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    Yep, that's what I meant by close but...

    Yep, that's what I meant by close but consistently wrong would be okay. As long as doubling the distance from the 12th fret wouldn't make the bridge move very far and it is a movable bridge, it would...
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    Bill, Thanks for the tip on wfret. I had been...

    Bill,

    Thanks for the tip on wfret. I had been using FretCalc and then measuring by hand. I assume it will get the measurements right on a Laser Jet (?). I guess very close and consistently wrong...
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    I use FretCalc and use the nut to fret...

    I use FretCalc and use the nut to fret measurements in MM. It's just easier to be sure I got it right. Also, keep in mind that the calculations give you the distance from the center of a zero fret...
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    My apologies if this has been posted before; I...

    My apologies if this has been posted before; I know how these things bounce around the net...

    Jazz according to Yogi Berra

    Interviewer: Can you explain jazz?

    Yogi: #I can't, but I will....
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    I did: ...

    I did:

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/arbarnhart/AB%20Folk%20Instruments/mandocompletesmall.jpg

    It wasn't too hard to work with.
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    One piece of advice - Get the correct size A/C...

    One piece of advice - Get the correct size A/C and don't jump on a deal for a bigger one. I made that mistake when we had a lake cabin a few years ago. It cooled the air so quickly that it did not...
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    It gets really confusing to me researching...

    It gets really confusing to me researching ancient finishing methods. What I have found (this is a generalization and I hate generalizations because they are all wrong...
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    Why do I hear "Fiddler" music in my head...

    Why do I hear "Fiddler" music in my head (Tradition!)?
    It's been said that while the early rising nose-to-the-grindstone workers are the best producers, the real progress is made by lazy men looking...
  9. What I did was carve the whole thing barely...

    What I did was carve the whole thing barely rounded and then started up by the heel and worked my way back to the headstock. One thing I learned was that you want to use the template at least one...
  10. Go download this free plan from Watson Bailey...

    Go download this free plan from Watson Bailey (click). Down in the lower right hand corner is a neck profile template. Use graphic selection (the camera with the doted line around it on the tool bar)...
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    That is pretty bizarre; I have heard opinions the...

    That is pretty bizarre; I have heard opinions the other way *much* more often because kiln dried wood tends to be more tested as dry where air dried is often judged to be dry after a season per...
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    I had a big stack of cypress for a while. I...

    I had a big stack of cypress for a while. I bought much more than I needed because it was cheaper to get the minimum order from a local sawyer than to buy just what I needed at the yard. That's why I...
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    The local cypress (I am in Raleigh, NC) I am used...

    The local cypress (I am in Raleigh, NC) I am used to is pretty soft. Wonderful stuff to work with; smells like oatmeal when you cut it, easy to carve/shape, soaks up stains readily/evenly, doesn't...
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    I haven't seen any. It has repeated from time to...

    I haven't seen any. It has repeated from time to time on DIY. BTW, I enjoyed watching the shows, but it is more of a documentary about him, the instrument, the musicians and his process of making the...
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    Oddly enough, just yesterday I gave away most of...

    Oddly enough, just yesterday I gave away most of my Western hand saws; I just don't use them. I have a set of 3 Zeta blades and a handle from Tashiro Hardware - I have the King, King Rip and a Narrow...
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    Look at his right thumb. It is on the blade and...

    Look at his right thumb. It is on the blade and his index finger is directly on the other side, like you would hold a key to twist it in a lock. That is how I hold a knife to do a fine scooping cut....
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    I have a Kevlar glove for my left hand, but still...

    I have a Kevlar glove for my left hand, but still avoid cutting towards it in most cases. However, if I recognize the grip being used and I am pretty sure I do, the cutting motion is made with the...
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    I know what you mean. I used to do a lot of...

    I know what you mean. I used to do a lot of scroll work and the interface of blade and wood being controlled by your hands has such a fixed point of focus that near absolute mindfulness is easy to...
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    I installed the riser kit last night. Thankfully,...

    I installed the riser kit last night. Thankfully, I was wrong about the blade. I am awfully near the top of the adjustable range, but the 105" blade will work. I think I was misled about the saw; it...
  20. Thread: Microplane

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    I have the drill press accessories - 1" and 2"...

    I have the drill press accessories - 1" and 2" round "drill rasps" and template kit. They are a very nice alternative to sanding as they produce little chips rather than so much dust, but they can be...
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    This kind of issue is one of the motivations that...

    This kind of issue is one of the motivations that drives me to this sort of thing:

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/arbarnhart/jouhikkoday2.jpg

    Lyres (this one is a jouhikko, a Nordic...
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    I have the Veritas rolling guide and it made my...

    I have the Veritas rolling guide and it made my planes into amazing tools and gave me a whole new attitude on some chisels I was ready to scrap. I use 3 diamond stones to start and then fine and...
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    And lest we forget - Paul Haslett's 1907 treatise...

    And lest we forget - Paul Haslett's 1907 treatise on building instruments has a different way to attach the "handle":

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e396/arbarnhart/mandloline.jpg
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    The flat top I built did not have a neck joint....

    The flat top I built did not have a neck joint. The neck flared out to become the block and the sides, top and back are directly attached to it.
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    Well you have to understand that over here we...

    Well you have to understand that over here we don't need safety equipment because we have so many lawyers to keep busy. If you stick your hand in a tablesaw, that's probably Delta's fault. If you...
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