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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Show Off Your Heel Caps....... |
I would sure love to see different styles of heel caps you've used on you guitars. I know there are a lot of creative folks here......so let's see them! We've shown off headstocks, end grafts, etc.......so how about showing your simple, nice, elegant, fancy, or elaborate heel caps. |
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| Author: | Pat Foster [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:53 pm ] |
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Here's one I'm getting ready for finish, amboyna burl heel cap, chechen bindings, BRW back and sides. Attachment: DSCN1766.jpg Pat |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:40 pm ] |
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Guitar in progress.
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| Author: | woody b [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
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Mine are just like Howards...............I just don't have any pictures  . Just kidding. Howard, you da' man!!!!!!!!! |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:27 pm ] |
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  Attachment: DSC02722.jpg
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| Author: | Haans [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:33 pm ] |
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Prairie State 18" Big Boy copy...ebony/holly/ebony center stripe, ivoroid/black/ivoroid cap. Neck dyed and ready to finish... 
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| Author: | Peter J [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:49 pm ] |
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Spanish style; Pau Ferro back w/ ebony bindings, ebony center strip, b/w purfs. |
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| Author: | Chris Ensor [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:15 pm ] |
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I change mine up depending on the shape (and the mood I am in). Either pointed or round usually. |
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| Author: | Jimmy Caldwell [ Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:50 pm ] |
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Here's one from the not too distant past. |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:36 am ] |
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Here's one of mine. |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 3:34 am ] |
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Here's a mandola I did earlier this year 
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| Author: | MaxBishop [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:52 am ] |
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Peter, I love the way you worked the sap into the heelcap. Beautiful! Max |
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| Author: | cwood8656 [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:45 am ] |
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Some beautiful heel caps here. This one of mine is off at finish right now. Chris 
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:23 am ] |
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If you are truly undecided, do away with the heelcap altogether! 
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| Author: | Darryl Young [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Show Off Your Heel Caps....... |
Wow!......I'm blown away by the detail you've shown! For the ones that have purfling (or should it be called binding?) below the cap, was a channel routed and the purfling glued in place then the cap glued in place? I ask because the heel is tapered and I'm curious how you setup the router so it cuts the proper depth. The other thing that comes to mind is one could possibly use multiple caps of different thickness to create the same effect......but I've not seen material of different thickness wid enought to create this effect so I doubt this is what was done. Thanks and I look forward to more pictures! |
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| Author: | Dave Stewart [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:19 am ] |
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This is the one in the avatar. |
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| Author: | cwood8656 [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:23 am ] |
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Darryl, I do this by making a sandwich of wood, in this case maple/rosewood/maple. I hand sanded the rosewood to get to the right thickness and CA glued maple veneer on top and bottom. Then, I ran the sandwich through the thickness sander to get to right final thickness. I'd be interested to hear how others do this. Maybe another thread? Chris. |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Show Off Your Heel Caps....... |
Darryl Young wrote: For the ones that have purfling (or should it be called binding?) below the cap, was a channel routed and the purfling glued in place then the cap glued in place? If you have multiple lines in your side purflings, you use the same amount of veneers under the heel cap. I usually do it by gluing a single piece of veneer, that has the same thickness as the side purflings, under the heel cap (sorry about the messy glue-up...). This is easy to do if you make your own purflings from veneers, you just use the same material under the heel cap.  If you cut your heel at the right length, things should line up, like so:  The finished product 
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:16 am ] |
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Nice stuff Arnt. I put my shamrock trademark on all mine. Totally simple but for some weird reason I don't understand, it seems to be the feature people are most taken by. 
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:48 am ] |
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I was working on this one last night. Attachment: P1040124 (Large).JPG
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| Author: | mhammond [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 6:59 pm ] |
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This looks like a fun thread, so here goes........... Attachment: smalleric 004.jpg Attachment: Koa3.jpg Heel caps are just a natural place to have a little fun! Mikey |
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| Author: | cwood8656 [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:42 pm ] |
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Mikey, Those are nice. I just love the angled curve. Very original. Chris. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:27 pm ] |
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Ken Franklin wrote: Here's one of mine. This one gets my "Holy Cow" for the evening. Really pretty stuff there Ken! Steve |
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| Author: | Mike K [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
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Here are a couple of mine. The maple is from a tenor guitar and the other is a recent cutaway. Attachment: tenor_heel_side.jpg Attachment: tenor_heel_angle.jpg Attachment: cutaway.jpg -Mike |
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| Author: | mhammond [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:57 pm ] |
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Chris: I stole the angled curve from someone here, I steal everything I can. Don't tell anyone, but the curve just happens to match the top roller on my stationary belt sander  Mikey |
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