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Post by andy3sheds on Jan 28, 2021 22:23:02 GMT
[/quote] You can have a pointy cutaway... [/quote]cant help but wonder where Francis was thinking where the best location for the pointy cutaway might be |
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Post by francis on Jan 29, 2021 16:04:56 GMT
Further preps on the sides. This image shows the front edge having been first scribed to a 20 foot radius it's being sanded down to just leave the scribe line visible:  This image shows the back edge being scribed. The surpluse will be planed down and sanded to a 15 foot radius:  I'm using mahogany for the linings. Strips have been cut and sanded to 19 x 2mm and bent in my Fox style bender. Once I've finished profiling the sides I'll laminate up the linings ready to be fitted to the sides. |
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Post by earthbalm on Jan 29, 2021 17:47:38 GMT
Think I'll just save the word fabulous in a text document and copy and paste francis . It'll save my fingers some typing.  |
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Post by francis on Feb 1, 2021 20:33:27 GMT
Been working on the linings and the lining glue-up formers today. Each parlour I've built I've told myself I need to make the formers for glue-ups. Finally done it.   I've also fitted the tail block  |
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Post by earthbalm on Feb 2, 2021 15:29:12 GMT
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Post by francis on Feb 2, 2021 19:24:48 GMT
Soundboard and rosette in my sights today. The linings are all glued up and on/in their moulds so put aside to harden off. The rosette is made up of four black/white/black lines 1mm thick surrounding an annular ring of macassar ebony. They were inserted into the cedar top and bonded with superglue. The top has been lightly sanded with my drum sander but left over thickness at the moment. Tomorrow all being well I'll cut the brace timber and prep the Falcate braces for bending... Here's the rosette  and the WRC soundboard  |
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Post by francis on Feb 3, 2021 18:12:38 GMT
Fitting the linings to the soundboard edge of the sides.  |
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Post by francis on Feb 5, 2021 14:26:17 GMT
The linings are now in and profiled to their respective front/back contours. I'm now fitting the side reinforcements:  |
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Post by earthbalm on Feb 5, 2021 19:47:05 GMT
Fabulous!  |
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Post by francis on Feb 14, 2021 18:11:10 GMT
Front and back plates now cleaned up and ready for the bracing to be added.  |
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Post by leoroberts on Feb 14, 2021 18:14:10 GMT
I mean...who doesn’t love some tasteful sapwood? Looking forward to the rest of this build and then hearing what ocarolan brings forth from her |
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 15, 2021 0:10:40 GMT
 leoroberts - how do you know that the guitar is female, Leo? If I'd chosen the b/s set pictured recently on another thread there could have been no doubt. 
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Post by doc on Feb 15, 2021 2:18:55 GMT
I love a good bum on a guitar.  |
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Post by francis on Feb 15, 2021 20:48:21 GMT
K C's pyramid bridge  |
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Post by earthbalm on Feb 16, 2021 15:52:35 GMT
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