I know it's been a while since I've posted an update. I've got a new Porter Cable router and I'm planning no making a circle cutting jig for it so I can cut the rosette. Once I get the rosette cut I'm hopefully going to start up the guitar project again. It should be easier to start since it has gotten cold in the garage.
In the meantime check out my woodworking blog. I've been doing general woodworking projects recently.
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Back braced...
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Getting ready to brace...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Back Graft
Friday, December 1, 2006
Thicknessed!
I attacked the back and top plates with the freshly sharpened planes. Wow, what a difference. Scary sharp method definately works. What a difference. I finished up planing and scraping.
Friday, November 24, 2006
Sharpening blades
Since I didn't have a stone I decided to try the "scary sharp" method off sharpening my blades. I bought different grit sandpaper and had a local glass company make me some glass panes. I used spray adhesive and glued the grits on the glass. I let it dry for a day and then proceeded to sharpen my plane blades.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Planing the back
It's time to thickness the back and top. Thickness sanders are expensive, and powered thickness planing will shatter the hardwood less than 1/8". That's ok, I want to hand plane this myself. First, I rough cut the shape of the guitar 1/2" oversided on the bandsaw. Second, I took a measurement of the thickness before I started hand planing the top. Third, I planed, and planed, and planed. I got some pretty serious tearout in places and this is where I decided that my plane blades were dull. Unfortunately, I didn't have a large enough stone to sharpen the blades easily. So, instead of creating a bunch of problems that would be difficult to fix I shelved the thicknessing for the day.
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