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Link to article on scraping with broken glass?
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Hunting through the archives, I couldn’t find Frank's article that describes Stradivarius scraping an arch top with broken glass. Does anyone remember where to find it? Thanks in advance Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Cornwall Mar 19, 2021.

WTB Caramillo bending iron
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I’ve been in touch w Caramillo but he says he’s out of stock and doesn’t have time to make more irons. Does anyone have one they’d sell?incidentally, and I don’t know what goes into making a sub…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Cornwall Dec 30, 2020.

Let hide glue gel/tack before clamping?
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Looking at sloane’s book on page 72, I was surprised to read his instructions for gluing a fretboard to the neck by letting hide glue tack up on the faces of the fretboard and neck for 10-15 minutes…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Cornwall Apr 18, 2020.

New to me way to copy a neck
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Lacking talent or coordination, I have had problems documenting necks with a contour gauge or the big stack of cards method. I really love this neck profile and wanted to get it right. Here’s what I…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Cornwall Mar 31, 2019.