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October 5th, 2009
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Did I mention that I need a new (or old) guitar 
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October 7th, 2009
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 WOW ! This is going to be amazing when it's finished ! Good luck Skinny ! 
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October 8th, 2009
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Location: Phillip Island....Au
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Originally Posted by carol m
Do you have a 'before' recording for the 'after' comparison?.
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Geez Carol, I'm not sure if I do. I made sure I got the before and after pics, I didn't even think about a sound sample....Doofus!
(Edit: I've got a few tracks in Reaper that will be suitable for a sound comparison.)
Carey & 6string want me to do all this work, then send them a half each......Canadians  !!!!
Welcome Frankie, and thanks.
I glued the splice in yesterday...
Will sand it flush tomorrow, and hopefully glue the front, back and side veneers on the weekend.
My next problem is the finish...I cannot find Nitrocellulose in a spray can, anywhere in Australia. If any Aussies know of a source, could you please let me know.
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 8th, 2009
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Location: Teralba, NSW, Australia
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G'day Skinny,
If you can't get the spray gear yourself, and you don't want anyone else spraying it for you, you may have to consider a wiped on finish, like the way they do furniture.
Love your project, by the way.
Rgds
karcey
If our guitars had as many strings as harps, would we change them as often?
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October 9th, 2009
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Thanks Karcey, and you may be right re the wipe on finish  .
Question...should I reduce the size of the pics??
Sanded the splice flush...I was pretty happy with the fit.
Glued the veneers to sides of the headstock. These are the leftover bits from the front and back, so one sides rosewood and the others mahogany .
The wedges are to keep pressure out towards the middle of the slots, at the last second I remembered to wrap the clamping packers in cling wrap.
Clamps removed....
Filing the veneers level...
Roughing in the feather..
After some more sanding and drilled the pilot holes for the tuners...
Front and back veneers tomorrow eek!
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 9th, 2009
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awesome job Skinny,thoroughly enjoying watching the progress.
in regards to the finish I'm guessing you've already checked out luthier and woodwork forums for an answer, their seems to be some good ones out there?
way over in the minor key
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October 10th, 2009
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in regards to the finish I'm guessing you've already checked out luthier and woodwork forums for an answer, their seems to be some good ones out there?
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Yea I have Kid, but it looks like I'm going to have to get the Reranch Nitro from the US...... Which'll bring me to a grinding halt.
Glued the back veneer...
Roughed out the slots...
The new Bic sander
Shaping the veneer and roughing the feather...
The fronts glued up at moment, but I'll skip the pics as it's just a repeat of the back.
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 10th, 2009
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Location: Sydney Australia
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Awesome job you're doing Skinny! Your workbench looks good enough to host a dinner party on.
One good thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain - Bob Marley
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October 10th, 2009
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Your workbench looks good enough to host a dinner party on.
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It's hosted quite a few in it's time Carol 
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 11th, 2009
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The last set of pics for a while.
The repairs all finished and it's probably going to be a while till I get the lacquer.
Shaping the ends of the slots..
All that's left to do is a final sand before spraying it..
Getting the shape on the top of the headstock was really finnicky...
I'll play with some stains over the next couple of weeks, see if I can blend the back veneer into the neck a bit better.
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 12th, 2009
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Boy thats gonna look nice sitting in my house
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October 12th, 2009
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Did you put veneer on the end/top of the headstock or will you just laquer over the wood and hope it won't show? I can't imagine how you could get veneer into that fancy shape, but I couldn't imagine how well you've done the rest either.
One good thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain - Bob Marley
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October 12th, 2009
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Eh!
I got blisters on my fingers........!
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October 13th, 2009
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Skinny , Fantastic work on that scalloping , was a little worried as I noticed in of the pics that one scallop appeared to be convex , but faith in you I had master .
Stop and take a breather, let me freshen up your drink
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October 13th, 2009
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i actually tried a less complicated fix up on an old sears model, just for looks. took me 4 days to get it looking good enough to put in the attic! a heck of alot of work your doing, kudo's to ya for even trying and i hope it sounds and looks better than ever! 
KENNETH
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