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El Burdo -> Beginners' Corner (Feb. 7 2012 12:30:23)
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I was thinking about the debate about where you should put photos of guitars and the ethics therein. Nobody mentioned being proud of ones work as a reason to post but we are surely? There may be diminishing returns but I'm sure all you horny handed craftsmen are secretly pleased with the fruit of your labours. I love looking at the pics and study for hints (do people purfle their banding down the centre of the back for instance? I can't see any clear evidence! Are the simple soundhole reinforcements on the Santos Hernandez drawing so simple? Yes, they seem to be.)
Anyway, I just wanted to post this, as I am proud of it, but also to let you know that I listen closely to what you say and it may be of use to lurking beginners like myself hoping to pick up some hints.
This is my go-bar deck, something I'd not been aware of before joining the forum. It uses 4mm fibreglass rods for blinds, cut to 50cm (max height for the cutters and the deal but it works well enough), from a company called Gloriosa, found on Ebay (UK) and 4mm rubber caps from Roomserve, also from Ebay. The rods don't move and give just enough play to allow me to centre the wood being clamped as I build up the number of rods. It really is great! I use screwthreaded rods that allow me to lock the upper board in place which allows my to alter the tension and height in the rods. That came from you.
Underneath holding the top, is my new solera. It has been contoured for a 2mm dome and has a neck declination (whatever, I can't say 'angle' anymore) of 1mm which I decided upon by calculating and drawing as suggested by y'all. I decided to make the solera in this form from your comments and answers.
Underneath that, is my workshop... Well, as I said, I work in a one bed flat in London but can get most done. It's an Ikea Bekvam kitchen trolley! (with added vise). I'll probably have to go to a friend's workshop to do the side bending but otherwise everything else is done here.
So, thanks. Braces being glued in shortly.
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