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

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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 8:47 pm

admin

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

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Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:43 pm

David L

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

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:05 pm

Ben-Had

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

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:02 pm

Ken Hundley

Glue choices -- types and preferences

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:07 pm

RayRay

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

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Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:40 pm

deadedith

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

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Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:21 pm

deadedith

Making and Installing

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:26 am

TonyinNYC

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

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:10 am

Litmus

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

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Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:51 pm

deadedith

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

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:24 pm

Ken Hundley

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

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Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:26 pm

glenklein

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

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Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:08 am

kencierp

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

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Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:54 pm

Kevininca

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

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:03 pm

TonyinNYC

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

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Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:59 pm

TonyinNYC

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

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Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:05 am

TonyinNYC

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

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Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:39 pm

kencierp

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

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:08 pm

Ken Hundley

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

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Fri Feb 10, 2012 3:20 pm

deadedith

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

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:28 pm

johnparchem

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

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Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:07 pm

Ben-Had

Post a few pictures of your "completed" project

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Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:23 am

Kevininca

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

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Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:15 pm

noyage

Show us how your current project is progressing

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:12 pm

deadedith

Things that matter and not -- Just keep it wholesome

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:45 pm

Kevininca

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