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Any tips on how to remove material from the bottom of a saddle bone so that the result is an even bottom? I have hard time shaving off material by hand(the result is uneven at the ends). I also don't have a vice to help me out...
Not a luthier but I am a carpenter. Here's what I would say. Draw a line that you want to finish to, use a guide to draw the line to ensure it's straight. Use a sanding block or a belt sander. Buy a clamp.
what i do is tape a piece of 220 sandpaper to a counter top, tape a wood ruler (fat side facing the working area) across the paper to act as a "fence" and drag the saddle along the fence across the sandpaper. the "fence" allow one to keep the saddle flat on the paper.
what i do is tape a piece of 220 sandpaper to a counter top, tape a wood ruler (fat side facing the working area) across the paper to act as a "fence" and drag the saddle along the fence across the sandpaper. the "fence" allow one to keep the saddle flat on the paper.
So basically as I would guess the wood ruler to be around 2-4mm thick, the bone should be higher than the ruler enabling a good grip with your fingers on the top of the bone? Does this eliminate rocking(causing ends to be slightly lower than the middle)?
I agree with Ted (man are you still around. great)
This is what i do and I cant see any reason to use a ruler. Besides, flamenco saddlebones are often around 4 - 4,5 high, so getting a good grip is not that easy.
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i find using a fence helps to prevent side to side rocking put it is optional as frank ford's article shows and anders demonstrates. i find having a fence allows me to use the pads of my fingers at the top of the saddle thus allowing me to drag the saddle--protects nails and nails do not inhibit gripping.
If your getting rocking, and more off the ends Tele, its because your pressing down more then you need to, or using cheap sandpaper. Just slide it nice and easy let the paper do the work. It really pays not to buy cheap sandpaper, its junk and clogs too easily.
Good point Sean For this kind of operations I prefer thin sandpaper. Wet and dry 120 or 180 grit. Its on real paper and its easyer to keep it flat. You can also glue the sandpaper on a flat surface using spray glue or double stick tape.
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