What's your workflow for that?
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What's your workflow for that?
You're quite welcome. Thank you for making them. Hope your current build continues to go well.
Salut Tomy! I've been enjoying your vids (and your accent, reminds me of home in NB) for a while now. Just watched you carve the scroll last night on Youtube - I have to admit that my heart was in...
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Not that it helps in the short term, but I will offer a +1 for Wordpress. The training resources on Lynda.com are fantastic. I've had my repair site there for a year, and the Search Engine...
Thank you very much for the honest report - I've seen Mr. O'Brien use those in videos, but hearing from a disinterested third party is helpful.
Just to further the scientifical investigation side of this here thread, I will post this photo:
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Note: Lines in the surface are the floor joists above - that is one shiny surface!
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I started the test coats last night on a scrap of pine in the shop. Will build those for another day, or until I think there's a similar depth to the finish on the headstock that cracked.
I...
Thanks, Don. I think I see what you mean. Looking for a clear version like this makes a lot of sense! I may pick up some of that, and give it a try over the black, on a test board.
Nothing...
Thank you - I had not realized that there were so many types of Lacquer! I think this is probably where my error lies - the two products have different bases.
This is a great explanation -...
Hi Folks,
I'm refinishing a banjo peghead. Some of you recommended using this Rustoleum Spray Lacquer for the black surface.
I used it - it went on like a dream, wet sands really well. ...
Murphy's Oil Soap if a fingerboard is really grungy, with a Scotch pad. Polish the frets with micro mesh when you're done. Orange oil is nice as a final clean-up / polish. Not sure I would use...
Good to know, thanks!
Do you find that the ash resists staining well as a fingerboard? I have some in the basement, hadn't considered it for that purpose.
Lovely work!
Hi Willie,
That's a great conversation starter - should probably go into it's own thread, though. I'd be interested in reading it, for sure.
I think the OP was more concerned about technique...
Which brings a great question I have, as I have a large chunk of ash like that in my shed, about 3 years old now.
Can you plank-saw the middle of it, then cut it to an instrument profile? The...
I was taught to put a sheet of tinfoil underneath the neck work area when removing frets. You can hear the ebony/rosewood/etc chunks when they fall, and then quickly relocate them.
Printer2, That's a pretty neat job you did there - and really helpful.
Although I really wish you guys would stop removing all my good excuses for not building...
Keep in mind that you can "initialize" the bottom of most planes. If I am understanding your question correctly, this procedure below should work for you. You'll just need some grits of sandpaper,...
Adrian, what a great example of "where there's a will, there's a way," indeed! It was really interesting reading about your experiences. Have you written a blog, or memoir, of how you got started? ...
You're on your way! Thankfully, patience and experience are relatively inexpensive - they just cost a lot of time.
If you delve deeper into Paul Seller's channel on Youtube, you can see several tools, fixtures, jigs and the like that he has made. He has even made his own spokeshave, in the process giving a...
+1 on the idea of making your own tools and fixtures. I learned a lot about the nature of oak when building my cam clamps:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSO5QFQhQk8
Thanks for posting those calculators, guys - neat stuff!