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The only guitar work I've done recently is remove the bridge from a Fender Starcaster POS and start collecting cheap old parlor guitars to practice repairs on.

It's not so much about what I've done in the shop as what I've done to the shop:



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All the sheathing ( = interior walls and ceiling) is on, insulation is started.

Dan:
Nice bracing pattern................................!!!
Tom

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A person who has never made a mistake has never made anything!!!

Dan, that shop is the bees knees!

Eddy, I'm wondering, what's the radius of a u-turn on a rig like that.

Sent this little guy, my Opus shape, off to its new owner last week. Honduras mahogany/Lutz EIR and ebony details. Also working on a new shape, somewhat bigger than this one, along the same lines.









Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Spent most of yesterday holding the Dumb end of a shovel !!




12" on the ground ... For southern Illinois this is a blizzard

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

This is the third coat Em6000 on a 00 Koa and WRC.

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http://www.Harvestmoonguitars.com

Pat,
In deep water (60'+) I can do a full circle in just under a .5 mile radius! In shallow water, forget about, I have to drag an anchor and hope the wind and current are in my favor!



Sent throughout space

Dan, sometimes I think that its always been about the shop for you. Maybe this time you'll get it built and then stay there!

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Expectation is the source of all misery; comparison the thief of joy.
http://redrivercanoe.ca/

Very nice Pat! What tuners did you use there?

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Doug

Don't let fear or common sense stop you from trying to build something

Nothing much guitar related - just signed the contract for my first commission. Other than that I've been making christmas presents mostly, for my girlfriend and sister and brother in law. Still needs some more varnish though...


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"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."
Pablo Picasso

https://www.facebook.com/FenskeGuitars

I haven't posted much here in quite a while. Everybodys work is looking so Good!
Here's my first electric guitar.I thought I'd try a Tele with a stacked humbucker
in the bridge pickup and mini humbucker made by my friend Jim Bonnell in the neck PU.
Notice the switch-Bill Kirchen style. It's sounding pretty good ...but it's back to acoustics.


Here's my little apprentice and granddaughter wet sanding the Tele! Only 3 and shes already
got the luthier bug.She loves helping me.

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Beautiful gift, Rusty! A new family heirloom:)

Fitting neck to body on daughters guitar , guess its gonna be a graduation present at the rate of speed im going

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

Gorgeous, Waddy! How did you bind that monitor hole? Very classy!

Mine Beth? I cut the Pink ivory wide enough to cover the curve , bent it , fitted it in and guled it in . THEN carefully carved the extra down to proper thickness . The Inside was a P.A.I.N. lol

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

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Sent this little guy, my Opus shape, off to its new owner last week. Honduras mahogany/Lutz EIR and ebony details. Also working on a new shape, somewhat bigger than this one, along the same lines.

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Pat : What a beautiful little guitar. The perfect example of less is more. I hope you don't mind me describing it as such. CONGRATS.
Tom

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A person who has never made a mistake has never made anything!!!

I spent my Saturday afternoon buffing out the latest body - which went great!

Then in the evening I made a mess of drilling the tuner holes . . . and in my haste to fix my mistake . . . removed a chunk of my thumb with my Olfa blade . . . and spent a few hours in emergency

Thank goodness that my reckless mistake wasn't made with a power tool.

So here I am on my day off, having the coffee I should have had right after making the original mistake, cheesed off that I'm not in my shop or playing guitar. So it goes, this time around.

Thanks for posting all the beautiful work, by the way. And for those who are off-shore, stay safe.

Phil

Cool! So sorry about mixing you and Waddy up, Wud. I've done that in my head a number of times, but never out in "public"

I forgive you Beth!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

The weekend is over!
Get to work! Y'all have responsibilities !!


May your sails be full & your glass never be empty!

Thanks, David. Just curious. I'm surprised it's not more.

Thanks, Doug, Tom,

Tuners are Waverly with ebony buttons.

Tom, less can be more, unless it's not enough!

Pat

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formerly known around here as burbank
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http://www.patfosterguitars.com

Its ok Sweet Pea ..... I'll Take it as a compliment !

at least she didnt say Tony Just Kidding Tony !!



Fillippo You been drinkin again ??

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The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/

yep two guitars getin there. sister sets of tops and back and sides. one lefty for me, and one righty for my son!!

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Blake Dixon
Kelowna B.C.

Starting the fretboards for a new neckthrough model tomorrow. I had to get this tooling together first.

In the foreground is a vacuum fixture for the fretboard. Just behind that is a form fitting support block that will be used both when gluing the fretboard to the neck and when pressing in the frets. Behind that is the caul that will be used to press in the frets. I'll tap them in about 75% of the way and use that hydraulic press in the rear to fully install them.

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I read Emerson on the can. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds...true...but a consistent reading of Emerson has its uses nevertheless.

StuMusic

Mr Gort to luthier tooling as Mr. Myhrvold to modernist cuisine

Little past the weekend, but I tackled this tonight...

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George :-)