drezdin Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Does anyone have any experience or method for putting binding on a drop top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doeringer Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 Follow the tutorials on this site, it is basically the same, you would probably want to hide the transition from one wood to the other with the binding. Give us a few "specifics" about what you are doing and we can give better advice. Got pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted May 31, 2006 Report Share Posted May 31, 2006 I think he means 'on a drop top with forearm contour', which makes things a good bit more complicated. Never done it, so I'm no help there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drezdin Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 (edited) Yes, I was refering to a drop top with forearm contour. Sorry for not being clear. Edited June 1, 2006 by drezdin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Have you actually seen it done before so you know what to expect? I've seen it and didn't like it at all, to me it just looked weird, ...YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doeringer Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Warmoth offers it for $90 on a strat or jazz body. haven't laid the "naked eye' on one yet but they look interesting. They don't seem to offer products for doing it yourself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 What about doing a prs-style mask-before-stain "binding"? That might make things easier, although you've then got to bend your top, or paint the back to make the binding appear a consistent height across the body. I have the stew-mac dremel tool binding router attachment thing, and while I don't usually use it, this seems like an option where it could shine. If your forearm cut was a flat enough plane, I'd imagine you could just route the binding edge for most of the body in the normal way, and then do the route around forearm curve, using something like an offset router base to help keep the router perpendicular to the plane of the forearm cut. If all else fails, well scribed lines and a chisel? (I did one of my first attempts at binding with a chisel, and let me tell you, while it "worked", it's nothing I'd want to ever do again.) I think obviously the best solution is to invest in a fancy CNC machine. (edit: just found this in a google image search, looks like they bent the top on and then did the masked "faux binding" approach…) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 IMO the only way to do this and make it look good is to do the natural stain/mask binding. Here is an example link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 I've seen it done before. If you're carefull about how you do it, I'm sure it can be done with a handheld router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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