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I would like to see a photo or two showing the situation and the problem, if that's not too much trouble.

It strikes me, though, that it's unlikely that a good tight plug using a quality wood and...

For me it has a lot to to with the satisfaction I get. At each little stage I get to feel it again and again - that block of wood now looks a lot like a neck, ahh that feels good. Repeatedly...

Most luthiers will stand behind their work. Have you contacted him about this since getting it back? If not, I certainly recommend it and, if so, what did he say?

Steve

I can certainly agree that caution should be taken if someone wants to use an unknown or on-line escrow agent , but what about a local bank or local, established lawyer as Rob suggests? I don't know...

Jim - I'm curious to know why you say this.

The use of an escrow account should protect BOTH parties. There are typically terms that make it possible for each party to receive some or all of the...

Matt - According to the very little bit of research I did, the phrase "Jonesing" indicates one is addicted to drugs, heroin specifically, and needing a fix. Supposedly, heroin was also referred to...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but I suspect the "mass production" name has less to do with an introduction into the real world of mass production (very boring) and more to do with the concept,...

Hey Matt,

Another thought might be to allow custom lengths of fretboards. There are several free on-line fret length calculators including this one from Stew-Mac. I would think this would appeal...

Nice, Richard. Thanks for the pics. Shows me that I need to work more on my own jigs and fixtures.

Steve

Matt,

I clearly see the need to keep some of the "creative" aspects of this in check (too costly, too complex, too time-consuming), but I'm wondering if opening the door to a carved top might not...

This is exactly why I like this forum. It never occurred to me to use the drum sander/fence method for this. I did mine by hand but didn't leave a typical curve. I think it looks pretty good. Did...

Don - I fear you misunderstand - I think everyone here agrees that banjos are beautiful instruments. The craftsmanship that goes into building one is to be admired. I, personally have enjoyed...

Anybody who knows electrical/electronics should be able to help. You might want to call an HVAC guy or maybe an appliance repairman. If it stopped working all at once and there was no excess heat...

Hi Dizzydeen. If you do a search on tone bars, you'll find there is a lot of disagreement as to the value of trying to tune your instrument. Personally, now that I am in the finishing stages of my...

I'm certainly not the most informed guy to be answering this, but since no one else has so far.....

It depends on you, your abilities, the tools you have, and the results you are willing to...

There are some ideas here I really like - especially pops1's shelf. My current bench is carpet covered and, so far, I like that a lot better than finding I forgot to put down padding when I should...

I am considering building another workbench for my shop and since I am in the initial planning stages, I got to wondering what features or sizes you guys particularly like about yours, or would like....

Wow. That is simply stunning!

+1 on the space/time thing.

Jovan - if possible, a couple of pictures would really help. There are a lot of excellent builders and restoration folks whom, I have no doubt, can help.

Steve

Hi All. I am well into my second build and I just got finished installing my MOP inlays on the ebony fretboard. I then filled the gaps with a white-glue and sawdust mix and everything is looking...

Matt,

I don't have anything to offer here but I would like to make a request - if you go this route, please share all the gory details with us. I, for one, have never tried using wood binding and...

I find in Firefox that a single-click on the "+ Reply to Thread" sends me to the Quick Reply and a double-click pulls up the Advanced Reply.

Steve

Sweet.

So, Barry, what (if anything) have you used on the neck? From the photos it looks like bare wood.

Steve.

Charles - Natalie thanks you for the compliment.

As for the scraper, it's a home-made job. I had a wallpaper trowel (that I never used) that was about 4 inches wide by about 8 inches long. I cut...