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The newest Luthier Tips du Jour video is on the air. The topic is installing bindings and purflings.
As always, comments and discussion are welcome.
Enjoy!

Once again, thank you for sharing.

Thanks Robbie, I am about to bind my latest build today. I use the same techniques as you show but it seems to take a lot longer, though my speed seems to get better with each build.

A tip I can add, is get one of the large heavy tape roll dispensers as it eliminated the need to pre cut the tape. I always seemed to lean against the pieces of tap when I cut them ahead.

Thanks again for the great videos
Fred

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Nice job again.

I found this Royal TD1000 electric tape dispenser on eBay for about 20 bucks. You can set it to dispense tape for as long as you hold the button down, or set it to automatically dispense a given length (adjustable) and when you tear off the tape, another piece is automatically dispensed. I've only used it for binding one guitar, but it worked pretty well.

Nice as usual!

I got a question though: how exactly do bindings protect against humidity fluctations?

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Great video Robbie

Man Robbie!
You are a true gift to the Lutherie community!

Thanks for all the knowledge that you share!

Lance

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That was great Robbie. Two Questions. Does the twill tape you use have any elasticity to it? How do you laminate your side purf to the binding.

Thanks again. Lucky students that addend your class.

Cheers,
Danny

The bindings seal the end grain of the top and back, which is most vulnerable to fluctuations in humidity.

Yes, The twill tape has some elasticity to it. It is made of cotton.
When I laminate purflings I use sheets of veneer glued to a piece of whatever species of wood I am using for binding material. I then use a small table saw with thin kerf blade to cut the bindings. I use either titebond 2 or 3 for the adhesive. You can also use epoxy. If I need to add a purfling line to a binding and the binding is already cut to size, I glue a small piece of veneer to the bottom and secure it with masking tape while the glue dries.

Thank you Lance and others. I am glad you are finding the videos useful.

Thanks for that info Robbie! It make sense.

I never thought of it this way. I always considered bindings were needed essentially to ensure an air tight seal between the sides and the top or back.

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If you use HHG, it will automatically go fast !

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