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I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:58 pm
by Kevin in California
For the record, I finally started this guitar yesterday.
I decided to use Sapele for the B & S, and Western cedar for the top. I got the sides bent and in the mold. Not much but a start!
Pics to come.
Kevin
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:01 pm
by Lonnie B
Looking forward to it Kevin.
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 8:14 pm
by Kyle Barbour
Sounds like fun. I'll be watching for pics!
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 6:51 pm
by Kevin in California
So I thicknessed the back plates, and I have readings at .110 down to .090" one side to the next..........my thickness sander is screwing up!!
I'm going to use it as this guitar is a OM body, not very deep, and I want it light anyway, but I'm going to have to see what's going on with my drum sander. 20 thousands is alot! from one side to the next. .005" I could live with but not this. Arg!
Kevin
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:18 pm
by John Link
My empathy, Kevin.
A well tuned and well sharpened plane takes off .001 inch at a time. There is something to be said for old fashioned, superbly well made hand tools, as I say to myself today, unpacking my new Veritas #6 that cost a fraction of what my Performax 24" drum sander cost. Drum sanders have their place, obviously. Mine has been in its shipping box for over 5 years. To be honest, part of why mine is still in the box is finding a place to set it up. It raises a very nasty dust cloud that complicates using it immensely. There are times when I wish I had it going.
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:22 pm
by ken cierp
Flip it and run again through the sander, so both outside edges are thinned -- should work out nicely for a nylon string guitar. Blend the center section after the top is glued to rim. I always thin the perimeter anyway -- just a thought.
Re: I've started my nylon string crossover guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:15 pm
by Kevin in California
Ken, that is pretty much what I did, the joint is at the desired thickness and it thins out from there to both sides. It will be fine, but NEXT TIME, I will check out the sander first. That is what I was thinking too for a nylon string, should be fine. I won't do the top the same, it is cedar anyway so I will bring it down my hand.
I hear you John, before I got the drum sander, it was planes and sanders....alot of work when you start out at 3/16" or thicker but I am beginning to appreciate my hand planes more and more.