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The scraping contraption is way cool! It must be useful if cutting for binding by hand too.

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Currently at the mercy of nature in my garage shop, 10 days of rain and snow, just as I was getting ready to glue it all up, so I took the advice from Cumpiano, do something else. I got some stuff from Hafele on close out, drawer slides, 28" $9, and a cool TV pullout turntable, $2, ordered 2 cause they were so cheap, but I don't think it will work for the binding jig. Pictures of the dwindling list that is keeping me going as I wait on the weather, binding jig drawer boxes that Tim Taylor would appreciate, 28" slides, grunt grunt grunt, and my carved Port Orford back, that came out too nice for this guitar #1, so I may look for some cheaper POC and save this for the next one, this one is 3 pieces, 50 grains per inch, and at .27-.31 thickness, it taps like a gong. A few worm holes to fix though. Very exciting to see this guitar getting done with all the jigs getting made, so the next ones will be get easier as they should.
Rob

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Dave,
Your pictures of your top just sent me in a tizzy, "oh no, my tone bars are on the wrong side, how did I get it wrong, how do I correct this, how did I do this, ahhhhhhhh!"
Then right before total panic, I noticed that your tone bars are coming off the bass side, what is experience and reasoning with this change? Looks great, I like that rosette and how clean it all is.
Rob

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Rob buddy that TV pull-out slide and swivel would work great for your go-bar deck if it has the weight capacity to handle the deck and all the things that you use in our decks. This is how I set-up my go-bar deck and it makes access from all sides a breeze!

I automatically thought Rob bought that item for this purpose and I was tempted to suggest him to use the second one for his TV!

Some time ago I made a turntable for my go-bar deck (without pull-out facility), and only the the arbor (axis) cost me about the same as Rob payd for the whole TV pull-out slide!
Tremendous bargain, Rob!

I took the chance on the turntable slide things based on Hesh's pictures of his version, figured if it was not quite right for the binding jig that I would use it for the go bar deck, which looks like I will, then the second one, I am sure that there is some other jig that it can work with. It is pretty heavy duty, but the turntable is not a ball bearing, but a spindle with friction pads in between the plates, so it will be fine with a load directly on top, but it will have some flex if used for a binding jig. Shipping was $30 for the 2, so they ended up being about $16 each, which is fine. I have a 1000# 12" lazy susan on the way to finish the jig, the too long drawer slides, seem stiff enough in the range that they will be used, but at full extension, there is some slop. Thanks for the inspiration Hesh on the use of the rotating TV slide.
Hafele still has some of these in their close out section, as well as some similar products.
Rob

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I've got one box sitting in a case waiting to be bound and finished.

Panama Rosewood and an Adi top.

And a second that I started a couple of weeks ago hoping to capitalize on the drier weather, but then it rained. If it dries out a bit here in Santa Cruz I am hoping to slap the braces on the back tomorrow. In the meantime I can finish the rosette and rims.

Koa back, redwood top with a bit of a wedge in the 000-12 fret body

Ready for tentellones! After building guitars several different ways, the old methods make a lot more sense. Building this way with a solera makes it very easy to have perfect alignment and top placement.

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This is another guitar that is in final stages of French polish. It is looking pretty good. This guitar is going to Oregon to a customer there.

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Stephen, that looks great. I love the sheen of french polish, it is a little different than everything else and I like it! I wish I could do it more. Maybe I should switch to nylon strings.

I have a mess in my shop right now, I was hurrying to get a guitar out to Joe and it is finally there. here is the headstock:



The back is some Madagascar Rosewood. This is a 6 piece back made from regular fingerboards. I got a bunch that were similar enough and I don't believe anyone could find the seams. I like how it came out a lot. I thinned the back to where I thought I was good but I should have gone further, I ended up really having to dig in with the ROS to get the back down close to the top frequency.



Next up for me is a lot of catching up on other projects, I have a crack to fix in an early instrument and then the real fun begins on my sonic sitka guitar for Montreal. I also am sooo close to firing up my walker Turner jointer restoration. I had to level the beds by hand which took forever. All that is left is wiring the motor and setting up the pulleys. I can't wait.

