bugman96 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Alright...I messed up but I think it can be saved. When I glued the boards together for my blank they were offset and I didn't catch it until after the glue dried (I'm an idiot). I tried leveling it out a little with a random orbital sander (probably not the greatest idea)...made some difference but it's still off. What are my options? Take it to a cabinet maker and have them level it? Or hand sand and check it a lot with a straight edge? Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 cut it down the center line, re-joint the sides and do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 1. cut and reglue as Marzocchi said 2. drum sander to level the glued blank flat (cabinet maker would have this) 3. fire wood 4. plane it flat and keep sanding and scraping as you are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugman96 Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 haha thanks guys. I like how you listed fire wood as a better option that hand planing and sanding...I do have a woodstove too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 i have done this before, ok, what u need to do is get a strip of wood the same thickness as the gap, then glue it as close to the outside edge of your body blank, yep, done all that?, then go and buy a six pack of beer, and take your body blank and the beer to the nearest cabinetmaker and ask if they could thickness plane/sand this for you. there you have it... thicknessing wood to hide screw ups the lazy mans way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugman96 Posted December 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 i have done this before, ok, what u need to do is get a strip of wood the same thickness as the gap, then glue it as close to the outside edge of your body blank, yep, done all that?, then go and buy a six pack of beer, and take your body blank and the beer to the nearest cabinetmaker and ask if they could thickness plane/sand this for you. there you have it... thicknessing wood to hide screw ups the lazy mans way. ← Yeah, but there's no real definable gap now because I tried leveling it and now it's just almost level.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egdeltar Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 There doesnt need to be a definable gap...A drum sander or planer will fix it. Take it to a cabinet shop...................with the sixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 i have done this before, ok, what u need to do is get a strip of wood the same thickness as the gap, then glue it as close to the outside edge of your body blank, yep, done all that?, then go and buy a six pack of beer, and take your body blank and the beer to the nearest cabinetmaker and ask if they could thickness plane/sand this for you. there you have it... thicknessing wood to hide screw ups the lazy mans way. ← Yeah, but there's no real definable gap now because I tried leveling it and now it's just almost level.... ← It sounds like you are pretty close. You could try to finish the job with a long block(sanding) or Plane it. You may have a bit of trouble getting both sides flat and even in terms of thickness (if you have used a ROS). It is about a 1 min. job with a thickness sander. I would recommend taking it to a cabnet makers shop. They will probably do the job for next to nothing and it will be even thickness and flat. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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