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Bizman62

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    Looks nice so far!
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    I agree with the purple, didn't know you already had applied oil. Since mixing dye with TruOil seems to work, you can blend the burst by applying dyed TrueOil to the edge and clear on the center, sweeping the clear from the center towards the edge. That would be similar to using water based dyes on bare wood.
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    @David Ivy, I like your way of doing. Although not quite reaching the perfection of the GOTM winners your builds have character. Most importantly you seem to be getting the crucial measurements right! A well playing guitar is what matters, not fancy woods or stellar finish. A neck that fits your palm, fret ends that don't take your DNA, perfect intonation and low enough action, that's what really matters. The rest is eye candy. Adding purple to cure the blotchiness was a good idea. Further, using the same solvent as the dye has (water, alcohol, whatever you've been using) you can wash the lighter areas for a better blending. Sanding back is one method, washing back can be as efficient without the risk of going too deep.
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    That was another masterpiece of carving. My take of accessing the 24th fret and beyond was more down to earth...
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    That explains... At the course we have access to a similar looking circular saw. Most of the big professional power tools there belong to the city carpentry department, they build and fix all kind of furniture needed in public places like schools. Last year they furnished the woodworking shop of a school, making hand tool cabinets. Imagine a two metre high, one metre wide and half a metre deep cabinet with fittings for hammers, chisels, files etc., all made of 18 mm baltic birch plywood. Just think about the weight!
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    Looks similar to the one I'm using now, only less crowded.
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    Thanks for a pleasant journey, this made a good start for today!
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    Indeed! The dedication to minuscule details in that build has been taken to next level and beyond. It has given 'black' a new, positive vibe!
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    Something like that kept me from chopping the log into firewood. My carving skills would not make justice to what Mother Nature already had done so I left it as is.
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    That's the sort of relicing I kinda like. Not making her looked abused or beaten to death, instead making it look like she has lovingly and carefully been wrapped inside a blanket - which may sometimes have been exposed to moisture only to steam dry when the sun burns every straw on the wide open pasture which explains the blotches here and there... Thanks for the story!
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    The story alone was worth reading, an illustrated edition hopefully is even better!
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    Amen brother, truer words have seldom been written.
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    Welcome to the addiction! You can almost always fix issues like that. As the two previous have said, filling with dust and glue is a valid option. Bear in mind, though, that mixing super glue and maple dust creates so much heat that the patch is much darker. You may even see smoke! Standard wood glue like Titebond will result to a lighter hue. If you use wood glue applying a drop of water with a small brush into the crack can make the glue + dust mix stick better. The water would create a capillary effect to suck the paste into the pores. If the boards are wide enough you can cut both a bit narrower along the seam. For saving the bookmatch you should then take an equal amount off both. Structural integrity should not be an issue at all as it's 'only' a top. When you glue it on a thicker solid piece of wood it shouldn't crack.
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    Guess not. Most likely more like planks. Rough sawn. A knot here and there, cracks and knotholes...
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    @komodo, it's just natural. If you can choose between a figured and a plain plank of the same species, I guess no one of us would choose the plain one unless there's a paint job involved. Way back when I didn't know anything about flames and other figurations I bought a hollowbody archtop Ibanez FG100 just for the shape. It was hanging at the stockist's office which I visited almost every week. At that time I thought that type is the only choice so I finally bought it. The wood looks very much like the lower one.
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    Beauty in the eye of the beholder. For some people birch is "the" wood to go, to me it looks pale and dull even if it has flaming. Stable as furniture wood, good for firewood. Googling for images it looks like mesquite is one of the "exotic" woods for semi expensive imported boutique furniture!
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    Exactly my thoughts, your wording is better though.
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    As you're familiar with Crimson you may already have found the video where Ben explains designing a guitar, like on this timelapse video: https://youtu.be/xvhklMM96uk He's done other videos with explanations as well but I can't find them right now. Anyhow, a big paper (wallpaper can be very inexpensive), a long ruler for drawing the centerline and a pencil make a good start. The problem with most videos is that they are sped up. I suppose that the timelapse video above took a professional builder a day or two just for drawing! From a reliable source I've also heard that finishing the ## hour builds takes weeks or even months after they really are ready for shipping.
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    Ahh, I'm starting to understand... Some years ago there was a student at Crimson who built a 36 fret guitar "just because"... Not fan fretted, though, but making one isnt' much more difficult than trying to get the last fret slots just right. I guess Super Jumbos are out of the question...
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    I must say it gives the headstock a lot more character! Before it looked like the mitre of a senile bishop, now the sharp point emphasizes the bookmatch, the curves mirroring the top. You'd have a hard job to improve that design!
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    Roasted maple is beyond my experience so far, but I've used roasted alder for a couple of guitars. Roasted birch has been used by some of my course mates. And I've used some roasted pine for other purposes. Roasted wood is lighter than standard dried wood. Yet it's harder and thus more resistant to dents. It also resists moisture to a degree and won't live with the climate changes. One main thing to know about roasted wood is that it requires predrilled holes for screws as the wood doesn't give in like 'normal' wood would.
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    For your merit your way of using relatively short sentences and paragraphs helps reading a lot.
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    Let me ask a clarifying question: Are you planning on modifying an existing guitar or building a new one? In either case it takes quite a lot of time, some planning, understanding some basics and a bunch of tools. Although people build guitars even on a kitchen table a workshop of sorts (or outside if weather allows) is also recommendable. Post your ideas and pictures, there's plenty of people here who can help you.
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    Yes, a Dremel router is one option. I've also heard about using a Dremel circular saw bit. I did it by drilling several holes in a row and combining them with a keyhole saw and a thin file and folded sandpaper.
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    Redoing is the key to success. Based on what I've seen on the course during this five year period every builder has to fix issues similar to yours, even the Master who has been a trained professional for 35 years. Finishing is a versatile beast! As you know, spray painting is similar be it guitars or cars. I once heard that a car painter had promised a flawless job for a car. He had to do it three times until the owner was satisfied. Story tells that several guys had nitpickingly checked the car to find any orange peel to get the job redone...
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