I’m making some progress on my saw till. In my last post, I told you all that I had finished the tails for the dovetail joinery that I’m building the saw till with. For this post, I have finished all the pins for the main carcass. Above, you can see the carcass dry assembled. I [...]
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Back to the shop
I mentioned in my last post that I couldn’t really get to my shop. We’ve been fixing drainage issues by replacing our footing drainage pipe and our down spout drainage pipe (2 different systems). This required turning most of the perimeter of our house into mud pits with a 3-5 foot deep moat. It made [...]
Hard to get to the shop
I haven’t done any guitar building over the last few days. It is likely to stay that way for a bit. You see, we have a drainage problem on our property and are finally taking care of it. The process involves replacing footing drains and creating a new secondary system for the downspouts. Specifically, it [...]
Transitions – New Project Ahead
My normal pattern between projects are usually minor shop improvements, simple adjustments, and sometimes even bigger projects like shop furniture. As I wait for the wood for my next project (remember, I’m going to tackle my 2nd guitar), I thought about what has worked and what hasn’t. My first project was a hack improvement. By [...]
