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I'm finishing up an Irish Bouzouki in walnut and redwood and started on a Stahl Style 6 build.

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Spraying Lacquer, and sanding and...........

Sound hole on a thinline inspired guitar.

At the last second I decided to change from a Comet design, which a circle and a tail, to this design. For some reason, I did this on the fly instead of drawing it out on the plans. If I had drawn it out first. I would have noticed that the circle wasn't centered.

Still, it's my personal guitar so... whatever. Live and learn. (also, I'll be investing a scroll saw if I decide to do this for customers.)

The back on that is GORGEOUS

Colin, how do you rate the Makita plunge base?

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Yeah that Bouzouki is cool. I've been wanting to try one of those. Next on my agenda is a tenor guitar for myself.

Nice work everyone.

Good, well made. I've only made one test cut which went fine.
Everything works smoothly and as it should.
I've removed the plunge springs (better out for this use) and checked for play in the pillars/guide holes which is enough to let it move easily without much play.
Anything specific?

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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.

Thanks, Colin.

I was thinking specifically about the fine depth adjuster. It looks like a fine adjust stop, rather than a fine adjust depth controller. Better than nothing, though. Repeatability will be down to how much play there is in the columns.

Is the LED light your addition or does that come with the base? It looks pretty neat.

I've no specific plans at the moment for a new jig, but fine depth control is always a very good nice-to-have, especially since I already have the router!

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http://www.goreguitars.com.au

It is a fine adjust stop, rather than a fine adjust depth controller.
The threaded rod adjustment is quite solid, in fact it seems impossible to turn without pressing on the quick adjust button.
One of the nice touches on the repeatability aspect is that the turret seems to be spring loaded so that the depth stop in use is held down against the base, unlike some more wobbly offerings I've seen.
LED light is my addition, small (Rolson) stand alone unit whose base fits in a recess round back, held there with blue tack!
I had the unit fitted to a Wells-Carol circle jig anyway, so this made sense as a try-out and seems quite promising.
(Also have a spare fixed base, planned for use in a FB radiusing jig)

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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.

Regarding CA for gluing inlay for scribing, I find that using thin MDF for a backing board allows easy release with acetone. The MDF is very porous and allows the acetone to soak through to the bottom of the inlay for easy release.

Mike Franks
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Thanks again, Colin.

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Trevor Gore, Luthier. Australian hand made acoustic guitars, classical guitars; custom guitar design and build; guitar design instruction.

http://www.goreguitars.com.au

I feel your pain:

Jig testing. Been a long time since I had any of these actually in stock....


Also working on some interesting builds- myrtle/sitka and osage orange/bearclaw sitka.

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I am finishing up my Oscar Schmidt Grand Concert inspired guitar - just need to finalize the nut and string her up. White Oak B&S, Red Spruce top, Marquetry Purflings top and back, and Period specific inlays on the ebony fingerboard. Carved a Mustachio bridge in ebony.



Glenn

Wow that's an eye popping beauty Glenn. I love that binding and the oak looks so rich.

I'm finishing up an oak parlor myself right now.

Thanks! I stained the White Oak to get some color. I used Trans Tint dyes, and used mostly browns, but added a drop or 2 of red into it as well. I first dyed with black, then sanded it off, then used the browns, red.

Glenn

Doing final detailing on three about to go out -- an Amazon RW and Lutz Odalisque, a Lucky Strike and Macacauba Odalisque, and a Ziricote and bearclaw Sitka baritone. It's going to be pretty lonely around here when they're gone.

There are also some cool guitars in for repair at the moment. How many can you identify...?



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Well you asked...

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Experimenting with veneer and thinned poly finish.
I brushed on black acrylic and have been wiping on the poly.
I did not fill the grain. So far I am pleased.
Trying to go sprayless.

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Made a D-28 bridge, I had a 1941 take off for a pattern, How close did I get what do ya'll think?

Looks good to me. What's with the extra holes in the original, someones attempt to fix a lifting bridge or??

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Thanks, our local big dog luthier has a shoe box full of take-offs, this was one of several. He mentioned that the front edge did not look "rounded enough" I had corrected that after the pics. Its a really dark piece of Brazilian BTW.

I guess it is,I thought it was gabon lol

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Ready to start on the neck. The instrument is all Ash from the same log that came from the top of the mountain that John Henry died tunneling through. Big Bend mountain in Talcott West Virginia

Just set the neck on this Soprano Ulke last night. Bridge goes on today.