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I was going to buy that exact table saw. I have it in a cart right now. Great because it has no need for rear clearance. Issues: First: the rails have been known to be off from each other and in need of a hard adjustment (loosen an Allen and pry with a a 2x4) . I called Makita about this to see if it persisted and they told me that it was due to shipping mishandling. Second issue...shipping mishandling. The boxes have been known to come destroyed and the saw damaged. You must reply on the vendor to provide good secondary packaging (unlikely if also looking for free shipping). Third issue, the detent plate wears - this would probably not be an issue for me because it would not get enough use. Fourth: price. Normally $739, on sale for $ 639 and with tax, $ 700 to my door. This does everything the Makita does - except it needs rear clearance. It is very well rated and about 1/2 the price. It is a Dewalt 780 ripoff made by Harbor Freight https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-dual-bevel-sliding-compound-miter-saw-with-precision-led-shadow-guide-63978.html

You mean cut the perfect scarf joint on the table saw that needs no sanding? What blade would you use?

This guy makes and uses one.

Thanks. Because of your previous advice in this regard, I will be making my scarf joint jig for my table saw, as pathetic as it is

Is that a Hercules miter saw? If so, do you like it?

I am too lazy to even dirty mine today! But in my defense, I did 5 hours of office time earlier

I got this guitar assembled and playing tonight. I even got the neck from hell playing well, which is an accomplishment in itself. I need to complete some final details before I take any more pics (truss rod cover, back plate, knobs), but it felt good to put it into action

First guitar that needing sanding and finishing First guitar that needed routing in addition to finishing. There were about 4 of these until I tried my first scratch build My first scratch build My first dyed finish This was done simultaneously with the purple tele above, so I might as well post it!! And as you all know, my first non-tele build is in progress

Thank you for the vote of confidence!

Yes, darker than it appeared in the pictures and more than I would have ever expected. Definitely different, which is OK by me. Now if I can make it into a working neck, that would be really cool!

That is my interpretation of the "one piece" designation for the blue one and my experience with PRS. I own 7 and was covetous of many more! I could be wrong on the red one.

They are usually solid ash (see links below). I though about the book matching aspect when I posted the pic, then I thought how sad it is that a solid piece would be less attractive to some. The links below are one piece https://reverb.com/item/54405863-prs-swamp-ash-special-2002-one-piece-swamp-ash-body-maple-fretboard-moon-inlays-turquoise-prs-case https://reverb.com/item/1272058-prs-swamp-ash-special-paul-reed-smith-usa-sas-with-hardcase-and-tags

This is highly subjective. You picked a wonderful piece of ash, but the masses generally are not "wowed" by ash IMHO. I think it is an irrelevancy with nothing to be learned unless you are evaluating marketability. I would note that PRS does sell "swamp ash" guitars that are quite popular. They often look like this, with "rings" and curves

2 "cooked" flame maple necks have arrived

That you very much for the input. I am at the investigation stage and all ideas are welcome. I did toy with some scrap wood and my non-sliding miter saw today, and the concept was not as easy as I would have liked. I have a $ 100 table saw, and while it have a lot of limitations, the fence stays square to the blade, so maybe I could create a rig from the miter slot. I also have a 14" bandsaw as an option, which may yield a decent cut with a miter slot jig and a resaw blade. Could I trouble you to put up a pic of your jig? I am having trouble understanding the diagram you posted

Here is another scarf joint video for guitar

2 fingerboards arrived today. Tigerwood (Goncalo Alves) and Ebony (Gabon)

Cool, thanks for the feedback. I always think that tools will come in hand eventually. Something like this keeps my fingers away from a table saw for a myriad of projects. In retirement, I hope that wood is my biggest concern. I have a nice little wood shop going now - 10" jointer, 13" planer, 14" bandsaw, router table. None of them get enough use to justify what I spent on them, but the limited use I gets makes me happy, which is what it is all about in the end. Hey, I think I just justified a CNC machine!!

This beast seems like it can cut any angle you may need with the bevel adjustment. It is capable of tilting from 0 to 48 degrees in either direction

Great playing on a great guitar! She sounds as good as she looks!

I have done the slurry method with Tru-Oil and it worked well.

My very first neck blank. East Indian rosewood. I have 2 more blanks on the way in case I screw this one up!!

I only have internet knowledge on this at this point, but I read that you seal before applying colored filler to prevent the color in the filler from spreading. Sealing before filling....filling and not having the color spread...none of this is intuitive to me.

I am also trying to learn more in this area. Do you follow the grain sealer with the grain filler and then stain? Or do you color the filler? Or sometimes one or the other method? Thanks

Really wonderful work. Besides the skill exhibited, it is both beautiful and elegant! Your friend will be thrilled!