It is always great to see everyone's work, I love these threads!

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[quote="Tim L"]I've got one box sitting in a case waiting to be bound and finished.

Panama Rosewood and an Adi top.



Tim, I really like this rosette. Nice composition, pleasing balance.
Did you cut the pearl diamonds yourself?

Steve

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Stephen B. your shop looks as clean as mine...

Steve, No I bought the strips from JoAnne at Rescue pearl. After I finished this rosette I tried to go back and buy another set but she had just sold the last three sets to someone. Wish I was able to cut and set things that small but right now I am hoping she can come up with some more sets. Thanks for the compliment on the rosette. Thinking of putting herringbone purfinlg on the top to set it off.

Burton, I like the looks of the MadRose back. Six piece is pretty daring IMHO. Are you using any kind of a support strip on the inside? And what king of glue do you use when joining? I have a few sets for 4 pc. backs that I bought from Gilmer several years ago that are similar to what you have in the Swapa. One is split and stickered and I am hoping to get to it next year ( I'm really slow ).

Stephen, Nice looking FP job you have done on that classical.

Tim

I'm getting ready for binding on my 7th. Pic shows the strips and bundles for the top. I closed this up in just about 3 weeks, I am impressed with myself

Also my 6th is undergoing FP.

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Wow. Good stuff here!

This is an L-00 that's been going slowly.... but surely!




Pat

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Lots of stuff going on at Warren guitars. Just finished a couple pickguards for these Ibanez RGs. The blue one got EMGs and a new white guard to replace the stock clear one, and a black one for a refinish job. Making progress finally on my Explorer build, and a my first official commission, a koa baritone Uke is coming along nicely.

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Dave, must not leave you out, mate, because that rosette looks fabulous. Or as you Brits would say, it's brilliant.
Nice work.

Steve

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Dave - that is the nicest radial rosette I have ever seen - does not look "segmented" at all - well done!!!! (inspirational)

Everybody is doing fantastic work, as usual. Over the weekend I closed the box on #4, quilted mahogany and sitka.





In addition talked with Joe White about #3, which is almost ready to come home. I'm anxious to get this one put together and hear it.





Chris.

I closed the box to my Jumbo PS (my take on a 1930's Larson Brothers Prairie State) to go along with the L-00 I closed last week. I have Mad RW already bent (I bent them at same time I bent sides), and will next work on routing out the binding/purfling channels.
Glenn

Tim,

I'm agreeing with Steve, your rosette does look good!

I am not that nervous about the multi piece backs. The 6 pcs. is really a 4 pc with 1 inch wings for the lower bout, not much danger there I feel. I am not backing up the other joints (except the center seam, and that is a brace for me). I trust the Smith all wood epoxy for those joints, especially for the rosewoods. I think LMI used their white glue and I have not heard about any failures with that for the Madagascar Rosewood. I like the tape method to join them with the epoxy, you have more than enough time to fidget with the plates to get them to line up perfectly (especially if they are thin to begin with) and there is not too much risk of overclamping the epoxy. I have a bunch of wood from Gilmer too and after this worked so well I may see if I can make a few more back sets from matched regular FB's and use the 4 x 30's for sides.

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Burton, here is a 2 piece back I turned into a 4 piece a while ago by cutting out the flatsawn center. I hate flatsawn rw. Also outer pieces were flipped as to move the better quartering towards the center. I will try a slightly smaller guitar shape for it, or perhaps wing it or use decorative inlay between quarters too for a full size.

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I finished up a 1935 National Triolian polychrome paint job . And then got back to my sloped shoulder dred. Finished the top binding and purf and end graft.

I am always amazed at the quality (and quantity) of work shown here! Great stuff, Folks!

Chris; Clever way to deal with the binding / purfling on the arm rest. If you don't mind, I would like to try something similar. (When I get my courage up!) Looks like a less complicated way to deal with the issue, while still being very attractive. Love the "high bling" rosette too!
Cheers, y'all. Lots of remarkable work goin' on.
Dan
One of these days I'm gonna get the picture posting thing organized!