Acoustic Guitar Construction

[quote="ken cierp"]... those fasteners sticking up will cause you endless grief Those screws do suck. I cut my top metal strip so it will fit in between them, however. They actually seem to keep the strip from sliding back and forth but I would prefer it to be cleaner, as is yours. I was a...

I wanted them to roll over the surface, via a gloved hand, so they wouldn't drag the material with them You know that a metal slat on top of the wood sides is not an option --- right? And please assure us that you understand that nothing in this post is more important than this: and do not use with...

I whole heartedly agree with Ken about both the complexity vs. the value in a light bulb heater for a temperature control. I also think having a timer on the power to the bulbs is mandatory, especially with a temperature controler where you might be tempted to leave the room. If you were to wire it...

Couple of other things seem to be in need of modification on your bender -- the springs actually hold the ends of the bouts in place, and based on what I can see in the picture they are loose at the end of travel, which at that point they should have tension and be some what parallel to the bench t...

Hey Walter. It looks like your waist press pivots and will swing down out of the way so you can remove the bent side? If not, I think you're going to have difficulty getting the side out. My tower is much taller, and I have to remove the caul from the screw to remove the bent sides from my bender. ...

I built this 3-light bender utilizing different aspects of different benders I've seen here and elsewhere. I used a caulking gun as my waist press, and created shape specific removable blocks for it (see pictures). Shown is the unit with an OM form installed. I used 1/4" dowels on the base with...

Dave Bagwill wrote:Never heard of that, Walter - it might be a fun experiment.

I agree. RC Tonewoods has some from time to time and I think I might like to try it in the future. If its an ebony, I suppose it might produce results similar to macassar. Hopefully someone else will chime in with some info on this.