Fixing the burn victim

[RAHAZ]

So after much ribbing and concerns for the blades, etc. Here is the end result of the cleanup work. I used a high powered jigsaw and cleaned it up. Now I need to get the edges sanded and the connection point planed.







With the fretboard




Here is the before shot.

[Son of Magni]

Mucho betterness

Did you figure out why the bandsaw was running a little hot?

[RAHAZ]

Originally Posted by Son of Magni

Mucho betterness

Did you figure out why the bandsaw was running a little hot?

Thanks. Nah, I haven't made it back over to that guys house yet. I will be stopping by this weekend sometime so I'll check it out before putting the new blade on.

Any tips on routing around the edges and tight corners?

[Barkless Dog]

Did you figure out why the bandsaw was running a little hot?

Maybe a dull blade?

Nice center sandwich

[HARD HAT]

Do you have a template for the body wings? If so, secure that sucker to the top and use a router bit with a guide bearing ( sometimes called a template bit ) to follow your pattern around the body. Free hand with a router is asking for disaster. You can use this method on the straight edge also - but it's better to run that edge through a joiner.

[RAHAZ]

Originally Posted by HARD HAT

Do you have a template for the body wings? If so, secure that sucker to the top and use a router bit with a guide bearing ( sometimes called a template bit ) to follow your pattern around the body. Free hand with a router is asking for disaster. You can use this method on the straight edge also - but it's better to run that edge through a joiner.

No template for the body. I'm using a drum sander to flush out the edges. I will be routing for the roundover. Probably 1/2" then go back and cut my reliefs for arm, leg and belly. Tips? tricks? grain to watch for?

[Jonsbasses]

Yes, always pay attention to the grain when routing. The less work the router has to do, the less chance you'll have of tear-out. You wont want to take that entire body thickness in one pass, but this also greatly depends on the size of the router bit you'll be using. I usually do bodies in 4-6 passes (1/4" or so increments) and very rarely have issues with tear-out. Nothing a little hand sanding can't fix.

Just take your time and pay very close attention to how the wood is reacting with the router bit. If it's chipping / shooting wood out, you're probably going in the wrong direction. All the times I have had issues with tear-out is where the body is at it's widest point. Also, I make sure to sharpen my router bits every time before I use them. More time, sure, but I have had great success going about routing this way.