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estebanana
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RE: The challenge issued by my scho... (in reply to cRobson12)
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I am going to say that I place for the fingerboard 5mm away from the scarf joint to allow room for the nut- Does that sound right? No. Get a nut, whatever width you choose. Cut the veneer off where the nut will rest after you glue the veneer on on. Take a safe file or some tool and square it up to the center line of the neck and at 90 degrees to the neck plane, just as it should be when you're ready to fit the nut. Then back the nut up against the squared off veneer face and take a ruler and lay it on your neck. But First! Cut and smooth file the end off the ruler so it zeros out the end of the ruler. If your ruler is metric, God help you, just make sure it zeros out. Here is a good ruler : Gaebel Cat. #609 - it has metric and tenths of and inch on one side and standard inch on the other with 1/16ths and 32nds marked out. It costs 15 bucks, it will be the best money you ever spend. File the low number end off and it will automatically zero out all four scales. Wow! what a trick. Now jamb the frigging zeroed out end of the Gaebel #609 up against your nut and that is where your scale starts. Take a sharp pencil and make a light mark using the nut as a ruler. That's to remind you the nut goes there and the scale begins there. Because God help you if you forget an use the end of the veneer to start your scale. Now follow the numbers down to half the length of your scale, again God help you if you go metric, and that is where your ribs join the neck block. Take a wonderful 6" Starrett square, settle for nothing less for your square, and carefully mark around the neck block. Carry the half scale mark all the way around your neck block. Oh you did square that neck block up with your plane and Starrett square first, right? And God help you that you even want to build guitars, fool.
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Date Mar. 1 2011 3:22:11
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n85ae
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RE: The challenge issued by my scho... (in reply to cRobson12)
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I can't see that it matters, so long as the job's done right. Personally if I made one neck, I'd for sure use power tools. If I made a bunch, they'd probably be power tools with CNC in the description. Some parts like the neck, etc. I can see no reason why somebody would not use power tools, unless it was just their personal preference to simply not use them (or they were too poor to buy better tools). Actually a lot of time's people defend to the end, their use of OLD fashioned ways to do things, simply because they can't admit - That they simply can't afford, OR that they simply have a preference for not using power tools. No instead they have to put down modern machines, with some really lame put down about the use of said machines. In fact my son's pinewood derby car for cub scouts we made with my bandsaw and milling machine, and my 7 year old kid learned a lot more about precision doing that than had we carved it out with a coping saw, and knives. Sure he knows how to use a coping saw, but I'm training him to work smart and not waste a ton of time on something that just makes the job slower. Prejudicing about the use of tools (any kind) now that is being a neanderthal. Regards, Jeff Hays
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Date Mar. 1 2011 17:27:12
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estebanana
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RE: The challenge issued by my scho... (in reply to n85ae)
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I can't see that it matters, so long as the job's done right. Personally if I made one neck, I'd for sure use power tools. If I made a bunch, they'd probably be power tools with CNC in the description. Some parts like the neck, etc. I can see no reason why somebody would not use power tools, unless it was just their personal preference to simply not use them (or they were too poor to buy better tools). Actually a lot of time's people defend to the end, their use of OLD fashioned ways to do things, simply because they can't admit - That they simply can't afford, OR that they simply have a preference for not using power tools. No instead they have to put down modern machines, with some really lame put down about the use of said machines. In fact my son's pinewood derby car for cub scouts we made with my bandsaw and milling machine, and my 7 year old kid learned a lot more about precision doing that than had we carved it out with a coping saw, and knives. Sure he knows how to use a coping saw, but I'm training him to work smart and not waste a ton of time on something that just makes the job slower. Prejudicing about the use of tools (any kind) now that is being a neanderthal. You completely miss the point in every way possible. You should read what I wrote and respond to what is actually there instead of assuming a bunch of things about my points.
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Date Mar. 1 2011 18:46:09
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