ScottR Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 The tenon has areas just below the surface of the body...mandolin dimensions don't always translate to quitar build techniques. I filled the end of the tenon with epoxy and the leveled the tenon with epoxy and router chips from the neck pocket. And started fitting the top until I ran out of weekend. And right about here I realized that between the taper of the neck and the overhang of the fretboard, it is going to be tricky to get a nice fit to the neck and actually get it on the neck in position to be glued up. I'm going to have to think on that one for a bit.... What did you do? SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 If you can't bend the top you could chisel out a bit of the tenon on the treble side of the neck right to the height of the top, just enough until it slides over. Maybe?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 There's a thought. I'll keep that one in my back pocket. I may need to pull it out and put it to work. Thanks for that Matt. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/20/2017 at 9:06 PM, ScottR said: What did you do? SR Not much. Just glued that scarf. Nice to not have an agenda... Good luck with that overhang. Worst case you remove the 21st fret, cut the overhang off at the 21st fret slot, attach the top, reattach the overhang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Prepping the gluing surface of the top. And then the rains came. 20+ inches in the last 24 hours....ending this morning. 5 or 6 more since. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 So then I adapted the neck tenon enough to get the top to fit. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I wrapped sand paper around a scraper, a cheap plane iron, and a nylon block that was the same thickness as the top. It worked. There are some small gaps at the top end of the pocket that will disappear with the carve. I took a page out of @sdshirtman 's book and used violin clamps around the perimeter for the glue up. His builds come out amazing, so I have no doubt this will work for mine too. And it did. The remaining clean up is on me. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 On the way.... SR 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Really liking this project. So Battle of Evermore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 19 minutes ago, RestorationAD said: Really liking this project. So Battle of Evermore. Right? This little bastard is going to be sooo cool when it is done. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 I couldn't get around the floods to get to work last Monday, and I got another day in yesterday. Two days worth is enough for an update. I made a couple of quick templates and routed the control cavity. And made another for the cover. I didn't want to set up the router table...and I'm not at all fond of getting my fingers as close to the blade as a cavity cover requires. So I did some close cutting on the band saw and finessed the fit with a quick and dirty shooting board set up consisting of clamping my plane sanding block to a sheet of acrylic. Time to start on the scroll. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post ScottR Posted September 3, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 This is fun stuff! SR 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 3, 2017 Report Share Posted September 3, 2017 16 minutes ago, ScottR said: This is fun stuff! SR I simply LOVE your carves, Scott. Inspirational and aspirational.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 And they are sooo much fun to do! Hummmm, I could have sworn I responded to this Saturday. Thanks, Andy. Glad you like it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 And I got a bit more done on the carve. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 The back gets roughed in with a right angle grinder....well except for the fiddly areas. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted September 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Still a lot a details to see to, but I'd say it was a pretty good weekend of work. There is something about the proportions of this that I really like. SR 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I like that a lot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 @ScottR is carving - everything is right with the world! I really love to watch you work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I'm certainly having a good time with this one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 wow *sigh* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu. Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I love how your carving reveals the accuracy and tightness of your wood joints (particularly the neck pocket), Bravo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Cheers John and Stu. There was a small gap at the leading edge of the neck joint of the top due to the aforementioned taper and fretboard overhand. I carved that part away.... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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