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Beth Mayer
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I am stunned at how clean your work is (though not surprised). Your closed boxes are pristine. Looking forward to seeing the finished products.
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Looking good gentlemen , looking good ! [:Y:]

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Todd, if you win, you should get two chisels :lol:
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+1 I can see Todd's but not Fillipo's on the phone.

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I'd like to see that I-beam caul without the foil draped over it! What are you doing to work on the fretboard extension (I know even less about mandos than about guitars and ukes) :P
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I hear those Greenridge Guitars are pretty awesome.

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Note the 1/32" plywood - that gets glued to the back of the MOP to provide support while cutting the MOP


What type of glue do you use for that and how do you release the glue?

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Filippo Morelli wrote:
Eddie, I should have been more clear.

I glue the 1/32" plywood permanently to the back of the MOP with CA (super glue). This gives significant strength to the shell which helps during cutting, without interfering with either the cutting or the inlay. You can't lose! I then double stick tape this to a thin sliver of wood (spruce cutoff, whatever ...) and saw. The cutoff gives added strength but also gives me more to hold on to when working the cut.

Once the piece is cut, I use needle files to clean anything up and for any final shaping. Finally some Naphtha unsticks the inlay from the double stick tape. It's now ready to inlay. That's it!

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So, done this way, could you use wood glue to inlay instead of CA?
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Filippo,

Thanks, I am cutting shell for my first logo and was having trouble. gaah That really helped. bliss

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Todd Stock wrote:
Usually just use the safety planer, but this is easier and cleaner.


And safer! Never got to understand what exactly is 'safe' about that Safety Planer thing.

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I like the jig! Mind if I make a version for myself?

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Dave Fifield wrote:
I like the jig! Mind if I make a version for myself?

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I like it too , mind if you make one for me ? LOL

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Love that jig! Are the knobs on the sides there to allow adjustment of the ramp holding the neck blank? Thanks for the idea, Todd!
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Beautiful!
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Wow! Those mando-do-dads are coming along very nicely guys!

Are you going to sand/round over the edges of the headstocks? I've had bad luck with square edges. I get much better looking finishes when I round them over smoothly....

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Nice overall design. Looks like they will be fun to play, let me know if you need somewhere to store one.

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Wow! Those instruments are going to look fantastic!! I love the chatoyance of the back figure [clap] :D

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thats nice; i think maple might just be the nicest wood on earth...plus it smells like flapjacks when you get it hot!
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That is some really pretty figure....shame to cover any of it up or distract from it with a burst. On the other hand, in YOUR hands, I know they'll look great either way. Maybe do one burst and one natural? Even "identical" twins aren't really identical. :lol:
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Gorgeous! Definitely no burst if it was me. It looks so pure and clean like that, and the world has enough sunbursted maple things already.

Why bother with z-poxy when building entirely from poreless woods? Just to pop the figure better than spraying nitro directly? Seems like a lot of trouble compared to giving it a wipe of shellac or something. But it certainly does look nice the way it is :)
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All of these curly maple instruments are making want one of my own. Looks great guys.


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Todd Stock wrote:
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That is some really pretty figure....shame to cover any of it up or distract from it with a burst. On the other hand, in YOUR hands, I know they'll look great either way. Maybe do one burst and one natural? Even "identical" twins aren't really identical. :lol:


Beth - you have to finish up that workshop and start building again...this vicarious luthier thing has got to be hard! When you find yourself jonesing for just one more pic of curly maple, it's time to get something on the bench...whatever the state of your shop space.


You are SO right! The shop lockset goes on and the pegboard goes up tomorrow. A few last details, and I'm ready to rock. Meanwhile, I sure am enjoying the builds you guys are doing.
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Aw man, not fair! Lucky new owner [:Y:]
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That's nice. The figure on the maplee sides looks great!

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