/chiseled/ and sanded it off.
Oh well!

On my cocobolo build I made a smaller soundhole and it has an oval sound port in the upper bout . I just realized that in doing so I have made a guitar that I cannot get my hand into to bolt the neck on . So here I sit thinking about how I am gonna pull it off .

I know there is a simple solution , just havent figured it out yet . Im leaning toward using allen head bolt and a key that I can reach in and use that way

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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/

All my bolt ons are allen head.
If you're planning on an end pin, you could go in through the hole in the tail block with a little ingenuity.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

well It looks as thought this thread idea lost its appeal and died a slowwwww agonizzing death Hope everyone had fun while it lasted . Thanks for those who did participate

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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/

Well, I should have submitted my challenge ukelele in this thread rather than the voting thread.

It sounds like crap and looks average, I did a lot of things wrong with it, and its no surprise that its in the last place now.

If you want to see a picture just look at the challenge voting thread.

Should have backed out when I had the chance.

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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

I spent 6 hours attempting to spray my guitar with my hvlp gun, cussing with frustration as a small cloud of finish came out. No matter what I tried nothing but small burst of finish came out. I took it apart, lubed parts, cleaned and re-cleaned, nothing worked. Finally gave up and came back the next day only to realize, by mistake I might add, the vent hole was clogged. Works beautifully now!

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change isn't synonymous with improvement
instagram.com/bucketguitars/

Weekend before last, I very carefully set up my router and jig to do my truss rod channel, checked and double checked and then promptly routed to within 1/16" of the back of my buddy's uncarved neck. The depth stopped slipped about halfway down the length and next thing I knew I was cutting it in half to prep it for re-lamination.

This is not lutherie related, but today when my wife asked if her jeans made her look fat, I said it wasn't the jeans.
Good thing the weather is warm because my shop isn't heated!


OK. That didn't really happen. I just wanted to get in on the "Doofus" Thread action.

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http://www.CostaGuitars.com
PMoMC

I am building a Selmer with an oval hole now with a bolt on neck. Check out this handy dandy little tool:



Works like a charm.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/8518/

I'm no expert on Uke's but I didn't think it sounded bad at all. Kind of what I would expect a Uke to sound like

The guy who played it said that a cheap uke sounded louder...

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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

Using loudness as the sole criterion when evaluating someone's hand made instrument automatically qualifies one for the doofus award.

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.

I agree with Bryan , Tai . Tell the guy we think hes fulla crap !

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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/

Dear Mr. Bear,

You have been working hard lately and you haven't been sleeping well. I understand and appreciate you desire to sneak into the workshoppe and do some late night woodworking. You are old enough to know the dangers the workshoppe can present to a distracted mind; If you must go downstairs, may I suggest you do something safe like drawing up plans. May I sugest drawing up a new headstock design?

Yours truely,

Mr. Laminate Trimmer

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Bryan Bear PMoMC

Take care of your feet, and your feet will take care of you.