Tomorrow, I’ll know how my initial try and binding and purfling turned out. Using a trim router, did a lot of test channels. My trim router is a Festool MFK 700 and I chose a trim router instead of a full size because I felt it gave me more balance and control over the process. [...]
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Guitar 4 – Rosette Install and Glueup
When installing a rosette into a guitar top, you need to make sure that you’ve got an accurate measurement of the guitar top. In my case, my guitar top is 3 1/2 mm thick. This means that when you cut out the channel or groove for the rosette, you need to cut no more than [...]
Guitar 4 – A new approach for the Rosette
I was having a lot of trouble with the approach I had been taking. I was trying to create 2 thin rings of ebony. I already had a ring of lacewood. One ring of ebony would have been smaller than the lacewood and the other larger. Small rings of spruce, which is the wood of [...]
Back on track!
After the damage, I started thinking about how to use the damaged neck. After some thought, I reached the conclusion that attempting to fix the headstock would give me some skills (or at least a first attempt at skills) at repairs. Even if I wasn’t satisfied with the results, I could use this repaired neck [...]
Oops! A setback.
In keeping this diary, this blog, I am giving you insight into how I approach woodworking or more specifically with my latest project, luthierie. With my first guitar, I did make an error or two but was able to work around and even fix the error with the help of the instructor (Thanks Eli!). With [...]
Guitar Building Class – Binding & Purfling
This past Sunday, we worked exclusively on the binding and purfling. Our first step was to route out the rabbit on the front and back for the binding. The second step was a rabbit on the inside of the rabbit for the binding on the front side which is for the purfling (less deep). I [...]
Shop Tour – Pictoral
I know, I know. Finally he shows his entire shop. Of course when you entire shop is less than 10′ x 16′ there isn’t much to show off. First, here is my main work bench. Someday, I may build my own from scratch but I wanted to get to work so I bought a bench [...]
Quick Update: Dovetail Chest – Day 5 (last day)
OK, this was the last day. With all the work to do, I didn’t truly expect to get finished. I didn’t get to the following: Put a coat of finish on the outside (this would have been the last step and would have been done an hour before leaving). Put the hinges on the top [...]
Quick Update: Dovetail Chest – Day 4
It was a big day. We prepped our pieces (cleaned up the interior for pre-finishing) and taped off the glue joints so that finish didn’t cancel out the glue. We adjusted a dado (for the top and bottom) so that the pieces didn’t need a hammer to go in. We pre- finished our pieces – [...]
How come…?
OK, I’m a strong guy. I can wrench down any router bit so it is nearly impossible to get it out after it’s been used. So, how come I can do that but no matter how tight I make the hold downs for any fences on the router, they eventually slip and screw up my [...]
