DC Ross

good point.. i found these fingerboard templates and this piece you can put any two radius templates into, run through a planer, and itll give you any compound radius on the fingerboard that you want.. looks really cool

Not sure how that would work since a planer knife is a straight edge? Would have to see that to believe it.

No way a straight edge is going to give a radius, maybe an tapered flat surface using a sled but not a radius?

Just trying to understand this unless the knives are made like a shaper to cut the radius as well.

MK

Even if the knives were like a shaper, it wouldn't produce a compound radius. You've got my curiosity up, could you give some more specifics?

You look at the front of the neck when you're playing? Or are you referring to the side dots (which you would normally use to "get your bearings")?

Also, check your local library for the DVD "Mastering Your Bandsaw" from Taunton Press. It's got lots of helpful hints.

Just an FYI: Google has a great feature called Calculator. Just enter your conversion in the search box, for example, ".125 inches in millimeters" and it'll give you the result.

I bought a Grizzly G0457 a few months ago after reading that it could be rewired to 120v. What I didn't realize at the time was that it required a 30 amp circuit, so there was no way I could plug it into a standard 120v outlet and not trip the breaker.

Just last week I hired an electrician and added two new 240v circuits. The bandsaw loves it.

I'm w/ killemall8, nice work.

Just curious: how does the kanji relate to the pinstriping?

CA is cyanoacrylate, or Super Glue. It comes in thin, medium or thick viscosities.

WezV is right. I just defretted a Conklin with a purpleheart fingerboard and used cherry veneer glued with thin CA to fill the slots. I then sanded the whole thing down to a shine and applied epoxy, then sanded, then more epoxy, then sanded again. It turned out very well.

If you'll read this thread, REAL tung oil never dries, so I really hope you didn't use that on your board!

Is Tru-Oil a tung oil?

I remember hearing good things about Fraser Valley Fine Woods, but I don't have any direct experience with them.

Good luck!

Nice! It looks similar to my as-of-yet-unnamed model. It balances extremely well when sitting and standing with the long upper horn, which reaches to the 12th fret.

Here's a pic of Corey Petro from Custom playing the unfinished prototype:

According to Mattia in this thread, the StewMac ColorTone is the same as the Target Coatings Oxford Ultima Spray Lacquer.

I think I'd be embarrassed to play the guitar that becomes. Maybe it's all those junk/spam threads that popped up yesterday, but it kind of gives new meaning to the term "wood porn" . . .

*ducking*

That is rather, um, "Georgia o'Keefe-ian"

I'd play it.

Hard.

+1 to Setch's argument (this is also the method that Dan Erlewine uses)

I'm looking for a non- (or at least less-) toxic alternative to automotive paints or nitro & came across this stuff: http://www.targetcoatings.com/oxford-spray-lacquer.html

Does anyone have any experience with the stuff? What would be a good pigment to use with it?

Thanks!

+1 to Mickguard's suggestion. Just keep in mind that you may need shorter neck screws after the heel is thinned.

I'd have to go with the zebra. The cream just washes everything out - nothing 'pops'

I've used it for dying RC car wheels, but not for staining wood (I'm assuming that's what you're going to be doing with it)

The Agile guitars from Korea have almost a cult following. I picked up a new 2300(?) a couple of years ago for less than $300, and while it's not PRS quality, it is an extremely good guitar. Bone nut (it comes with a graphite one as well), 2 piece mahogany body, quilted maple veneer top, fully bound body, neck & headstock, decent hardware (Grover tuners, dunno about the bridge & tail, but they look good, feel good & operate well). If I'm being 100% honest, I'd say the overall quality is on-par with or slightly less than current LPs (depending on the specific LP you're comparing).

I'd be really surprised if you found something between 30 and 45... This is the closest I could find.

Was it One of these? I don't do carved tops, but for belly & forearm contours, I use a combination of rasps, spokeshaves & that high speed sander.

Do a search for "crosscut sled" - they're pretty handy

this is very searchable

Try searching for tru-oil

Batfink's right, CYA* is a rule to live by here. I learned my lesson; for my business, I get everything in writing and save every email correspondence. More than once, a client has signed off on a spec & later complained that something wasn't implemented, or implemented incorrectly. Things can get very sticky if you don't have any proof on your side.

*Cover Your A$$

All glory to the Hypnotoad

Check out Hypnotoad's 1/2 hour show on the new Bender's Big Score DVD

Personally, I prefer some variance of the grain to something perfectly symmetrical -- it gives it a bit of personality.