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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
So I've decided to build a black walnut/? 000-12 fret. The walnut is an ugly flat sawn set I bought for under $5. I'm not sure what to do for the top, I'm thinking maybe an unbookmatched adirondack top. For the neck I'm going to use maple, for the fingerboard and bridge I want to use persimmon (if I can find some). Here's all I have done so far.   
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
There is nothing ugly about that walnut. Did you join the back without tape or anything? |
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| Author: | crazicarl [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
I second that. I love walnut no matter how it's sawn. |
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Nah, its pretty ugly. I'm using the tape method, but the tape is on the other side of the back. This was the first back I have joined with my new veritas low angle smoothing plane and wow, what a difference. I didn't even need to sand the joint before gluing (btw, I used fish glue) |
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| Author: | Florentin [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
oval soundhole wrote: The walnut is an ugly flat sawn set I bought for under $5. Where do you buy something like that? Thanks. |
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Florentin wrote: oval soundhole wrote: The walnut is an ugly flat sawn set I bought for under $5. Where do you buy something like that? Thanks. If I told you I'd have to kill you 
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| Author: | WudWerkr [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
I love walnut as well , love the smell of it ... |
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| Author: | Florentin [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
oval soundhole wrote: If I told you I'd have to kill you come on... 
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| Author: | Jim_H [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
florentin, Almost any hardwood dealer will have stuff like this fairly cheap. It might not be in guitar set form. |
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| Author: | Florentin [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
you've got to be kidding me!!!! is this a hardwood dealer??? please say yes!!! I'll tell you why afterwards... http://www.aamericanflooring.com/ probably not though 
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
No, it was from a guitar place |
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| Author: | Cocephus [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Brian, You`re too concerned with it being ugly flat-sawn, dude. Wait until you see it under a coat of shellac. Coe |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
There's no such thing as ugly walnut. The side set (what I can see of it) looks very nice, too. Your flat sawn set will be slightly more prone to expansion and contraction along its width than quarter sawn material, so be sure you do your cross grain gluing when the shop humidity is right. ...and if it were mine, I'd save the maple for another project and scrounge some more walnut for the neck. Keep us posted. I love walnut guitars. Patrick |
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Well I had a change of plans. I've decided to make a Pine/Walnut 0-14 fret instead of a 000-12 fret. This pine isn't just any pine though, I got it from Tom Theil, who got it from a really old carriage factory. This pine is many hundreds of years old, and Tom said Al Carruth had tested this wood and it's stiffness was comparable to some of the stiffer spruces he's tested. It has a great ring and should make a nice guitar.  
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Sat Jan 14, 2012 8:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Cool looking pine Brian. If you hadn't said anything, I would have thought it was spruce. |
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Brian's (oval soundhole) build |
Did some more work last night and today:          Only one blood stain  
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