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Re: And Kent is on his way!!
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 1:39 am
by Kevin in California
I thought about doing that on this dred I'm making...but wasn't sure about how it would hold up over time.
That is a nice looking bracing job for sure.
Kevin
Re: And Kent is on his way!!
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 7:50 am
by ken cierp
Nice work!
Side bar -- no need to tie the lower bout bracing into the Kerfing, actually just the opposite is the design trend for constructing more responsive guitars. KMG kit instructions illustrate notching the kerfing for locators not structure. There are no worries in that regard. Check it out -- not touching plus a thinning channel!
http://www.rtaylorguitars.com/Woods-Bracing-03.aspx
Re: And Kent is on his way!!
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 9:25 am
by Dave Bagwill
That is good to know!
Re: And Kent is on his way!!
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:49 pm
by Dave Bagwill
This and that with Kent in the shop this afternoon. He is loving him some chisels and planes. :-) We're having a ball.
Re: And Kent is on his way!!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 1:34 am
by Kevin in California
making progress!! Planing the spruce is very enjoyable.
Kevin
Re: And Kent is on his way!! KMG L-00
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:04 am
by Dave Bagwill
Well it's been a long haul - Kent was gone for 9 weeks, I had a two-week period I was off, this and that, but we are back to it now, and well on the way to planning his next build.
He got the body all closed up and bound, looking very nice, then we sanded the body and did about a 70% pore fill using Zinsser sealcoat; then rubbed all the surface shellac off with steel wool; now Kent has put on 4 coats of tru-oil. A few more coats will finish the pore fill, then another 10 or 12 and he'll be done. We'll set it aside for a week or two then buff it out a bit, depending on how much shine he wants.
Re: And Kent is on his way!! KMG L-00
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:28 am
by Tim Benware
Looking good.