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http://www.billlawrence.com/
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they're pretty good, although i don't use them for anything that i want to be accurate on, i find there's a bit of play on my router, it moves ever so slightly to one side and then the other, so the bit isn't perfectly centered in the hole, i use it for pickup routing though. Good to know Derek. You may be krazy but you sure are smart. As for me I'm just too plain lazy to resize the template.
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The other option is to get a template guide like these. They fit into the base of your router and follow the template with the lip sticking out. You will have to resize the template to make up for the difference in size between the guide and the bit. It should work fine but I've never used them.
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I've routed freehand with a dremel. I scribed, well more like cut a deep outline around the template. Then I routed close to the line to get rid of the bulk of the wood. next was to use the shank of the bit as a template guide along the scribed line on the wood. Would I do it again? @*$&% no!!! The cost in time, stress, and wear and tear on the dremel was far more than the cost of a proper bit and it did a barely passable job. Buy the bit, it's money well spent.
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I suppose a big reason most of it is shipped out is that it's more cost effective than shipping out a lot of small parcels. I wouldn't be suprised if that changes as koa becomes more scarce. I need to dig out the invoice but I think I paid about $300 for two consecutive sets. That one is 5/8 and I have it's 1/4" twin that will become a twelve string someday. My tastes lean more towards plain wood with a marquetry inlay but both me and my buddy I'm building this for fell in love with it. And now back to our regularly scheduled thread: Drak, that is one damned nice looking guitar. If you need someone to test it out I'll send you my shipping address.
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I got mine from this guy. He no longer shows pictures of the sets on his site but I'm sure he will work with you to find what you want and send pix before you buy. He's a very nice guy and the service was second to none. His prices seem high but I found nothing even close to the wood he offers.
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I got this from a hawian dealer so there must be some good wood there. To be fair this was by far the best koa that he had.
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Touché
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Why can't you folks in the UK just speak english?
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I love that shape and I'm in no way a BC Rich fan. My tools go to bed early too. I like my neighbors and want to keep on good terms with them.
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You can buy cheese in spray cans.
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Welcome Jay, great picture! Now tell us about the baby grand you're building.
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No need to be sorry, Jay thinks it's funny too. Come on in Jay and defend your self.
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Check out this tread. Of course the more tools the better but you don't have to get wrapped up in the tool game. To me a router is a must have tool. There are many others that make life easier if you have the means.
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Carefull, that goofy looking guy might just be a fly on the wall here. (Please don't swat him, he's a good fly.)
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A little inspiration for those of us that are tool challenged. Captain Caveman.
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Thanks for the report GF. It sounds like it could be a good addition to the shop.
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Not yet but I would be thrilled to hear any comments from those who have. I'm just about ready to pull the trigger and get the plans but I would like to know more from those who actually have one. I'd be more than happy if it will just rough out material leaving me with just the final shaping with sandpaper but I would like to know if it is good enough to copy a neck profile acurately. Mayby I'm just looking for the easy way out but isn't that what tools and jigs are all about anyway?
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Pros cons of Tung oil neck finishVSLacquer
JPL replied to ibreakemineedtobuildem's topic in Inlays and Finishing Chat
A lot of the tung oils have varying amounts of poly added. If it says high gloss it's the poly that is giving the gloss. While I have only used a blend with as low a poly content as I could find I have to agree with westermann, one or the other is best. Find a good pure tung oil. Is tru oil polymerized? -
Pros cons of Tung oil neck finishVSLacquer
JPL replied to ibreakemineedtobuildem's topic in Inlays and Finishing Chat
I love a tung oiled neck. I'm willing to risk having less protection against moisture to have that feel. But on the same hand I can certainly respect the other side of the coin and might change my mind if I ever have a neck pretzel on me. -
After 400 grit you'll just be starting to get an even matte, You need to sand to at least 1500 and give it a good polish. It should shine up just fine.
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My boo boo was a little different, I routed way too deep and had to find a way to fill in a major space. The picture below shows my solution, I'm not sure what effect it had on the tone and I'm not particularly proud of it but it still sounds good so it must have worked out ok.
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Ok, that makes sense Craig. I've wanted to use pipestone but haven't worked out the logistics. I'm not sure if I want to use a recon (I'm kind of a pipestone snob ) but it's a good option.
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Yeow, you really got somethig going there. Beautifull. About the pipestone. Did you need to protect it with any kind of finish? I know pipestone varies in hardness but even the hardest will scratch if you look at it wrong. I've worked with some that was porus enough to soak up a little CA, was that an option with yours?
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It sounds like you have that same zen like aproach that I have, jump in head first and hope there are no rocks. It works for me but I wouldn't advise anyone else to do things my way. I have another set of that koa cut right next to it, identical twins. It's too thin to carve but I'm thinking it would be a great thinline twelve string.