guitar2005 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 How do you do them (the binding miters)? I don't wan't a simple butt joint. I wanna do it right but I'm not even sure about which tool to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 a very sharp chisel works well. It helps if you polish the back face of the chisel up to a mirror shine - then you can see the reflection of the mitre and judge how close you are. some of the acoustic building books have nice chapters on binding, this one has some good pictures : Makingan archtop guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I use a dedicated, deadly sharp chisel also. Does not have to be super fancy just very sharp. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddW Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Do you use an angle guide to make the cut? Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Do you use an angle guide to make the cut? Todd No, I cut and check the fit. It is not difficult to get the hand of. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinphilosophy Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well now I have a question...Are you talking about binding around the outside of the guitar like a Les Paul right? Dont most people use a router? Or atleast thats what I thought? And are there any chisels recommended? If that is what i am supposed to use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted April 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well now I have a question...Are you talking about binding around the outside of the guitar like a Les Paul right? Dont most people use a router? Or atleast thats what I thought? And are there any chisels recommended? If that is what i am supposed to use... No - I'm taking about the binding around a fretboard. A chisel sounds like a real bad idea on such a small piece of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 we are not talking about making the groove the binding sits in - most of us do use a router to cut that. We are talking about the joins between two bits of binding at corners and how to join them. The easiest way is to just but them together but some people prefer to mitre them, it can look fancier - especially when doing bound headstocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Well now I have a question...Are you talking about binding around the outside of the guitar like a Les Paul right? Dont most people use a router? Or atleast thats what I thought? And are there any chisels recommended? If that is what i am supposed to use... No - I'm taking about the binding around a fretboard. A chisel sounds like a real bad idea on such a small piece of wood. ??? We are talking about mitering the corners of binding strips as opposed to butt joints. We are not talking about routing the binding channels. I use a router mounted to my binding fixture to route the binding ledges around bodies. I trim and laminate binding onto the sides of fretboards before it is attached to the neck. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 With a mitre, you want the back of the chisel polished and sharp, so polished it's mirror-like, so you can see where the 'other' piece of the mitre will fit reflected in the back. Makes 90 degree mitres a whole lot easier. Link to a pic of what I'm talking about (not mine, found with google image search): http://onlineapprentice.com/G14_032.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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