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Post by robmc on Dec 4, 2020 18:15:58 GMT
The grain of the bog oak on the fingerboard is lovely! It's all lovely!
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Post by davewhite on Dec 8, 2020 16:36:14 GMT
The Bog Oak bridge blank is thicknessed and marked out for the saddle slots to be routed and then the bottom of the bridge is profiled to match the top’s curvature:  The saddle slot is routed using this jig:  The ramp behind the saddle slots is made and he bridge pin holes are drilled out (4mm drill) . . .  . . . and countersunk. They will be reamed later for the pins to fit:  The rest of the bridge is then shaped:  |
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Post by davewhite on Dec 8, 2020 16:37:48 GMT
The bridge is positioned in the correct place on the top and clamped with a caul underneath the bridge-plate. The outside two holes are then drilled through the top for holding the bridge when gluing:  The holes are reamed with the 3° reamer enough for the Ebony bridge-pins to hold the bridge in place:  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2020 18:16:37 GMT
It's like watching magic happen in front of your face!
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Post by robmc on Dec 8, 2020 22:00:42 GMT
Looking great Dave, thank you. I was talking bog oak today with a timber framer, he was given a large log by a friend, apparently you have to soak 'raw' bog oak before you machine it otherwise it really twists and bends... He generally works with green oak (buildings) but has been using the bog oak for smaller pieces of furniture and accent features. He also said it really smells when it's cut and is colloquially called 'stink oak'.... Not sure if he was pulling my leg, he seemed sincere.
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Post by davewhite on Dec 9, 2020 10:02:53 GMT
Looking great Dave, thank you. I was talking bog oak today with a timber framer, he was given a large log by a friend, apparently you have to soak 'raw' bog oak before you machine it otherwise it really twists and bends... He generally works with green oak (buildings) but has been using the bog oak for smaller pieces of furniture and accent features. He also said it really smells when it's cut and is colloquially called 'stink oak'.... Not sure if he was pulling my leg, he seemed sincere. Rob, I haven't worked with wet Bog Oak but the dried stuff certainly has its own aroma when cut but then so does ordinary oak - a sort of spicy smell. A bit like pig farms - it's a good way of checking you don't have one of the Covid symptoms  You can see how it becomes coal as the dust can get everywhere. |
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Post by davewhite on Dec 9, 2020 15:12:08 GMT
A little tangential to Rob's guitar but related - it's amazing what this "Lockup" can do to you and here are a group of "Boghas in the white":   Left to right we have Rob's "Bogha Fada", then a "Bogha Fada" I'm making for me as I liked the one I made for Steve Tilston a lot - four piece European Spruce top with Almond back, American Black Walnut sides, Cedrella neck, Claro Walnut fingerboard and bridge and Ovangkol bindings and headplates; then a steel string version I'm making to see how that works out, "Bogha Fada Cruach" - Caucasian Spruce top, English Walnut back and sides, African Walnut neck, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, bridge, bindings and headplates; and finally "Bogha Beag" the eight string Piccolo guitar whose build I'm documenting in this Forum thread.Lots of fun applying finishes and setting these up to come.  |
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Post by colins on Dec 9, 2020 17:44:50 GMT
You have been a busy boy Dave.
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Post by robmc on Dec 9, 2020 17:46:50 GMT
Wow, the elves have been busy Dave!! Almond back and walnut sides sounds intriguing, you'll need to find away of having them all played in unison.
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Post by leoroberts on Dec 9, 2020 20:01:54 GMT
A little tangential to Rob's guitar but related - it's amazing what this "Lockup" can do to you and here are a group of "Boghas in the white": View AttachmentView AttachmentLots of fun applying finishes and setting these up to come. Wow indeed! That's a proper family photo, right there! I'll be interested to see what ytou think of the steel string version... I assume it means heavier bracing? Any other changes? |
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Post by davewhite on Dec 10, 2020 8:10:19 GMT
I'll be interested to see what ytou think of the steel string version... I assume it means heavier bracing? Any other changes? Leo, So will I The top X braces are slightly higher, the saddles are slanted for the compensation needed for steel strings and the nut width is 2mm less. |
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Post by earthbalm on Dec 10, 2020 8:28:21 GMT
Very, very, very, very nice Mr White.
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Post by davewhite on Dec 14, 2020 17:45:30 GMT
The Oregon Myrtle pores are so small that no pore filling is required. The first pre-catalysed lacquer coats are sprayed on:   |
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Post by robmc on Dec 14, 2020 20:07:38 GMT
Wow again, looks beautiful!
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Post by earthbalm on Dec 15, 2020 16:09:24 GMT
To echo robmc - oh wow!
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You can see how it becomes coal as the dust can get everywhere. 
Jo whoever he is.
