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Pprofchris replied to the thread Dimensioning by hand.I too find a wooden smoother converted to a scrub very useful. But I'd recommend a European design, with a handle. I've tried with a...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread Dimensioning by hand.I do, for making musical instruments. 95% hard graft, hogging off the excess. The last 5%, creeping up on the line, isn't exactly...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread Filling grain and holes in burl veneers.CA has been used to finish instruments, I've used it myself on a headstock. Technique is to spread with a scrap of plastic, allow to...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread First Guitar build.A pic of the soundboard bracing from the guitar I made for my brother. It's small bodied, so I'd go a fraction bigger on your guitar...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread First Guitar build.A few thoughts for if you ever make another one (or for anyone else embarking on this adventure). 1. Leave a small air gap at the end...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread Removing Ercol 'Golden Dawn' finish.Bear in mind that the wood has probably darkened over time - to get back to the original colour you'd have to remove the top surface of...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.I could use shellac on all species. Those with large pores need some filling to get the full effect though. As a researcher in another...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.On finishing, I get the deepest looking chatoyance with shellac or nitro lacquer. I'm told traditional oil varnishes are good too...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.Agreed, chatoyance is a challenge not a nuisance (most of the time). Here is some nicely chatoyant oak, and this back could look quite...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.Runout is where the grain isn't perfectly parallel along the length of the board. If not, when the board face is planed or sanded this...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.The guy who rejected it sells ukuleles for 4 figure sums (pounds, euros, USD). I guess the knot and resulting mismatch is why I got...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.I searched, and all the examples I saw of what looks like a deliberate step bookmatch were on electric guitars, usually Les Paul style...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.Here's one of my ukuleles. You can see I've got a good bookmatch, but the knot on the left has caused swirly grain on the right, which...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.Ideally all chatoyance from runout would be avoided. This would leave just the chatoyance from other figuring in the grain, so the two...
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Pprofchris replied to the thread What is the most chatoyant wood?.From the luthiery side, the difference we see when bookmarking is definitely caused by runout. Unless the grain fibres are perfectly...
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