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Thanks Drak and Rich, I'll make sure to pick up some at Home Depot. -Vinny Drak, a bit off topic, but are you a Jaws fan?

I hope you're all doing good. I want to use CA as a grain filler but cannot find anything larger than those small 1 oz 'Crazy Glue' tubes. Where can I get a big enough amount to use for my guitar top? I see the 2 part clear epoxy packages around in sufficient sizes but never CA, is it under another name or brand and where is it sold? Thanks, Vinny

Wow-zers ! that is looking great Matt ! -Vinny

I was in the engravers shop this week and talked with him about inlays for my headstocks. The thickness of his materials are fairly thin and wont work for cutting out shapes or letters. I described the 1/8'' thick simulated pearloid I had bought with inlays cut in it. He felt the laser could cut it after a few tries to get the setting right. I'll be stopping back with a sample sheet from the plastics supplier for him to cut out my logos. Will keep you updated on how well it goes. -Vinny

Check your local Trophy and Awards shops, almost all have in house laser engravers. They work with inexpensive pcv sheet materials that come in a wide range of colors and designs. They can cut from your file, definitly worth a look. -Vinny out

Nice work there! Im considering building a duplicator also. Can you share the list of parts you need to build it ? Thanks, Vinny

I recently purchased from him and I will again, he simply does the right thing. -Vinny

Hey Jesse, If you've got access to a router and some files you're half way there. This forum has great tutorials on making necks and terrific members who'll jump in to help. I'm finishing up my first neck and its damn cool to go through all the steps involved. The inlays came out so much better than I thought they would, I say go for it! -Vinny

My concern was setting the house on fire. I sprung for an electric bending iron from Robert Gee voilins on Ebay. Im very satified with it. Does just what its supposed to do. http://cgi.ebay.com/BENDING-IRON-MIGHTY-MI...1QQcmdZViewItem

quote : ( From AAAAA skirting-board tonewood.) that's a good one -Vinny

Thanks Rich, if I could get decent hardwoods for that price its definitly worth it.

I went locally (Home Creepo) for my archtop wood supplies for my Benedetto. This is my 1st guitar build and didn't want to ruin a $85 bookmatch top while learning to carve, or snap sides while geting a feel for the bending iron. I decided on white pine 1x10's jointed together for my top and ripped my 3/32 sides from 1x4 maple on the table saw, also used the same 1x4's for the 3 pc laminated neck. I wanted this one to be a low cost build cause I knew I'd drop a lotta cash on tools ($700 so far.) I'll get the better Engelman Spruce for the 2nd one. E-mail me if you'd like to exchange ideas. -Vinny

Thats funny cause I've also got a set of Auto Air paints sitting around, I wonder if I can do a burst starting with staining the body yellow and use the Createx paints to fill out the colors to the edge of the body? Hmmm the possibilities. Hey Maiden, that jpeg of the scalloped green axe is amazing !! -Vinny

Heres a pic of just the guide asm. Here's a close up http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/9174/ri...gcloseupea8.jpg

Sorry if this is a really long post but I thought the members here could use this info. Ive been trying to decide on which tools to buy for routing out the binding groove on my guitars, what I've read here had convinced me that a dremel is not the answer and that some are happy with the Stewmac/LMI bearing kit. I've set up my existing Ryobi router face-up on a plate to have a router built into my work table. So what I really had in mind was another router that was more powerful than a dremel but lighter and smaller than a standard router. I was in Sears wednesday night and they were out of stock on thier $99 laminate router, so I looked at their rechargeable units. At $59 for the medium sized one (no battery incl) and another $50 for a charger and a battery! I walked out thinking to stop at Home Depot later in the week. Home Crepo had a good selection of laminate trimmers, from the Porter Cable $99 single speed that came with basically only the cardboard box it was in, and a Ryobi which included a huge removable clear base. I'm looking these over while thinking of how Im gonna MAKE a bearing guide that will hang off the side for when Im cutting the binding channel. Thats when I came upon the Rigid, I never gave these tools a look at all. I always considered them some kinda house brand from K-mart. Holy smoke!!! whats this on the box? is that a picture of a bearing guide? and its adjustable? O.K. now, lets a take a look here, says its got more amps that the Porter Cable, its variable speed which the others aren't and comes with a lifetime warrantee on parts and labor. All this and a case for $99 bucks! I picked it up on the spot and raced home to the shop to try it out. I clamped a piece of scrap in the vise for testing. The motor runs smoothly without excess vibrations and spools up nicly as you increase the speed. The guide bearing attachment is solid, well made and showed no signs of flex when I tested it. The guide attachment is fully adjustable for verticle height and left to right offset in 2 spots and it locks in the settings with a thumbwheel. Im really glad I picked up this router cause it seems to be just what I needed. Gotta go online and register the warrantee tonite. -Vinny

