Acoustic Guitar Construction in the small shop -- Kenneth Michael Guitars est. 1978

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Honor Roll - Content pruning - Photo Attachments - Members who have completed four or more Guitars

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Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:47 pm

admin

Work place layout -- Controlling Temperature -- Humidity -- Air Quality

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Tue May 01, 2012 10:10 am

kencierp

Hand tools required and/or preferred to achieve a high level of Craftsmanship

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Sun May 13, 2012 11:17 am

osgoor

Saws, Sanders, Drill Press etc. nice to have -- must have

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Mon May 07, 2012 11:56 am

Kevininca

Glue choices -- types and preferences

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Thu May 17, 2012 4:18 pm

Jackspt28

Ideas for (DIY) shop made tools -- save money and add to the enjoyment

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Sat May 19, 2012 7:36 pm

kencierp

Show us your DIY shop made Side Bender and the procedure for its use

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Tue May 08, 2012 5:36 pm

segovia

Making and Installing

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Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:29 pm

Kevininca

Wood selection sound-boards, backs, sides, necks and trim

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Tue May 15, 2012 12:19 pm

Ken Hundley

Wood choice logic, brace shapes, braces patterns -- what and why for the "heart of the guitar"

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Thu May 17, 2012 2:04 pm

Colestin

dimensional parameters, brace designs, brace layout and the logic behind those choices

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Wed May 16, 2012 12:35 pm

TonyinNYC

Solid or Laminated sides? Ribbon lining style (kerfing) - rim profiling, contouring and the logic for those choices

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Fri May 18, 2012 7:31 pm

TonyinNYC

Solid wood and laminates -- carving process, dimensional concerns, shape preferences

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Wed May 16, 2012 5:11 pm

kencierp

Sequencing -- clamping schemes -- logic, do's and don'ts

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Fri May 04, 2012 7:37 am

osgoor

Selection -- purfling -- finger-board -- head-stock

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:03 pm

TonyinNYC

Selection of materials -- wood -- plastic -- routing the channels etc.

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Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:23 pm

TonyinNYC

Dove Tail -- Mortise and Tenon -- the right choice and how to get it to fit

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Fri May 11, 2012 9:42 pm

penndan

Wood type -- slotting -- contouring -- fret installation

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Fri May 18, 2012 10:49 pm

kencierp

Materials used - making - placing - gluing to the sound-board <-----<<< got to get this right!

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Sat May 19, 2012 12:10 pm

Ken Hundley

work place -- lighting -- tools -- sanders -- abrasives

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Sun May 20, 2012 12:02 am

Kevininca

Types of finish coatings -- application tools -- application methods

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Sat May 19, 2012 10:00 pm

SKBarbour

Nuts -- Saddles -- Fret dressing -- Intonation -- Neck Relief

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Wed May 02, 2012 2:28 pm

deadedith

Post a few pictures of your "completed" project

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Wed May 09, 2012 7:18 pm

ddietz

Tell us what you think of the construction books YOU OWN -- "please no hear say"

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Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:55 am

Colestin

Show us how your current project is progressing

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Sat May 19, 2012 11:59 pm

Kevininca

Things that matter and not -- Just keep it wholesome

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Sun May 20, 2012 12:26 am

turnertj

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