My Style A fits in a Fender branded TKL from the local music shop. I think it was supposed to be for a ukulele. Originally it had more pressure on the bridge than I liked, but the foam has broken...
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My Style A fits in a Fender branded TKL from the local music shop. I think it was supposed to be for a ukulele. Originally it had more pressure on the bridge than I liked, but the foam has broken...
The above post was intended to go to the below thread:
https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/threads/159577-Scrap-Yard-Challenge?p=1931539#post1931539
My post makes a bit more sense in the...
Adrian, and all the others who posted their helpful comments here; thank you for your help! Using Adrian's compression method and scrap yard sourcing as my model, I made some "clamps" from some scrap...
Adrian, and all the others who posted their helpful comments here; thank you for your help! Using Adrian's compression method and scrap yard sourcing as my model, I made some "clamps" from some scrap...
Does anyone know where LMI sourced their product they called Royal Blackwood? From their description it was a sustainable hardwood colored by a torrifaction process.
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Thank you for sharing your build experience with us. Getting to learn from James and using his tuning technique sounds like a great way to jump way up the learning curve on your first build!
It's a...
Thank you all for your advice and knowledge! I also appreciate John’s encouragement that even experienced hands crack sides from time to time. There’s a lot of great information here that you’ve...
Thank you all for your feedback! I see a few different angles to try which lead me to a few follow up questions if I may...
Adrian - Does the effectivness of using the clothes iron pre-steam...
Hello all, reviving this thread because I too am trying my hand with bending and was wondering if you might be willing to pass along your insights. I'm trying to bend big leaf maple that is...
Excellent advice for me, James! I'll do my best to act on it.
Also, thank you for clarifying that polymerization is happening during the 1704 cooking (regardless of shellac form used) and to...
I ran into some information the about the button lac form of shellac that got me thinking and I wanted to see if anyone here has already experimented with using button lac for mandolin spirit...
As always, beautiful craftsmanship Graham! The details of the art-deco one grab my eye and appreciation from a building and design standpoint, but the oval hole wins overall for me. A stunning...
While it's true that Bruce Harvie has retired (he closed his UPS shipping account), my understanding from him is that he still has a building full of wood and he's still selling it to people who come...
Thanks for sharing all your beautiful progress, John! I'm curious why the "cross piece" goes in later rather than prior to or during binding?
Thank you for the tip about using blackboard chalk with getting the fit right and confirming the purpose of the radiuses!
What tools are you using to remove wood from those curved surfaces on the...
My wife and I got to watch this film the other evening and it was fantastic! The nerdy side of me wanted to hear more about his process, what he's looking for when he's building and nitty gritty...
Hi John,
Beautiful dovetail! What's your process for fitting the curved faces on the neck side of the joint to the body? Getting those two curved surfaces in such consistent contact is an amazing...
Graham,
When you posted the original finish on the quartet, I thought they looked beautiful and never would have questioned whether or not they should have a sunburst. Now that you have revealed...
Vern Brekke makes an adjustable bridge that might be a decent match for your instrument's aesthetic:
http://www.bridgerproducts.com/brekke_bridges
Beautiful work Greg!
The thread below gives some "behind the curtain" looks at finger plane modifications made by great builders like Oliver Apitius, James Condino, and Andrew Mowry.
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Thank you for the feedback pops1! To make sure I'm understanding your method, are you pre-gluing the rim and edge of the plate(s) and letting that dry, then gluing/clamping the neck and end blocks...
I am interested in trying the method described by John here on my mandolin build because I could get everything clamped into place then slowly work my way around with the pallette knife finishing the...
Thank you all for sharing your insight and process. If an acid brush is good enough for John, then it should be just fine for me!
This thread has me wanting to learn more about the palette knife...
I know I’m digging up an old thread, but since my question is hide glue related this seems like a good spot for it. What sort of brush do you use for applying hide glue? I’ve been practicing with...