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- Sun Oct 27, 2013 3:52 am
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: Good Quality Hand Planes Which Do Not Require A Lottery Win?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17734
Re: Good Quality Hand Planes Which Do Not Require A Lottery Win?
I can also recommend Workshop Heaven and the Quangsheng planes. I started to fettle my old Stanley and Record planes. Replacing the old blades with a selection of better blades. from Rob Cosman, Samurai and Quangsheng. I upgraded the chipbreakers and yolks also . However if I was starting from scrat...
- Thu May 09, 2013 3:48 pm
- Forum: Other Stringed Instruments
- Topic: Elliptic soundhole on flat back mandolin
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16619
- Thu May 09, 2013 3:42 pm
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28859
- Thu May 09, 2013 3:33 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: About tuning a plane
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13791
Re: About tuning a plane
Unscrew the frog and clean away any paint on the mating surfaces. I use thicker blades and cap irons to imprve the cut. I grind on a water cooled Tormek so not to burn the blade, followed by diamond stones (220 - 1200) with the blades held in a jig , followed by an 8000 ceramic stone, then stropped ...
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 5:11 pm
- Forum: Solid-Body and Chambered or Semi-Solid Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars
- Topic: Paul Rhoney's Meazzi Zodiac clone
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31929
Re: Paul Rhoney's Meazzi Zodiac clone
Great guiutar build. Can you post a photo of the head please?
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:55 am
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28859
Re: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
Another way to bolt on. 17" scale semi solid electric ukulele. http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p244 ... e%20Build/
![Image](http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/wingate_52/Ukulele%20Build/P1020640.jpg)
![Image](http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p244/wingate_52/Ukulele%20Build/P1020640.jpg)
- Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:50 pm
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: What string spacing at bridge for a tenor uke?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9746
Re: What string spacing at bridge for a tenor uke?
1.6" on mine.
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:47 am
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28859
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:43 am
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28859
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 5:42 am
- Forum: Ukuleles
- Topic: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 28859
Re: How about a bolt-on Uke neck?
I made a 25 foot radius alloy sanding block to seat the neck to the body. Both the body and base of neck were then slightly hollow. The underside of the neck has a slight V recess to remove the meat from the neck, so the body and neck compress together. I used a metal bolt and dowel to join the 2 to...
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:01 pm
- Forum: Tools and Jigs
- Topic: What size cove router bit for recessed knobs?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12818
Re: What size cove router bit for recessed knobs?
I use a router cove bit. It runs inside a guide bush that bears against a template. The template is round, cut with a forstner bit. You can make the template to suit your bits and guide bush. I stick the template to the guitar body with a couple of small dabs of hot glue.