the end graft
My usual logo, this is number 5.
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macadee
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Re: Back door build
Got the back glued on and the end graft done also fitted my logo. Had a good run at it today.
the end graft
My usual logo, this is number 5.
the end graft
My usual logo, this is number 5.
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Molly helped me a little in binding the top. This is one area where I must really try harder, it seems an alien concept to me when I see some of others binding, mine is just crap! Still it is recycled maple floorboard and some dyed boxwood, I must get some proper stuff and try some little lines and details although I am not keen on m.o.p. and glittery stuff.
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Have you tried wrapping the body after the binding is glued / taped up ? I now use my trusty MTB innertube split and tied into a long length. It adds flexible clamping pressure , wont stick to wood glue and tightens up all the little gaps that tape alone just wont get. I just bound a uke with outstanding results...absolutely no filler required anywhere, and that is a forst for me!!
You may want to check out luthier tips du jour on you tube, Robbie uses a very similar method when binding his guitar bodies and as always his vids are full of useful stuff.
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Managed a first fit today still a fair bit to do on finish which needs buffing but I am reasonably happy with outcome so far.
Wood on the back looks nice but the front is a bit...odd.
cheapo machine heads cost the princely sum of £6 from China.
Wood on the back looks nice but the front is a bit...odd.
cheapo machine heads cost the princely sum of £6 from China.
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Just wants strung up now and a scratch plate stuck on, haven't made one yet but its in the pipeline.
and the back
and the back
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Neil,
I hope that you are pleased with this reincarnation. I think it looks great, like you preferring the back to the top. There's something very satisfying about recycling wood. I made a window last year out of some pallets, all laminated up to get to the right thickness and to give me a short cut with the joinery. My window was once a pallet. Your guitar was once a door. Well done.
Mac
I hope that you are pleased with this reincarnation. I think it looks great, like you preferring the back to the top. There's something very satisfying about recycling wood. I made a window last year out of some pallets, all laminated up to get to the right thickness and to give me a short cut with the joinery. My window was once a pallet. Your guitar was once a door. Well done.
Mac
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Here is my little recycled guitar finished more or less. It plays very nice and is quite sensitive, doesn't like hard strumming the sound becomes a little confused but a great little fingerstyle guitar. This is a little video as I haven't worked out the mp3 business yet. Click on the link and it should play...one way or another. Thanks for looking and your comments.
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Re: Back door build
Sounds good, Neil. Well done again.
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