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Terence Kennedy
 Post subject: Shaping Back Braces
PostPosted: Thu Nov 14, 2024 8:49 pm 
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Was doing back braces today and thought I’d share a little device I made to facilitate the use of a plane to taper the brace.
It serves as kind of a stable ramp for the plane and protects the rest of the back. The material is flexible acrylic with plywood backing. I beveled the edge of the plane so it wouldn’t cut it.

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 Post subject: Re: Shaping Back Braces
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That's how I did it too with thick acetate for the planes to ride on, works great.

The same material lays up nicely against the fret board extension so you can skate a shop made file along sharp fret ends on the extension and take them down without scratching the top.
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 Post subject: Re: Shaping Back Braces
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Yep, those rulers work great for that.

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