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Made this week a box to store all my finishing mess (I mean equipment).
Made from Wickes white wood (was wondering at some point if it was really wood, this things doesn't plane well at all).
But the main point of it was to try out polishing milk paint. So it's finished with pitch black over barn red, and rubbed afterwards.
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Made from Wickes white wood (was wondering at some point if it was really wood, this things doesn't plane well at all).
But the main point of it was to try out polishing milk paint. So it's finished with pitch black over barn red, and rubbed afterwards.
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toolsntat
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Trevanion":2x2bo8v6 said:
Just catching up on this thread and..... that's Kn*bhead ta very much
(wait for it....)
I totally echo the thoughts about some people being intimidated about what they post on this thread compared to some of the others, but there are those who will still aspire (like me) to a standard of work you may feel is inferior to others.
So please do share - even the critique can be helpful.
MikeG.
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toolsntat":1crnlnek said:
Not sure how I missed this. Very nice........and cunning mitre avoidance noted and admired. =D>
two guitars (the one on the right has a purchased neck - not something I would normally do, but it makes it legal to sell because it's licensed. Not sure if I'll sell it).
The one on the left is made mostly by hand (like no electricity by hand) and is scratch made from stock (metal hardware is purchased)
They're both finished french polish instead of spraying. The funky uneven look on the neck of the rosewood guitar is just the flash reflecting off of a surface that was steel wooled with #0000 steel wool to make the finish have less friction under hand and finger tip.
The one on the left is made mostly by hand (like no electricity by hand) and is scratch made from stock (metal hardware is purchased)
They're both finished french polish instead of spraying. The funky uneven look on the neck of the rosewood guitar is just the flash reflecting off of a surface that was steel wooled with #0000 steel wool to make the finish have less friction under hand and finger tip.
Orraloon
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Very nice. I dabble a bit with instruments myself.
The bit about being legal to sell, is that the law over there?
Regards
John
The bit about being legal to sell, is that the law over there?
Regards
John
It depends on the CITES status of the wood, which depends on the rarity/endangerment. Some may not be exported, some may be exported only in machined form (sometimes evaded by machining a single groove), some may be used but not sold. For example, none of the Dalbergia species (rosewood, cocobolo etc) may be exported as lumber save for wood grown in a sustainable way for a particular purpose (e.g. grenadilla/blackwood for musical instruments). Countries vary on the zeal with which they pursue this matter.
Trainee neophyte
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MusicMan":14l3vg2u said:
The BBC has a special on rosewood logging on Ghana and the Gambia, and the level of deforestation. It is all going to China to make furniture - whether they sell the furniture inside China or then export it again, I don't know.
An article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49165636 but there is also a half-hour report, if you can find it (BBC site is unpredictable for me, and I saw it today on BBC world "Focus on Africa" - it may be an old report being used as a filler.
Orraloon
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Keep washing those hands and stay safe
John
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Trainee neophyte":2kkbvkrb said:
Exactly right about the rosewood - there was no real push for it until China got a middle class who sought rosewood furniture for status. The rosewood harvest is about 1/10th everything else and 9/10ths china furniture (not an exaggeration) and when CITES came along, China decided they'd just get it illegally instead (harvesting rosewood and mislabeling shipments as unrestricted wood, etc).
CITES removed the rosewood restriction in august or something last year, and set an effective date of December 15, 2019 for most rosewood (Excluding brazilian - and for whatever reason, the put padauk on the restricted list instead) so that finished guitars can be shipped without paperwork. Raw lumber is still restricted. Similar to mahogany, I guess - except the waiver is for finished musical instruments.
Orraloon":1c8ttvgm said:
Strangely enough, it's the peghead shape (where the tuners are). The courts in the united states have decided that's really the only protected part of the instrument (for trademark purposes).
The purchased neck on the right is made by a parts company in the united states and they pay fender a fee for each neck. Once in a while, a new maker comes along and thinks they'll copy that here, and then fender smacks them.
It's possible to pay a license fee to fender (if they agree), but I don't know how they decide and i haven't contacted them.
The fee can't be more than about $50 or so, because the purchased neck on the right was only $125 complete. Maybe's it's less for parts, I don't know. But people are so particular about that general peghead shape that it probably increases the guitar value by a lot more than the license fee.
woodbloke66
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A Krenov style 'Fossil Cabinet' in Brown Oak for my daughter. Owing to current restrictions on movement, the glazing for the door and sides as well as the six shelves with ground and polished edges will have to be left for another day.
Joints on the stand are through m/t wedged with Bog Oak. These were left around 3mm proud and
then rounded over; a time consuming, fiddly process. Handle on the door carved from Bog Oak and the door has a traditional JK spring loaded catch. Finished with a couple of coats of satin Osmo PolyX followed by a good application of wax, finally buffed with a soft cloth - Rob
Joints on the stand are through m/t wedged with Bog Oak. These were left around 3mm proud and
then rounded over; a time consuming, fiddly process. Handle on the door carved from Bog Oak and the door has a traditional JK spring loaded catch. Finished with a couple of coats of satin Osmo PolyX followed by a good application of wax, finally buffed with a soft cloth - Rob
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Building a desk for the boys to work from during this situation. Was hoping to get it done on one weekend, but a decision to put breadboard ends on the top proved time expensive. I’d never done the before and as always it takes time to learn stuff.
SWMBO asked if the sticky out bits [tenons] were too long. ‘Of course not I’ve double checked, do you think I’m stupid?’ Yes! And she was right.
Satisfied to have gone from sawn boards to a completed top, apart from drawboring, and all other components ready for joinery in a weekend.
Should have a desk ready by end of next weekend.
Fitz.
SWMBO asked if the sticky out bits [tenons] were too long. ‘Of course not I’ve double checked, do you think I’m stupid?’ Yes! And she was right.
Satisfied to have gone from sawn boards to a completed top, apart from drawboring, and all other components ready for joinery in a weekend.
Should have a desk ready by end of next weekend.
Fitz.
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Lil hewn and scribed brown oak hammock stand just in time for some good weather...
