Jump to content

cherokee6

Established Member
  • Posts

    355
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by cherokee6

  1. Iturra Design is a small company devoted completely to bandsaws. Their catalog is like a manual. Email is KALLL@comcast.net. Its worth it just to get a copy of their catalog. You can also get them from Grizzly Industrial, Woodcraft, Rockler, etc. They all have websites. Grizzly may have a Pacific location as a lot of their products come from Taiwan. I don't think the shipping to Aus. can't be too much as they are not very heavy. Good luck with your search. By the way, you didn't tell us the brand of saw you have.
  2. I thought cherry was ok for bodies but not for necks? I thought there was something on it in one of the threads about a year ago. Anyway, seems good to try. They dropped off the piece we bought today, had a little coffee, and reiterated the offer. The owner would like me to see him at the next show and up at the shop. Hey Vinny, we need to hook up; maybe over the next couple of weeks?
  3. My wife and I were at a juried craftsfair this weekend and our attention was caught by a furniture maker who's not too far (good hour ride) from me. I live in the Hudson Valley of NY and I met him in New Paltz. His shop is located in Columbia county for those of you who are familiar with the area. Anyway we ended up buyig a hall seat with the coat hooks, etc. I looked it over and noticed it was made of solid hard maple. There was no ply other than the typical cabinet backing. Needless to say, he was undercharging by by more than 1/2. We got to talking about wood, sources for it and guitar stuff. He offered to me any of his cut offs. He uses hard maple, cherry (anyone try that for a guitar body?) and oak. Sometimes other woods such as walnut and mahogany. He said to come up at any time, so I plan to do so and bring my wife's Ford Escape!
  4. are there pieces big enough for jigs?
  5. you could also use a flexible shaft on your drill so you can drill the wire holes straight.
  6. I saw this thread passing thru. Veritas makes beautiful stuff. I hope to someday get something from Lie Nielsen. I do like the low angle concave/convex spokeshave. Looks good for guitar work. http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=...,50230&ap=1 good luck with your purcahse. Nothing like getting quality tools to show what you've been missing.
  7. I would probably use a better laminate other than the type you get at Home Depot. You're making such a beautiful piece you may want to go the extra mile and get the better stuff. You're probably talking $20 - $25 US. I believe it will make your tone nice, less muddy and resonate better. Afterall, isn't the back an important part on acoustics for resonance and tone? Just a suggestion. By the way, what pickups do you plan on; '57 classics?
  8. Thanks everyone. I checked the Rio Grande site and they absolutely ruined my day!! Their links wouldn't work so I couldn't check the sound bytes. Well, since I'm not purchasing real soon, I can afford to wait until their site is repaired. I noticed they can be a little on the high side too. The search will continue. Still, those kinmans sound incredible.
  9. ES-335's use a high quality, no-void laminate. You can get the same quality by purchasing aircraft ply. You can go to Aircraft Spruce, Wag-Aero or other aircraft supply outfit that caters to kit planes and aircraft rebuilding. You may be disappointed with the use of the luan which may actually deaden some of the tone. Rockler also has the ply. Keep us posted on your progress! You've got beautiful wood and nice work going there.
  10. Welcome. Hey, Leo Fender wasn't much of a player, but look what he created!
  11. Oh yeaaah. I was just looking at the way it was mounted and at the angle it looked like a bigsby. The bar is way off for a bigsby also. oops.
  12. Thanks for the opinions; I hope more will drop in. I was looking at the Frailin site; his prices were reasonable. But the SOUND on the Kinman site are - well, words don't quite describe them. They're exactly what I want. Problem is Standard or Broadcaster? I may place a bid on a set of Lawrences on ebay. The price may end up to be too good to pass up! Any opinions on Duncans? PSW's tele is awesome. Does the Bixby have any effect on the classic tele sound?
  13. True! the scratches will be easier to repair.
  14. ebony is commonly dyed as most of it comes streaked; you can dye it black if you're not happy with the repair. You can always use a wood filler and the touch up stains from stew mac or even a stain pen from the hardware store. I've seen people use shoe polish and a sharpie marker. Hard to tell without seeing a picture.
  15. As stated above go solar. Using a dehumidier or other method is too costly. There was a solar kiln designed in Fine Woodworking a number of years ago you could probably look up at the library. It had a fan built in for air circulation and was built to hold quite a bit of wood. It was probably 8ft x 10ft. The article also discussed how to stack the wood, etc. It was slower than a regular kiln but you ended up with less checking, etc. I don't recall the details. You may have to go back 15 years ago.
  16. There should be a post on this topic from last year. I think the thought was that they weren't bad, but the tops were veneers. I don't know how good the hardware or pickups are.
  17. Why can't you do a skunk stripe down the entire length with, as previously suggested, a contrasting piece? Would you be able to cut out the bad grain then without weakening the neck? If not; I agree: scrap it or cut a couple of narrow strips from it for future use and save the carbon fiber.
  18. I'm with jaycee and westhemann. Just get an effects synthesizer. Besides whoever heard of windmilling a stick??
  19. Nothing on the fingerboard except a little lemon or linseed oil. The headstock can have lacquer such as on the neck. Ebony is a bit unstable but its wonderful to play on, so use a bit of oil and play on it often so the oils from your fingers work in.
  20. I'm slooowly building a tele out of solid padauk. It'll probably have similar tonal qualities close to mahogany. I was thinking of getting Fender Lace or the Sanarium Cobalts as I want something that sounds like a vintage 50's- 60's type. I want good crunch and twang and that smooth sound when playing rhythm. The new Lace alumitones look promising, but from what I read, the bridge position is disappointing but the neck position is amazing. My late friend swore by Kinmans but they're pricey. Any opinions? :D
  21. I think the Babiscz guitars have that feature. It comes in handy if you want to play slide.
  22. Do you know where one can acquire PRS plans?
  23. OK. It's been about 10 mos. since I dropped out of sight. I've had a pretty busy year! We purchased a new home in Dec and moved just before Christmas, my wife finished her master's (pleeeze get a job!), I bought a project Cessna172 with a friend, my wife had 2 (yes, that's 2) accidents and we're still dealing with the Lyme nonsense (just open wallet and dump it out). I'm still getting the old place on the market, doing repairs, etc at the new place and going to the flying club to work on the plane and excavate my hangar spot- pics will follow! I also inherited a lot of git parts, bodies etc to, keep me busy awhile, from my late friend (2 years gone now) I gathered some of the stuff up when my family took a ride up to Niagara Falls/ Hamilton Ca. to see his family. My body has refused to go forward, so I'm actually making a little "down time". I hope to get back into the hobby by mid fall. I plan on acquiring a bandsaw also. After all, one can't have enough tools! I hope to be more involved now and I have some building questions. Good to be back and look forward to the chats with you guys!
  24. I got my LP recording pickguard from these guys. They also have a number of Fender squier bullet types. http://pickguards.us/
×
×
  • Create New...