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  1. john
    I was wondering , has anyone tried making a router table to accept a standard router from below? or is that what they are? I think this would be an invaluable tool for me to have and possibly a great tutorial!
  2. john
    tonally im not sure, but stability-wise laminated are better. The laminations are oriented opposite to each other so that if one piece twists, the opposing direction of the grain in the neighbouring pieces will cause them to counter the twist . Hence no twist. thats all i know.
  3. john
    Who played the solo on paul simon`s "call me al" ?
  4. john
    well i will be finishing the fretboard with SEVERAL coats of Acryllic 2-part Lacquer which should make it hard as nails , plus use of the jumbo frets should put me in the clear?
  5. john
    pine is a soft wood is it not? if so , i would not recommend using it. 1.5 inches seems ok to me. but generally 1.75 inches is the norm! john
  6. john
    Eureka! , my problems solved! , thanks.
  7. john
    well i was gonna fit jumbo frets so that should be ok yeah?
  8. john
    a compensated nut , eg: Earvana would probably sort it out.
  9. john
    ok thanks ,i`ll give it a go!
  10. john
    yeah , im scouring our land trying to find some ash to make bodies out of. that reminds me, ive just scored enough beautiful dark mahogany to make two full guitars ...... i`ll have an sg please!
  11. john
    Just did a bit of searching on the net , Elm IS a hardwood! so i`d definitely give it a try!
  12. john
    what i would do is, make a body out of it , then swap it with another guitar(temporarily) to see how it compares(swap over the hardware and pickups) it wont cost anything so you may as well try.
  13. john
    i realise that it is an open-grained wood , so would it be ok if i lacquered it? I just think it would look great , the neck is a dark brown and the fretboard would be pinkish. john.
  14. john
    Just a quick Q, why are rosewood ebony and maple the most common fretboard woods? the guitar im workin on at the moment has an Iroko neck(neckthrough) and i was thinking of using a mahogany fretboard. what do you think? Seeing as the wood is so thin , its tonal properties could`nt be THAT important could they? or is it just aesthetics? John.
  15. john
    2 pac IS acryllic ! , well it is where i come from!
  16. john
    thats checkerplate innit? well ive always though that it would make a great scratchplate! nad it would also help with shielding would it not?
  17. john
    ok , will do , thanks.
  18. john
    http://europa.spaceports.com/~fishbake/ This site has it all! , strat les paul , homemade pickups , various electronics etc... For some excellent info on hardwoods , tonal char. Strength, etc...: http://www.rampartguitars.com/ to visit the hardwood description section go to: http://www.rampartguitars.com/Tonewoods.htm For those of you wanting to build a brian may replica http://www.boardsprep.com/mp3/introduction.htm: Thats all for now.
  19. john
    thats an extremely nice price brian! What is the fretboard radius on the $40 necks? John.
  20. john
    if youre not using cans, you can always get a plasticer additive to add to your paint. Ive seen this stuff work , its great. We spilled some of the paint with the plasticiser in it on the floor and the next day it was like pure rubber! If you want to work from spray cans ,then i cant help you there! , sorry John.
  21. john
    ok , thanks lee i`ll get back to you on that. one other thing , how would i pay you? Thanks, John.
  22. john
    Ok , im definitely interested . glad you are shipping from uk because im in ireland. I just need to know how much shipping would cost. Any idea what the weight of the wood is? Thanks , john.
  23. john
    interesting , any idea how much it would cost to ship a few planks to ireland? hmmm......
  24. john
    could`nt agree more, the mouse is a seriuously handy little tool , i use it all the time , it really takes the effort out of sanding but you still have full control so there is very little chance of making mistakes.
  25. john

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    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4&category=2384 With all of those laminations could it really sound that good?
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