this is only a test

Wow Godin, terrific job! and a case too! -Vinny

Another idea, Trophy shops have laser engravers that are used to put names on pvc tags that are adhered to trophys. The material is a multi layered sheet of pcv. (like a pickgaurd on a Gibson) The design is cut into the top color by the lazer to expose the 2nd color under it, usually a contrasting color which is now your name or logo. They keep all the popular color combinations like red & white, blue & white etc. For this job, a sheet of glossy black on white could be lazer engraved with the logo, now white. They would look pretty near perfect, no paint smudges, no drips no goof-ups. The finished FULL oversized veneer would be glued or epoxied to the headstock and edge-routed like a typical veneer. If it will work, maybe have 6 oversize 'veneers' made at once to keep cost down, you can keep the rest for future projects.-Vinny

Are you putting a white logo on a dark headstock? Very few graphic printers can print white, therefore most designs are based on white material and contour cut by a plotter in a sign shop. If there are areas in between the logo where the color of the headstock needs to be seen, computer cut vinyl graphics like the type used for most signs would work. The shape or logo will cut just as it appears on the screen, providing the artwork is done right. And there would not be a clear border surrounding your decal. You'd be surprised how small a shape can be cut out of adhesive backed vinyl. 2 mil is about he thinnest out there, Every imaginable color is available these days. -Vinny

Saying "no offense' before you answer is not a free ride ticket to slam the guy. -no offense, -Vinny

Cool, thank you. -Vinny

Another question, since it looks I'll go with the neck project first, and I already have some parts to start. I researched the body I have and found out it originally had a 25.5 scale neck. my Stew Mac board is 25.0 . I dont think the 25 board will work, the body is routed for 2 humbuckers and a floating bridge, so the bridge will have to move towards the neck ¼''? Am I looking at this the right way?. -Vinny

Hi gang, Im a newbie here and read the Forum daily, you guys are pretty amazing and inspire me. I've got to decide on 1 of 2 builds as my first and need advice. I have a hollow body jazz guitar Body I got off Ebay that needs a neck, it had a broken neck in shipping and was removed (steamed off) and I'm left with a pretty clean dovetail joint on a natural finish 3'' deep body. I'll be making the neck from 3 laminates of maple, got the slotted fretboard, frets, hammer, nut, from Stew Mac's along with the necesscary dovetail bit for my router. To give you an idea of whats at my disposal, in my shop theres a drill press, a new jointer, jigsaw, router, dremel, palm sander, belt sander, chop saw and various files, bits and hand tools. I can also print a full scale blueprint. I have a sign shop in my home so everything was already there except the jointer (Delta 6''). Project 2 would be a scratch built hollowbody jazz guitar, Gibson L5 or ES175 style. I've read a few books like Benedetto's and Guitar Making Tradition & Technology for reference. Im not sure which would be a better build for a novice, making a scratch built neck and fitting to an existing dovetailed body or building a whole guitar from the ground up, I would base the whole guitar build largely on Benedetto's 25 scale Jazzbox since he does a nice job of explaining the process. If I left out anything please ask, I have pics of the body I bought if needed, but found the photo upload instructions a bit confusing. I appreciate your advice and look foward to reading it. Thanks, -Vinny

Nice work! Keep us updated with more progress reports, I'll be watching! -Vinny

Thats really nice looking Ed, thanks for posting the pics, -Vinny