5- Truing the scarf faces: refining...
5- Truing the scarf faces: refining the planed surfaces on a sanding board
The planed scarf faces are stroked on a sanding board until the sandpaper’s texture...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
Strawberry Cream Cedar / Cherry flat top
Strawberry Cream Cedar / Cherry flat top
One of my recent Forum builds. May be the first guitar from this cedar log. I like it !
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Uploaded By slstexas (1 year ago)
Fret board radius jig
Fret board radius jig
A tool to make the initial radius on a fret board.
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (1 year ago)
Tuning the tone bars
Tuning the tone bars
tap tuning and carving the tone bars
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (1 year ago)
1- Measuring and marking the neck...
1- Measuring and marking the neck shaft billet for the first scarf cut
Mark 7" from one end of a 24" x 3" billet. With a...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
4- Truing the scarf faces: leveling...
4- Truing the scarf faces: leveling with a block plane
adf
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9- Introducing the neckblank scarf...
9- Introducing the neckblank scarf fixture
The Scarf fixture consists of a rectangular piece of plywood or hardwood with a corner cut off at...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
10- Adjust the neckblank fixture and...
10- Adjust the neckblank fixture and headblock segments
Align the headstock/neckshaft segments and the two neckblank fixture blocks so they accurately...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
2- Making the scarf cut on the bandsaw
2- Making the scarf cut on the bandsaw
Supporting the billet with a squared block, saw down the angled line on the billet edge with a...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
7- Reduce the headstock to 1/2-inch
7- Reduce the headstock to 1/2-inch
On a well-squared bandsaw, reduce the headstock segment to 1/2-inch thickness.
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
Hand Plane Level
Hand Plane Level
Getting ready for drum sander
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Uploaded By slstexas (1 year ago)
Making the fret board Just The Facts
Making the fret board Just The Facts
Making the fret board edited version
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (8 months ago)
Side bending with a Fox style press
Side bending with a Fox style press
I use a Fox style press to bend some sides
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (2 years ago)
8-Scrub the bandsaw marks from the...
8-Scrub the bandsaw marks from the headstock segment
Several strokes of the recently-resawn face of the headstock segment on the sanding board will...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
6- Separate the neck shaft segments
6- Separate the neck shaft segments
Simply pop the two segments loose with a couple of sharp raps from a hammer.
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
Banjo comes alive
Banjo comes alive
First note struck on new banjo
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (1 year ago)
Coco Cedar / Walnut - For Drew
Coco Cedar / Walnut - For Drew
This guitar will be going to the Boston area next week. I wanted to get some sound clips before...
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Uploaded By slstexas (1 year ago)
Fitting the truss rod cap strip
Fitting the truss rod cap strip
Fitting the truss rod cap strip
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Uploaded By cumpiano (1 year ago)
kermodie gold HD
kermodie gold HD
kermodie gold HD Lutz Spruce
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Uploaded By mario (2 years ago)
3- Tacking down the headstock segment
3- Tacking down the headstock segment
The shorter headstock segment is tacked to the longer with tiny drops of white glue, in such a...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (2 years ago)
11- Gluing the scarf joint
11- Gluing the scarf joint
The headpiece and neck shaft segments are glue together in a scarf joint locked into the neck...
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Uploaded By cumpiano (1 year ago)
Routing for some inlay on the reso
Routing for some inlay on the reso
A really short video of a radius jig so I can add some detail to the reso back
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (1 year ago)
Boom Sky line
Boom Sky line
The Tonewood Skylune Truck
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Uploaded By mario (1 year ago)
Signe
Signe
I play the guitar that was documented in build along #8.
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Uploaded By Greg Nelson (1 year ago)
