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RE: Anders' Carving knife (in reply to HemeolaMan)
I only use a carving knife when I make the heel and where the neck goes into the headstock.
Besides that, sharpening the pencil.
A good Sweedish Frost knive, one with a narrow blade is good but there are many others. I prefer Scandinavean knives because I´m used to sharpeing them and the steel is very good. Some few strokes on a fine diamond stone is enough.
i always thought the carving knife was a cool thing. I've seen it in alot of pictures and i know lots of builders use them (cuchillo i think in mexico)
what is your opinion on this seemingly soulless plug that lmii threw together as a list?
RE: Anders' Carving knife (in reply to HemeolaMan)
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ORIGINAL: HemeolaMan
thankee thankee.
i always thought the carving knife was a cool thing. I've seen it in alot of pictures and i know lots of builders use them (cuchillo i think in mexico)
what is your opinion on this seemingly soulless plug that lmii threw together as a list?
When I went back to building in 1974, I built a flamenco guitar with a Hacksaw, file, and some sandpaper. That was about it. Also, I used the worst looking wood I could find, and covered it with a dark stain. I got a lot of orders from that guitar because it was a monster in its sound. I still have the guitar as I wouldn't want to let it out, it looks so bad :-)
When I went back to building in 1974, I built a flamenco guitar with a Hacksaw, file, and some sandpaper. That was about it. Also, I used the worst looking wood I could find, and covered it with a dark stain. I got a lot of orders from that guitar because it was a monster in its sound. I still have the guitar as I wouldn't want to let it out, it looks so bad :-)
Well I built my first guitar with nothing more than a pair of toenail clippers, some pinking shears and an old piece of smelly sharkskin
RE: Anders' Carving knife (in reply to jshelton5040)
I can attest to John's tools as I was fortunate enough to visit his shop when he built his first guitar. Although, I don't recall the snake skin smelling all that bad.
His shop was always neat and well organized due to the fact that John had to return the butter knife to the kitchen as soon as he was finished using it .. it was the only one they owned.
The dirt floor .. and walls .. well they just lent a certain earthiness to the shop ambiance.
Bending sides on the furnace flue .. that is an art form that you really have to see to appreciate.
I believe that the mushrooms growing on his wood stash also found their way to the kitchen.
BTW John, do you still have that hatchet I loaned to you when it came time to install the frets?
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