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Black Locust / Port Orford Cedar Guitar
Currently working on guitar #3. The shape is similar to a Gibson Jumbo, but dimensions are close to Martin Dreadnought. Back and sides are black locust, and top is salvaged Port Orford cedar. with dramatic figure and excellent stiffness. I installed a wenge end graft, then fought a losing battle with some over-thick wenge binding. My skills are no match for this stuff, which bent into lumpy curves, broke, stabbed me with nasty splinters and basically gave me the finger at every turn. …
ContinuePosted on May 19, 2016 at 7:00pm
SuperMax 19-38 Drum Sander
Unsolicited testimonial for anyone looking for a thickness sander:
A well-engineered and well-made tool is a beautiful thing. SuperMax drum sanders definitely fall into that category. I stopped into the local Klingspor woodworkers shop a couple of weeks ago, planning to check out the Jet/Performax drum sanders. They had a Performax 16-32 sander on display, and back to back with it was a SuperMax 19-38. It made the Performax look cheap. I wasn't planning on buying…
ContinuePosted on August 28, 2015 at 5:32pm
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I'm a newbie builder with 1-1/2 guitars finished so far. Both OM sized, #1 in eastern black walnut/bearclaw sitka, #2 in Cuban mahogany/Adirondack spruce. With 20 months left in my pharmacy IT career I'm buying production-quality tools and looking to build 10-15 guitars a year in retirement. Thanks to Frank and everyone else who lays out their hard earned knowledge online and makes it possible for guys like me to get started!
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