Somehow I put this on the kit building thread I was wondering why I couldn’t find it
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Goodman 18” Archtop |
Somehow I put this on the kit building thread I was wondering why I couldn’t find it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Looks just as nice here as it does there. |
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| Author: | bionta [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Wow. Big guitar. Big wow factor. Looks beautiful. Would love to hear it. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Nicely done. Lots of work in an Archtop that size. Curious how long it took you. Friend of mine made one, said scrapering it out nearly destroyed his thumbs for a year. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Colin North wrote: Nicely done. Lots of work in an Archtop that size. Curious how long it took you. Friend of mine made one, said scrapering it out nearly destroyed his thumbs for a year. This guitar took about 120 hours..... I use mostly power tools for the "carving" starting with the Lancelot carver, followed by taking the rim down on my overarm router,then 36 grit on the 4" grinder, Then various Festool sanders starting at 50 grit I don't use a scraper or plane I can rough carve a plate in about 3 hours. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
I think maybe I asked you this question before Brad but any stylish ways of controlling the mess? I use basically the same technique sans the Lancelot and have been unsuccessful prompting moving a lot of the operation outdoors for pulmonary hygiene:) |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Pretty cool! |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Brad Goodman wrote: Colin North wrote: Nicely done. Lots of work in an Archtop that size. Curious how long it took you. Friend of mine made one, said scrapering it out nearly destroyed his thumbs for a year. This guitar took about 120 hours..... I use mostly power tools for the "carving" starting with the Lancelot carver, followed by taking the rim down on my overarm router,then 36 grit on the 4" grinder, Then various Festool sanders starting at 50 grit I don't use a scraper or plane I can rough carve a plate in about 3 hours. I think he drilled and gouged it roughly before scraping. But 3 hours WOW  Way to go! |
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| Author: | Ken Nagy [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 5:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Lots of ideas there. I don't look at guitars enough, certainly not in person! Wide, white fretboard binding always looks nice on archtops. So does that style of inlays. The board itself looks as smooth as plastic! Impressive. Inlay and binding on the f holes to match the fretboard. I like clear finishes too. How many times I've hid wood under color! Bearclaw and silking, even on the back it seems. Cool. Nicely done. I do like arch tops. I've never measured how much time to rough an arch top. Only did the one. Roughing is MUCH faster than finishing, even with that much stock. I have a small one I want to do, but I need wood. Wood is hard to come by, unless you spend $250-500; EACH! I'm guessing about 2-3 days for a belly, and maybe up to 5 days for a back. I didn't pay any attention, I was just having fun. I use a big convex plane. I'm not a gouge guy. If I did it over and over, and the same general pattern, I could get faster. I'm always doing something new, so you have to watch what you're doing, I wasn't even Sur that my plan would work. I do most of the finishing with planes until it gets real close. I like my thumbs. The I switch to scrapers. I ONLY use scrapers and planes, so I'm just the opposite of you. |
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| Author: | Brad Goodman [ Sat Aug 28, 2021 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Terence Kennedy wrote: I think maybe I asked you this question before Brad but any stylish ways of controlling the mess? I use basically the same technique sans the Lancelot and have been unsuccessful prompting moving a lot of the operation outdoors for pulmonary hygiene:) It is a mess! No way that I can figure out to attach a vacuum to it. I tried it outdoors once, But I need a solid bench to clamp it to- I use my big bandsaw table because it is in my power tool room so I don’t mess up my assembly shop Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Clay S. [ Tue Aug 31, 2021 9:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Beautiful guitar! Is the pickup mounted to the top or to the pick guard? A cautionary tale on the Lancelot type chainsaw wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIQu1e8DGUw |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Beautiful work as usual Brad. I want to build one of these so badly but cannot seem to have the time, which is a good problem to have, but still. I'm still quite intimidated by the whole thing too. Archies are a different animal for sure. |
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| Author: | Darrel Friesen [ Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Goodman 18” Archtop |
Another awesome guitar Brad. The details look fantastic. Like you, I went to power carving for roughing the plates out many years ago. A Kutzall disc has been my weapon of choice as it feels safer and more controllable to me than a Lancelot. I still use a Wagner Safety planer to rough out the "ledges" before hitting with the Kutzall and then finishing with planes, scrapers and ROS. |
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