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CharlieT
PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 1:09 pm 
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It turned out gorgeous, Robbie!!! [:Y:]

Thanks for sharing the build...I've really enjoyed following the photos and comments.

I would love to hear a sound clip... Eat Drink
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Thank you Charlie!
This is by far my best sounding build.
I will see if I can get a sound clip together...
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I just wanted to bump this so that I could thank you for going so in-depth on neck carving and neck adjustment, Robbie. I'm about to start this in earnest on my first build and have been nervous since I haven't had a comprehensive resource to refer to. Now I do - right down to the barrel-bolt/MT neck joint! Thank you for documenting this!

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BTW, I also see that a few of the steps I've taken this far I should have waited to do. It would have saved me a few headaches. Next time I'll know better. Thanks again!

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Carving the heel:

First step is to lay out the centerlines and heelcap shape
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Then the sides are ramped in a straight line, just shy of the layout lines
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The cheeks are then carved
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The Primary Facet is carved, which starts at a 45 degree angle to the centerline at the
heelcap. just shy of the layout line
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The Secondary Facets have been carved, which take a tiny bit of material from the primary face to the centerline and just shy of the cheek line. I have already begun smoothing with my needle files
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The carving is done, no big blowouts - ready for fitting!
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Glad you found it useful, post pics when you get your build finished!

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