Guitar headstock inlay
My friend Bill started this project, but immediately ran into problems. He bought some discs with abalone patterns on them, with the intent of inlaying them on guitar headstocks. Unfortunately he … Continue reading
Maker Fair 2015
I haven’t had many shop projects lately that were worth posting about, but that may change shortly. I have a few projects in the pipeline that need to be designed, … Continue reading
Papal furniture delivery
I haven’t been in the shop the last couple of weeks, but I did get to visit my friend Doug’s shop to see the construction of the papal chair as … Continue reading
Guitar-shaped cutting board
A friend of mine noticed some rejected guitar-shaped pieces of wood in my scrap pile. They were left-over from the Baritone guitar build. He wanted to know if he could … Continue reading
Detail sanding the Papal seal
I have been avoiding the hard part of the Papal seal carve. I have to detail sand all of the nooks and crannies. The cut marks that are left behind by … Continue reading
Papal furniture construction
I spent a few hours yesterday, at Carriage Hill Custom Cabinets & Millwork. This is where part of the papal furniture is being constructed, for the Pope’s visit to the … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 6
I applied the fourth and fifth coats of oil yesterday, so this morning I applied a coat of paste wax to the body, rubbing it in with a soft cloth. … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 5
I managed to get two additional coats of Tung oil applied today. Between each coat, I sand down the entire body with 400 grit paper. After a liberal coating of … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 4
I want to attach the control cavity cover with magnets. I made sure to place matching pilot holes in the cavity and on the cover. Since I drilled 1/8″ holes … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 3
I had an early Dentist appointment yesterday, so I used the excuse to blow off the entire day from work. An unplanned day off typically means a day in the … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 2
After the dye had cured on my front and rear panels, I loaded the first board into my Carvewright CNC and started the first panel. The back side ran just … Continue reading
Reclaimed reverse Firebird – day 1
My oldest son, Eric, is going back to college in a couple of weeks and he is planning on taking guitar lessons this semester. I offered to build him a … Continue reading
The papal chair project – day 2/3
The panel has dried, so I pulled the clamps and sharpened up my smoothing plane blade. I worked with both my smoothing plane and my orbital sander to get the … Continue reading
The papal chair project
A few weeks back, I did a few test carves of the Papal seal. Those were for my next project. My friend Dave had the honor of being in charge of … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 8 complete
The finish is cured, so my last step is to apply a coat of paste wax. I let it set for a few minutes, then I rubbed it off with … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 7
Bill finally got me the last piece of the project today. He wanted this particular style of input jack. I wish I had this component before I carved the rear. I … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 6
I talked to Bill about the switch and he didn’t feel like looking for one with a longer neck, so before I put on another coat of oil, I need … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 5
I had a lot of details to tidy up before starting to apply the finish today. I started by pulling the clamps off the headstock veneer, then taping off the … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 4
With the body roughly sanded, it is time to round over the top and bottom edges. I used a 1/4″ round-over bit in my little Bosch Colt. Just a quick … Continue reading
Baritone rebuild – day 3
Ok, so I had every intention of finishing the body last weekend, but I ran into a lot of operator error, mixed with a little bit of trouble from my … Continue reading
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