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  1. madawgony
    What Woodenspoke said. Use that template as the master and make working templates from it. Use a stable wood for the working template; 3/4" birch plywood or MDF works well. It is not a question of if you screw up your template, it is a question of when you screw it up, because it will happen.
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    Here is a picture of the radius jig I designed/built. It does a great job with very little effort. The router rides along the slot (using a template bearing). YOu can drill pivot points for different radius. I have a 9.5" and 12". There is a bit of waste, but I dont build so many that this becomes a problem.
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    You have plenty of wood to work with for a re-design of your headstock. As Hector mentioned draw the strings as they would be coming over the nut and up the headstock. IMHO you would want the path of the string past the nut as close to inline with the string as it is on the neck as you can get. Look here Other than that keep up the good work. Dang, you are only 14? When I was 14 we were rubbing GI Joes faces on concrete to give them that blunt force trauma look.
  4. madawgony
    The demo was awful, how could one possibly pitch their product like that? Ridiculous marketing. I don't know anything about the frets, never seen/played them. But it looks like a solution in search of a problem, where there is neither.
  5. madawgony
    I am with you on that. Most of that language is subjective. But I have seen posts from other builders/players that do think they make a difference in tone. Does a top loading bridge generate different tonal characteristics as compared to string-through configuration?
  6. madawgony
    Awesome analogy, conjures a brilliant mental image. I do think of how I want a guitar to sound while I am building. Right now I am building a strat copy for a friend and I hear Big Head Todd and the Monsters, that sort of single coil sound. On the set necks that I have built I was looking for a kinda jazzy warm sound. Unfortunately not many turned out like I envisioned. The last set neck I made plays great, good feel, nice action but I just didn't get the sound I was looking for.
  7. madawgony
    Here is a supplier. I have seen several builder insist that these make a noticeable, tonal difference. I have not tested them so I can not say. Taipan Tone Engineering
  8. madawgony
    I had seen that vice sometime ago on the site. I even had it bookmarked, telling myself that if I get in the market for one I will try this one over the Stewmac product. When I saw the OP i ordered one, came in yesterday. Initial inspection confirms some of the things that you will need to do to get it shop ready; some cleaning/sanding/painting, adding washers, new jaw pads etc. For the price (got it for $55 including shipping) it is a great addition to my workspace. It will be used. Oh yes, it will be used.
  9. madawgony
    Use a wood of similar density to what you are going to cut when determining the offset. In other words, don't use MDF to determine the offset when you are going to resaw maple.
  10. madawgony
    +1 Band saw for the initial cut then clean it up with sandpaper or jointer or plane.
  11. madawgony
    +1 As far as the fit being so tight that you can support the body by the neck you can get away with that on a set neck. A Fender-shaped solid body prolly should never have a fit that tight. IMHO
  12. madawgony
    Fantastic work.
  13. madawgony
    I got the rod set but wished I had ordered the track set. The rod will deflect and that has me back to the drawing board on my design. The bearings are good and my new design uses a support under the rod at exactly the half way point which should minimize the deflection to an acceptable amount but still give me enough travel distance to accommodate a body.
  14. madawgony
    To quote someone's sig line "You don't build guitars to save money, you save money so you can build guitars" Fortunately I was into woodworking as a hobby before I starting building guitars so I had several tools already purchased. But that is not to say I haven't spent some serious jack on tools since then. I have prolly invested $400 - $700 dollars since getting into building guitars. And the majority of that money was spent on tools specific to guitar building; mostly fretting tools/templates, various router bits and saw blades.
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    I ordered that set of bearings/rod from VBX. The bearings appear to be quality although I haven't implemented them yet. I have all the parts to build a duplicarver just haven't gotten around to it. I have a DIY standup buffer in the works now.
  16. madawgony
    +1 You wont need to step up through bit sizes. With a good brad point bit and a piece of scrap wood on the back you will be good to go.
  17. madawgony
    I really like the carve on the top, good job.
  18. madawgony
    Thanks for the replies.
  19. madawgony
    I am looking to build a drum sander. I have almost all of the hardware around the shop except for the drum. I have seen several drums made from plywood or mdf (many circles cut and "threaded" on a rod). Any suggestions on somehting else that could be used?
  20. madawgony
    Great work, excellent for a first build. How does it sound?
  21. madawgony
    I bought the composite one about a year ago and the jaws do not stay in place. It is good for a quick measurement but it is not good when trying to compare two pieces. It slides too easily. I would think the other one with a "wheel" to move the calipers would be better.
  22. madawgony
    Dallas-Ft Worth Area: Bluelinx Hardwood - off Royal Lane west of 35. Used to be called Austin Hardwood. I have bought a considerable amount of lumber from those guys. They are nice and unless they are busy will move palletts around so you can pick the choice pieces. Dallas Hardwood - further south, off of Walnut Hill west of 35. I haven' bought much from them in a while. Last time we went down there on a Saturday they were moving the business to a new location down the street. They have the mcahinery to do milling services if you need. Woodworld - Richardson, near TI on 75. A little more expensive than the above because of a lower volume. The quality is hit and miss but they do carry some exotic/figured stuff in 1/4" thickness (for bookmatched tops).
  23. madawgony
    Really good work. The control layout works well with the shape. I am more of a traditional-style body design but yours really flows. It begs to be picked up.
  24. madawgony
    +1 and get the rough cut as close to the body line as possible.
  25. madawgony
    Vertocaster
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