jshelton5040 -> RE: Passion for building flamenco guitars. (Mar. 24 2012 13:50:35)
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ORIGINAL: El Polaco Right now I have: Table saw, Plunge router and table, Trim router, ( Jig saw, (no band saw yet) Planes, 6" and 10" Some non beveled edge chisels, Some bar clamps and a few C clamps. 8" back saw, Coping saws, Power mitre saw, At tail and half round files, Circle cutter, Straight edges, squares etc. Micrometer, Honing gauge and stones. New: Deep throat clamp from LMI Scrapers, 5/8 carving blade, Fret hammer, Needle file set, Need help with chisels and gouges. Is the kind of steel very important? Looking for a band saw and drill press on Craigslist right now. How thick of a cut must the bandsaw manage? Jorge. The only other stationary tool you might consider is a jointer. In combination with your table saw it's an enormous time saver. Any good quality 14 or 16 inch band saw will work. Depth of cut is fairly unimportant since it's nearly impossible to make accurate deep cuts on anything other than a resaw. If you have the room and want to spend the money an ocillating spindle sander, disk sander, thickness sander, resaw and planer would complete your already well appointed shop. I have a large assortment of chisels and find that I don't use anything other than 1/8 through 3/4 inch straight along with a 2 and 4 mm straight. You might consider a good pocket knife as well. I've never owned a fret hammer, carving blade?, or needle file set nor felt the need of them. Get lots of "C" clamps of all sizes. When I started making guitars the only power tools I had were a belt sander, router and table saw. I sawed tops, backs and sides by hand and worked them down with hand tools. If you're patient you can build a guitar with little more than a pocket knife, block plane, a few chisels and a couple of hand saws but it appears you already have a very nice shop so forge ahead and have fun.
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