Ok...me been listening to all the suggestions and advise of the brotheren
all good advise it is....


Non the less, and with all due respects to them...


Just do it!

and then you know,

and nobody but nobody gonna take that knowing away from you.

You hearing the words me laying down on you duders? Right!


blessings
Padma

Well yes, there is lots of that on the first try at things.
"...don't know what I'm doing.... what if I screw it up ... is there some trick I should know about??"
Makes every step take 3 times longer than it should. It's almost worthwhile consigning the first one to the trash heap before you even begin it ... less worries about just getting on with it and learning what worked & what needed more research to find "a better way"

I agree Padma , Simple fact is there are gonna be and and . But just do it also brings ALOT of And

I have learned alot just by doing , and I change my approach everytime , However that doesnt mean what I did was wrong it was simply best way I had til somthing better came along .

Ask Questions , YES , But trust your Gut Too

Ummm Wud,

you know, your one of the few that has enough balls to go against the grain, and without fear, do what convention in this craft says be a NO NO!...Not only that you can laugh at it when it back fires. As such. me gotta hands it to you, ...me don't know who is more full of it ... you or me... but as log as you B.S. works for you... well dats ok buy me...



Ummm ...Duh rest of you dudes grocking dis?


blessings

Just do it! and then you know, and nobody but nobody gonna take that knowing away from you.

I just bought a $2000 set of Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. I should just do it, right?

They won't try to take it because it won't be worth much. Nobody wanted Thomas Edison's first 1999 burned out light bulbs either.

Good point Initial point Padma...
Great replies Dave & Wud
Here is a great place to get quotes to impress fellow luthiers
http://www.brainyquote.com/ it makes for such a usefull discussion.

And no - Filippo does not need any help in generating quotes...spend 20 minutes in conversation with him and you will understand why he gets paid what he does just to be scary smart.

There is a difference between haphazard jerking and thrusting, and purposeful, goal-oriented activity.

For my own purposes, I have adopted the motto: "Just do it 5 minutes a day."

As an amateur, it's been hard to create the time and focus to build. I used to tell myself that I couldn't go down into the shop unless I had 2 or 3 hours of uninterrupted time, when I could really concentrate. Then days or weeks would go by and I'd lose momentum. The reality is that I have a lot of family, work, and community responsibilities and not as much time to build as I wish I had.

Some time ago I read a suggestion on this forum to build for at least 5 minutes a day, adopted it, and it's turned things around. I usually end up working for much longer than 5 minutes, but even if I work just a few minutes, I keep up momentum. Through practice I've trained myself to concentrate in short periods if necessary.

It's always fun to read forums, but when I'm not actively building it truly is mostly "Blah blah blah" for me because I'm not really retaining the information--it's just thoughts swirling. But--for example--when I'm sanding, reading forum comments about sanding really sinks in.

I guess what I'm saying is that there needs to be a balance of doing and talking or the words don't mean much. But I do really appreciate the knowledge people share, especially step by step descriptions with pictures, such as those posted by the Padma and the Todd.

Re Heinlein: I agree about the juveniles holding up. My favorite is _The Star Beast_. The gender roles are perhaps antique, but the insights into relations between races and cultures are at least as pertinent in 2011 as they were in 1954.

How's the carved top jazz guitar coming Padma?

If your a newbie and spent $2000 on back and sides , you got bigger worries than " Just do it " e