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As I understand it, the radius on the top helps strengthen it, and the dome allows for extra movement in RH changes, helping prevent cracks....

I'[ve only ever bent by hand, and find it gives me a real "feel" for the wood. It bends when it wants to bend and not before. Last set I did was Bubinga, wich is supposed to be a tough bend, but with a spritz and a bit of time, it bent very nicely. So, I guess, I second the idea to bend it...

Talked him out of it. Set up and a new set of strings......

Been searching for a thread about this topic, but haven't turned up anything that helps me so far. A mate brought his LP copy by in a burst, which he hates, and wants me to refinish it in black. No worries. I'll try to talk him out of it, as it's an Orville and a good guitar, but I suspect he'll wan...

Looks to be raining Zebrawood. Here's a billet I got really cheap. 1m x 235mm x 26mm(39x9.5x1+ inches) 2 Acoustic sets plus a Uke or a couple electric drop tops..... Probably acoustic as it's well quartered. Not as fancy a graining as the previous one, but it'll do.... zebrawood 1 (Medium).jpeg zebr...

put a can of diet coke in a pot. heat it up and dump the metal bits in. Comes out clean as a whistle

Thanks for that advice, too, Alan. I'm doing a bit of googling to see how to determine the long grain stiffness in the future. So far I've found lots of real science papers, but nothing that looks like it'll help me yet. Might mostly stick the mass as an indicator, until I get good at the build, or ...

Thanks guys. Alan, that's exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. I'm new to the building game, and trying to figure out, rather than thru trial and error at great expense, what to use for what. My one cedar top is 323kg/m3, and I have a Lutz at 391kg/m3, so I'll offer Col a colour choicefor t...

Mate of mine wants me to build him a nylon string. Black back and sides, so I think I'll just use some mahgany I have. Question is, What to pair it with? I have the following.... Sitka Bearclaw Sitka Lutz Italian Spruce Silver Spruce Western Red Cedar Huon Pine Monterey Cypress Swiss Spruce Any sugg...

Yeah, I agree with all the foregoing. A mirror finish doesn't mean it's not a great guitar, nor the reverse....The reality is that the market has been pre-determined. MOST buyers are looking for that finish. Just what it is, and those I know who have "settled" on a satin or matte finish ha...

Questions. How many guitars HAVE you built? How many have you sold? How many were ordered? How many of your orders did you ask about the finishing? How many said I don't mind an un pore-filled finish? How many even know what that is? How big a difference do you think there is between the other guy's...

Notes? What are notes?

Yeesh, for a cheap alternative, I used my hand-held belt sander and a random orbital sander until I built my drum sander. Worked fine, but needed a lot of care to avoid gouging a hole thru the timbers....ask me how I know...

Love the rosette. Oh, and the rest of the guitar....

I haven't tried it yet, but i plan to soon. A couple builders I know down here in OZ have gone to it and are liking it. I wouyldn't mind a harder, evironmentally friendly finish....

As to a book, I started with Kinkade, and still find it useful as a reference. Plenty of pictures and clear instructions for the most part. Check the math, tho...

How are you trying to adjust it? Reset the neck angle? Tweak the truss rod? Got a picture?

Mate, if I was you, I'd give your friend the information you've gathered, and suggest that he decide on his own, and/or find other options on his own.... Why? this seems like a good way to wreck a friendship. If he takes your recommendations and doesn't like the result, you'll cop the blame. I've se...

Mate of mine likes to show off by shaping Uke necks at his Uke building course using a scraper.....

Consensus opinion down here is that it's good for back and sides on classicals, and that it. Not soundboard material at all. I have a set of it sold a top wood, and I'm gonna try it.....one day....

It is, in fact, Monterey Cypress.....so far as I know...