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Author:  Frei [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Flatten back of headstock for veneer glue up??

I am looking at making a sanding pad on plywood to do this, the back was bandsawed, so its not perfectly flat, but needs a veneer! What are your tools, methods?

No more one piecers after these are done!

Author:  peterm [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:11 pm ]
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I have a dedicated jig to do this but I think most people use a belt sander to do this. Should be a pretty straight forward process. Do you have one?

Author:  Frei [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:20 pm ]
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No belt sander. Probalby stick with my jig/sandpaper.

Author:  Tom West [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:48 pm ]
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Thickness sander,home made without power feed.

Author:  Frei [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:50 pm ]
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westca wrote:
Thickness sander,home made without power feed.

Lord, what kind of motor? Do you hand crank it or push it through?

Author:  the Padma [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:24 pm ]
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Well...
a block of wood, some 80 or 100 grit sandpaper and a scraper if left out on the workbench over night with a glass of milk and some cookies sometimed entices the little folck to do it, but as of late it they haven't been showing up like they use to.

blessings
the
padma

Author:  Frei [ Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:11 pm ]
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the Padma wrote:
Well...
a block of wood, some 80 or 100 grit sandpaper and a scraper if left out on the workbench over night with a glass of milk and some cookies sometimed entices the little folck to do it, but as of late it they haven't been showing up like they use to.

blessings
the
padma


These the same little folk who keep hiding my tools? :evil:

Author:  JohnAbercrombie [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Flatten back of headstock for veneer glue up??

Frei wrote:
I am looking at making a sanding pad on plywood to do this, the back was bandsawed, so its not perfectly flat, but needs a veneer! What are your tools, methods?

Frei-
Some of the power methods may be more trouble than than they are worth, but I really hate hand sanding a job like yours, if much material needs to be removed.
Possibilities (I've actually used most of these myself at one time or another for similar jobs_.
-If you back up the far side of the headstock with scrap, you can actually hand plane across with a small block plane
-Wagner Safety planer in drill press
-Drum sander (either in drill press or dedicated) and a fence (or feed end of the thickness sander- hand-fed)
-Router jig

So it depends on what you have around the shop, really.
By the time you read this you will probably have done the job with a sanding block!

Cheers
John

Author:  Alexandru Marian [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:55 am ]
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I use a block plane.

Author:  Tom West [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:14 am ]
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Frei: One horse moter with a one luthier push feed system. The drum is seven inches in diameter.
A bit slow when doing plates but saves a ton of hand work.
Tom

Author:  Ray Pepalis [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:16 am ]
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I used my router table to flatten the face of the headstock.

Ray

Author:  GregG [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:27 am ]
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I use a dedicated jig.....with the correct blade on my bandsaw the cut is as smooth as a babies bottom, ready for veneers.

Author:  Colin S [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:46 am ]
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Block plane followed by scraper.

Colin

Author:  Dave Higham [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:07 am ]
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In the pedestal drill (drill press) like this:

Author:  Dave Stewart [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:35 am ]
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This operation could be the definition of "many ways to skin a cat". I currently use a pattern jig & Dave's drillpress sanding method, although the "cutter in the drillpress" method (in my case I used a 1" radial file) works great too......good for tapered headstocks. Clean up with scraper before veneering.

Author:  TonyKarol [ Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:46 am ]
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I too use my thickness sander ..... push in by hand to create the volute area. I have a bending form/press made the same way that gives me the exact curve to apply the rear plate.

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