S.Hueston.USMC

LOL. Shared space would suck! Ya it is awesome! I can brace in less than 1 hr on most backs, and around 1-2 hours brace by brace on most tops. It really clamps evenly, and I would have just as much or more $$ in go bar decks, and radius dishes that need to be replaced every so often~! I dont feel that a gobar/radius dish application provides the best surface clamping, and even pressure as the vacuum press. I have been thinking about doing a tutorial on how to build one of these, as well as brace with them.

It's not a Venturi but the project EVS AUTO cycle, from joe. I've got 500$ in my press as opposed to 2500$ if I went commercial

My acct wasn't even active! Plus this looks totally different so figured it was all new! Thanks Scott!

Years and years ago!

Yea that walnut is gorgeous. I got 8-12 back and sides out of it got it all stickered and cut up waiting.

Now for the good stuff : I took a trip to my lumber yard got a truck load, well my truck was loaded! Beautiful flamed walnut/maple/wenge/sapele/mahogany Turning the boards into beautiful tops, backs and sides! Walnut bends beautifully! Bookmatched back and sides, sitka spruce top, 5 piece maple/walnut laminated neck, rosewood board kerfing walnut and wenge Dreds, and OMs beautiful wenge OM, with Wenge/Flamed Maple back, German Spruce top Maple look very good, just hasnt been scraped in this picture, just sanded with heavy grit Got bracing glued up and sanded down, voiced the back Shop made curly Koa rosette My brace sanding jig, i put a brace into between the radius bars, tighten 3 wing nuts, and accurately mark the contour, hand plane dow to the line, and finish on my brace radius sander. Takes 2-3 minutes per brace. Mockup of Flamed walnut back/sides, 3A sitka top, 5 piece maple/walnut lam neck, rosewood board/bridge, zebra wood/ebony headstock veneer. I think these are going to look great. These are my very first acoustic builds EVER. Comments, suggestions and questions PLEASE, the are all welcomed. Thanks guys. Steve Hueston CPL USMC Hueston Guitars

Hello all My name is Steven Hueston. I am new to this forum. I have been building guitars for roughly 5 years. Mainly electric guitars and copies of existing guitars. I am now producing acoustic instruments. I do a little repair work, and a few setups, and the occasional custom build. I am trying to get a name going. This is a portfolio of my shop and everything I have going with my Luthery passion. I am a former US Marine, I fought in Iraq as a grunt. I live in North Georgia. Thanks for your time guys! Feel free to leave any questions or comments below! I will check back frequently! This is my home made vacuum press/clamping setup Shop made Vacuum Press in action Came home to a SEMI truck in my drive way!!! But he brought goodies~! Grizzly 20" planer with Byrd Shelix head A few hours of knuckle breaking and shes finally in, cuts glassy smooth 17" Grizzly Extreme bandsaw, this thing is a dream! Computer balanced cast wheels, wth polyeurethane tires, dual ball bearing upper/lower guides, cast iron trunion etc lol A little surgery to the power system for the new machines! I finally have decent machines to work with man... The days of the harbor freight setup are over! I did my time. Part 2 coming soon