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I wonder if Super 77 spray mount would work?

Don't know - I think I have a can somewhere. If I can find it I'll try it out.

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I've used both CA and Titebond to hold inlay pieces in place for scribing or marking around them. Both work fine but the key is that the glue has to be applied as a tiny dot (or a couple dots on a large/long piece). It's surprising how little of it is needed to hold the inlay piece in place for marking. For CA, a dot no bigger than 1/32" works. Sliding a razor blade under the edge pops the inlay right off without breaking it.

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Fiddleback mahogany tenor ukulele for my wife. Work in progress but couldn't resist a picture with it partially assembled.

Always like these threads..

Right now I'm working on a nylon string crossover with cutaway and a tenor uke..

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I'm working on.... acquiring tools, building forms, benders, go-bar deck, shooting board(s), biding jigs, etc.

The process of figuring out the basic needs is interesting, fun and frustrating. Learning lessons about various vendors.

Last Friday I bent this .08" ebony for a fanned fret headstock backstrap. Never again. From hence forth, the rear veneer will be .06" or less.

The next day my wife was out of town so I made an impromptu decision to clean it up over the kitchen sink. If I didn't have an exam tonight I'd be flossing the neck joint and gluing the fretboard today, but it'll have to wait.

An update to my previous post. I have may Indo Rosewood\ Sinker Redwood ready for finish prep. About 2 weeks ago I put on two coats of x-poxy on the back and sides waiting for some neck wood. The bindings are australian blackwood Here is where I am at.

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Beauty! Do you have a closer photo of the rosette?

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Thanks Jay,

The rosette is just an Amboyna Burl ring with bwbbwb fineline purflings inside and out.

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Good looking stuff folks.
I've not been in the shop since I started this tread. There was a tragic incident in our small town which took all my attention away.

On the inlaying, I've tried many different ways to hold the pearl and I've found CA the easiest with acetone to release it. Be patient with the acetone, it just takes a bit of time to get at the glue.
I wouldn't try super 77 as you'll just end up filling the pores of your wood with it. Might not be good when it comes time to finish...


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Not my idea, but I have used a small drop of shellac to hold down inlays. A drop or two of alcohol and a razor blade get it off - be careful, I had a tiny little square on a Style 3 soprano uke fly across the room and my 7 year old grandson found it along the wall.

Ed

Picked up the rest of the White Oak, ended up with twice the amount I asked for........ fitted and flossed a neck. Got a pretty good handle on my Luthier Tool neck angle jig

Those oak quarters look nice ... and heavy too:)

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Very nice if I say so myself, and too heavy, I'm going over my options for milling these.

Nice shop Brad!

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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.

Got to try out the new go bar deck this weekend. I'm not sure the spacing is Woody approved, but it's nice to have enough to do all four back braces in one shot. Blackheart Sassafras with SM torrefied bracing. I like the smell of this stuff. Kind of molasses or something.





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I've been putting together an idea for a simple saddle slotting mill.

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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.

Awaiting customer to come over so i can profile the neck to his liking. He requested a chunky 58/59 profile. I think I got enough there for that !
Once the neck is done I can fire up the glues pot and glue it up !

Great looking work on display by you guys!

These are poor quality pics, but I just strung up this OM with WRC over wenge, curly maple bindings, and a walnut neck. I made this for my sister to give to her boyfriend for Christmas. Still have to finesse the setup, but I think it's going to be a pretty nice guitar. Hope to take better pics soon.

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Building a replacement bridge for an old Guild D-40 restoration.

Now that I've finished my Lacote, I am going full blast on home renovations. Ripping out the 40 year old carpet, repairing subfloor, adding more insulation to the interior of the exterior walls, new drywall, taping, paint, new cork floor. Repeat room by room.

Oh, my poor knees.

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Rainbow Padauk and ebony rosette assembly. Installing tonight


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Man I love these threads. I never participate but what the hell.

I'm working on my challenge parlor (my take on a size 1ish) in Cherry and pine. Before I started that, I was working on my first ever O-ish guitar in walnut and WRC. Soon I'll get the parlor to the same stage as the O and finish them up side by side. I've never done two at a time so we'll see if I like that.




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