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  1. DanielDeGregoriis

    Aliexpress KIT build ..

    :rolleyes: Good job mrweird, always very nice to see someone building his own instrument.
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    How tight should a neck fit be?

    A perfect joint requires almost no force and should be seamless. Don't forget wood swells as it absorbs moisture, so when you put glue on the surfaces you might create some sort of "hydro-lock" if you don't take the extra clearance into account.. A very, very mild chamfer on the bottom edges of...
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    How to join a bookmatched top (?)

    Guitarbuilding also includes crucial woodworking skills, of which one is being able to true a piece of wood. You can find used no.6 and 7 planes quite cheap. It's quite easy to learn actually. Besides your plane you need a straight edge. This is a crucial tool in guitar building, fine...
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    How to join a bookmatched top (?)

    A n.6 or 7 is what you need for the perfect joints. The routing method only works for shorter joints, since it is difficult to find a perfect straight guide (uneven pressure when routing is enough to have a less than perfect joint). Sanding should never be used to shape something, only to...
  5. DanielDeGregoriis

    Introducing the Singularity: A Multiscale Single Cut

    Beautiful design and guitar!
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    What's on YOUR workbench right now?

    Thanks! Body is Spanish Cedar, top is Wengé, neck is African Mahogany and the fingerboard is Madagascar Rosewood.
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    What's on YOUR workbench right now?

    >> Will stay on the bench for the next couple of months, until I have some spare time again..
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    anybody know about this guitar?

    I almost lost all interest in guitar building after I finished my friend's Oly White Jazz Bass. I can still tell from memory where all of the dark specs are ruining the perfect white finish. Just knowing that each time you spray another coat of clear specs might appear is extremely frustrating...
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    What glue for adhering loose binding on fretboard?

    Superglue is the easiest and fastest solution imo. Just be careful when applying, you don't need lots of it. From my experience, acetone results in a poor adhesion between the binding and the wood.
  10. DanielDeGregoriis

    New strap button on Non Reverse Firebird

    Roughly 1.5 - 2cm should be fine indeed! Make sure to predrill with a drillbit slightly smaller than the strapbutton screw, and run the screw through some candlewax before installing it. Also be careful when drilling the hole, as the lacquer might chip/check a little around the hole.
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    What's on YOUR workbench right now?

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    Let's See Your Jigs

    All of these radiusing jigs are really nice! Though I just use my nr.6 handplane, only takes me 15 min to thickness and radius a board (including the sanding) :D (but I must admit, building a radiusing jig is something on my "jig"-list)
  13. DanielDeGregoriis

    Need advice on buying real tools. Should I?

    Here is what I would recommend: - Spindle sander for creating templates and thicknessing headstocks. Edge sander is cool, but not necessary imo. - Bandsaw for cutting out bodies and necks, templates etc. If possible, you could get one big enough to resaw blanks. However, a good handsaw works...
  14. DanielDeGregoriis

    Is everybody wet-sanding lacquer?

    +1 There are three different kind of handheld buffers, the rotary one is the most effective and most dangerous one. This guy explains the differences: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjT5gtmn9vQ You can often rent professional handheld buffers from body shops (where you find fine grit...
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    Is everybody wet-sanding lacquer?

    Flash coat is the way to go I believe, Roman Rist once wrote a tutorial how he does it. I believe he level sands with 400, then sprays 1 or 2 flash coats and buffs.
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    Fret wear DIY fix

    In that case I'd opt for a fret level and dress. You can get everything you need from StewMac. However, some of the grooves look really deep, so the guitar might need to be refretted. However, knowing how to level and dress frets is a useful skill, so there's nothing to lose by doing it yourself.
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    What's on YOUR workbench right now?

  18. DanielDeGregoriis

    Polyester Sealer.

    It gets very hot in my little workshop, so when no one's around..:naughty:
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    A word of thanks

    I first stumbled across this forum in late 09. I wanted to build a guitar since I was 15, but decided to wait a few years until I could use all of the powertools on my own. Well, end of 09 I finally started preparing and in Feb. of 2010 I got my first wood blanks and additional tools. The person...
  20. DanielDeGregoriis

    14th fret bump 60's Studio -HELP

    IIRC, it is the softener in the synthetic padding material (to keep the material flexible and prevent it from cracking/drying out) which interacts with nitro. Some straps can also cause damage, again because of the softener used during production of the strap material. katintokyo, I don't know...


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