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JSDenvir
PostPosted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:22 pm 
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Filippo Morelli wrote:
A week with Darrell Peart, whose work I'm fascinated with, but then whose methods in building furniture are not so much of interest to me.

.... so that becomes a week somewhere with someone ... and it is likely related to guitars ... and I need to figure out what that might mean!

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Brian Galloup's Dynamic Voicing class? Got just a taste at ASIA, but seemed really interesting.
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gxs
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A bottle of X.O., and I promise to put a drop of it in my shellac. Cheers.
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Marzano San
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phil
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My "guitar gift" this year is a bench mounted articulating magnifying glass / lamp from Lee Valley. Got it just in time to reveal some scratches in the mahogany, well below what I think is my nicest finish job so far laughing6-hehe !! If I don't laugh at that one, I'll be crying.

On the upside, I know the fret work I'll be doing in a week or so is going to improve dramatically. I should have bought one of these 10 guitars ago.

Happy holidays everyone . . . and happy building.

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Doug Balzer
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An immanent trip to Lee Valley with cash in hand...I'm thinking perhaps a diamond sharpening system.


Picked up a 600x/1200x diamond bench stone. No more excuses for dull tools and resulting tear-outs.

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John Sonksen
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I got the new Ridgid laminate router with the micrometer adjustment and variable speed, a two handle base for it plus guide bushings, and a set of Stanley Bailey bench chisels. Also got enough money to make a nice order at Stewmac of fret wire, fret pulling guards (I'm going to redo the frets on my most recent job), slot gauges, teflon dams, and the 25"-25.5" fret saw guide. Good Christmas!
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Alex Kleon
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Treated myself to a bunch of Malaysian Blackwood and Cocobolo head plates, and a couple of other bits and pieces.

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Hand made solid brass Golden Mean Calipers, or pie compass. Plus the usual stuff, socks, gloves ect.

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Stephen Boone
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George L wrote:
I'm pretty sure that Stephen Boone is either Santa or one of the jolly fellow's elves. I know for sure that I have a fantastic wife. Look what I found under my tree this morning!

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Anyone else find a nice surprise this morning?



Awesome! I am glad that they got there in time! Happy planing.

Santa went to Maine and brought me a pretty nice block plane!

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Lovin it. Neighbors probably don't. So my Christmas gift to them was to organize everything tonight instead of making noise :)
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PeterF
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A dust extractor! Finally no more sweeping up clouds of dust :D

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Todd Stock wrote:
I think it might be time for your hand planes to come out of the closet (or alcove, etc.)...while it is obviously perfectly fine to keep things locked away from prying eyes, a rack of hand planes in ready view puts me at ease when I am visiting a shop. Just saying.

Ahhh that's not a closet Todd, that's the entrance to garage/shop. The door is just to the left. I prefer to keep them there as it keeps them more free of sawdust. Plus I still haven't finished building my walnut dining room table, end tables, coffee table, or my replacement guitar let alone a rack for my planes. I've seen enough angry woman this year ;)
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I'll try to be good next year.............I promise laughing6-hehe


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Enough money to start my second acoustic guitar build.

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I'm headed to a Charles Fox class. And my wife didn't balk tooo much at the cost.
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Just a couple of front-row tickets to see Tommy Emmanuel in Orlando later this February. bliss

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PeterF
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Just a couple of front-row tickets to see Tommy Emmanuel in Orlando later this February. bliss

wow7-eyes Nice one! It doesn't look like he's coming to England at all this year :cry:

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I received a gift that has me wondering.
Christmas cookies from my ex-wife.
Does this just smack of arsenic poisoning?
I`m not gonna tell her, but I am not eating them.
Nah, she wouldn't do that... or would she?

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My cousin (your forum member "Mark") made this wonderful guitar for me, which I received a few days ago. Superb guitar:

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Materials used:

Top - Lutz Spruce (Hybrid of Sitka and White Spruce)

Sides - English Walnut

Back - English Walnut

Rosette - English Walnut

Binding - Indian Rosewood and black purfling.

Neck - English Walnut

Fretboard - Ebony

Bridge - Ebony

Truss rod cover - Ebony

Finish - French Polish
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Bob Shanklin
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Markoz12 wrote:
My cousin (your forum member "Mark") made this wonderful guitar for me, which I received a few days ago. Superb guitar:

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Materials used:

Top - Lutz Spruce (Hybrid of Sitka and White Spruce)

Sides - English Walnut

Back - English Walnut

Rosette - English Walnut

Binding - Indian Rosewood and black purfling.

Neck - English Walnut

Fretboard - Ebony

Bridge - Ebony

Truss rod cover - Ebony

Finish - French Polish



This sure looks like a Mark Finney creation, is it?
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Markoz12
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Yes, that is correct. Made by Mark Finney.
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looks like a late santa bought me a collection of David Charlesworth DVDs - does this mean that Santa thinks i have technique issues? must oblige.

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