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johnsilver

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  1. I have successfully bound a guitar before (scary at times), but on my current projects I plan to bind the neck and headstocks as well. On the headstock, I will have to miter the binding to form to the shape of the head. Any tips on how to lay out the binding and cut and cement the binding so I have "perfect" miters? Thanks.
  2. I am also planning a guitar with a TOM bridge and stop tail. Can I ground to the inserts for the stop tail posts instead of the bridge inserts?
  3. I have a 6" x 48" floor model belt sander, and wondered if anyone had experience using something like that to do the initial radius on fretboards. If so, what type jig do you use? I have bought pre-radiused fretboards in the past but want to do some inlay on the next few and thought it would be easier to inlay on a flat board then radius it. I have radius sanding blocks if that is th best option.
  4. Thanks for the responses guys. I have some experience making and finishing solid body guitars but it is limited to opaque finishes. I have used rattle cans with tinted nitro and clear nitro before. I have a compressor and spray gun suitable for nitro. My budget is ok but not unlimited - I have a reasonable amount of equipment but no dedicated finishing room. I can segregate a portion of my garage if need be. I do have breathing equipment and other safety equipment. However, I haven't worked with figured maple before. I am learning but either reasonably capable or foolishly confident.
  5. I have begun building 3 guitars, one for each of my sons. For this project, I think the building will be the easy part and the finishing the hard part. The finishes they want are vintage amber (on flamed maple drop top over mahogany body like Gibson LP Supreme Trans Amber), see through black cherry (on quilted maple drop top over mahogany body like ESP Custom) and vintage cherry on mahogany body (like Gibson SG). Can anyone give advice on recipes or approaches to achieve each of these different finishes? Lots at stake here as you would understand.
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