Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Well I finally got some....$32.10 on thwe bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 I wish I knew how to joint, join, and plane. That's some nice-looking wood. I'm really keen on the grain of Limba right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Seems loke Limba and spalted male have been the recent themes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Yeh, they have a bit, haven't they? The only problem is now i want some! P.S. Nice wood. What you gonna do with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 All I can say is quit top and carrie burst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Litch, is that quartersawn or riftsawn (or flatsawn) lumber? I'd like to see a close-up of the end-grain on that. The grain is straight enough to possibly be quartersawn by the looks of it. I think that's always a big plus for tone transmission and resonance. BTW, congrats on finally taking your pictures outside. Now just start getting a leedle beet closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 BTW, congrats on finally taking your pictures outside. Now just start getting a leedle beet closer. HEY!! Come on dude, we all love Litch's photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 I wish I knew how to joint, join, and plane. It's actually pretty complicated. You need a joiner, a jointer and a planer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 I thought jointing, and joining referred to the same process (and tool)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 They are all 3 the same tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Ummm, no, they're not. Jointers are used to true an edge by the use of a fence (usually set at 90 degrees to the table/blade) to the flat side of a board. Jointer blades are typically about 12", and it is a hand-fed device. You 'can' use a jointer as a planer of sorts if the piece is 12" or under, but you have to hand feed the piece over the blade. A planer is really just a thicknesser, and typically has an 18" to 24" blade, but they can vary. Home Depot planers probably come with 12" blades, for smaller, homeowner projects. Planers are usually either belt-fed or roller-fed from above across the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Thanks Drak, for backing me up there. You forgot joiner though. JOINING is not typically done on guitars, but on other woodworking. It involves taking a board that has already been joinTed and cutting little slots (they're gauged from 0 to who knows how high, biggest i've seen is #20) into which biscuits of some sort of wood/cardboard compound are glued, the two boards are thus pieced together. VERY similar to the wooden dowel method of doing things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 OK, I assumed wrong and am very tired. I'm going to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 No biggie, get some sleep. I'm off to dozeland too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 And we all apologize for thread hijacking.... NICE WOOD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 BTW, congrats on finally taking your pictures outside. Now just start getting a leedle beet closer. HEY!! Come on dude, we all love Litch's photos. Speak for youself! Seriously, I would probably have a better chance at GOTM if my pics were of better quanlity. Until my wife got her new camera (Olympus with 3.2 megapixels or something, compared to my .3 mewagapixels) my pictures sucked. The effort was good though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Sorry about the thread hijacking, but I'm gonna continue it a bit since I missed the action . Notice that I said joiner and jointer are the same, not planer. And I think that you're thinking of a biscuit join(t)er MKG...lemme see if I can find anything to back that up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Here...I think you can see from the pages here that the two terms are interchangable. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-...G=Google+Search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Haha i worked at a hardware store for 2 years, selling power tools. Not to argue, but try that, and then decide if theres a difference between a jointer and a joiner. I won't dispute that they often name the same thing, but when someone comes into your store asking for a "jointer..er joiner, you know..." you gotta be like "Which one?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 14, 2004 Report Share Posted April 14, 2004 Drak, no pics at the moment, but yes, it is nearly perfectly quartersawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moojiefulagin Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Actually, Ive seen jointers used a lot for planing. If your wood is the right size a jointer will often do a clean, accurate job. Love the wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 BTW, congrats on finally taking your pictures outside. Now just start getting a leedle beet closer. HEY!! Come on dude, we all love Litch's photos. Speak for youself! Seriously, I would probably have a better chance at GOTM if my pics were of better quanlity. Until my wife got her new camera (Olympus with 3.2 megapixels or something, compared to my .3 mewagapixels) my pictures sucked. The effort was good though. uhhh litch... whats "quanlity" and "mewagapixels" ? I never heard of those two words before haha, just kidding... nice wood there buddy... (no pun intended) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Yeah, my typing is hella sloppy So....um....yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Yeah, my typing is hella sloppy So....um....yeah. You might think one would use the [bACKSPACE] key to remedy such a problem. I dunno though, therapy sounds pretty good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehardcrew Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Nice wood! I can't wait to see it be put to good use!! And I couldn't help myself, but from my experience "jointer" and "joiner" did not used to be interchangeable, but so many people say "joiner" when they mean "jointer" because they just heard someone else say it and thought they said "joiner". "Joining" is just the action of "joinery" in woodworking meaning to join 2 or more pieces of wood by some means, typically with a joint of some type rather than just screwing two boards together. (examples such as finger joint, dovetail joint, mortise and tenon, lap joints, biscuit joints, dowel joints etc.) Biscuit joinery has become quite popular lately and so have the power tools known as "biscuit joiners" that of course speed the process up a lot. You can also use a slot-cutting bit on a router for the same task. Sometimes these handtools are called "joiners" for short, but that really lacks description, so they should be referred to as "biscuit joiners" to avoid confusion. Jointers of course make the wood flat & square if so desired to the fence. Planers will thickness the wood, but not take out bowing or make the wood square. And if anyone wants to donate their working 6" or 8" pro jointers and/or 13" + planers to me, please respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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