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Thanks, When it needs it I'll lube it with some parrafin. It moves quite freely. Cool! I bet she'll treasure the toy box for years to come. Just keep working with the tools, and the skills will improve. Don't be afraid to try what seems difficult. Most projects aren't so overwhelming once you...

So? What is the origin of this cliche? I would guess it's a cowboy thing

Amazon.com: Pacer Z-Poxy Finishing Resin 12 oz: Toys & Games ^^^ Is this what you are talking about? I'll order some of that. Thanks Again:thumbs up:

The neck is almost done. Today I leveled the fingerboard, installed the frets, cut out the head stock, and did the neck profile.

Make sure you like how it feels on a strap before you buy. They can be neck heavy.

Thanks for spending the time to explain that for me. I went shopping for epoxy a few weeks ago when I was first experimenting with this. It seems in this world of instantaneous gratification that slow curing epoxies are getting hard to find. I assumed that the longer pot life would make it...

I made some progress today. The binding and the fingerboard are done. To pre-shape the plastic binding I tape it tightly to my template then heat it. After it cools the tape comes off clean, and the binding is formed perfectly. I'll carve a slight bevel around the edge of the top. The top is...

This guitar is for my Daughter's Gentleman Friend, He's a pro recording engineer. He loves my Junior, and the tone from it, so the bridge pickup will be the same as that one. I'll use AlNiCo 5 magnets fully charged, and 10,350 turns of single build 42AWG poly coated wire. Hand wound with medium...

Those old magnatone's do the clean thing real well. If you're lucky, the vibrato is in working order. If not, those varistor's are listed under unobtanium in any catalog I've seen. I had a Magnatone 260 12" twin for many years. It sounded it's best with a Farfisa organ. When they were re-issued...

I use the router in a "router sled" jig that was inspired by muttley. They're pretty easy to rig up, and invaluable for some operations.

Ya think? lol I did a little last night. It's out of the clamps and cleaned up. I planed it down to 1 3/4" on the sled, and here's a bench shot with all of the parts and pieces.

Not Again:facepalm: Here's the one that I'm working on now. It'll be maple over magogany with a sapele neck and cumara fingerboard. It'll have cream covered P-90's, with cream binding, and dots.Gold speed knobs. Grover Roto's, and an adjustable wrap tail bridge. 24 5/8 scale with 22 medium frets.

No I don't. I have access though. A friend has some that he uses for curing automotive paint. I had never thought of using one to test the colorfastness (wasn't sure if that was a real word, but the spell check didn't mind, so I guess it is.) of a finish. I'd prefer to use waterborne dyes, but...

Thanks for the lesson.:thumbs up:

Yes they are. I stared at a picture of one for way too long the other day. :o:facepalm:

Wow that's beautiful! I'm taking notes here. My next one's going to have a maple top, and maybe a burst. You mentioned the color holding. Do these stains that you 're using have any UV protection?

I don't understand. Why can't you adjust the level on the tascam?

You're not giving up enough information. What are you recording through? Define what you mean by clipping.

I told him I wasn't sure he was for real. That's when he flipped out on me. There will always be poser's on the web. They can get pretty nasty when they're outed.

It's all good. Read my post. I didn't come on here trashing the guy. He might need help...