When the border opens up again: 6777 Morrison St, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2G5, Canada (not the fry place, though it sounds delightful. Your closest outpost of Leonard Lee's little business in brick-and-mortar form.)
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When the border opens up again: 6777 Morrison St, Niagara Falls, ON L2E 2G5, Canada (not the fry place, though it sounds delightful. Your closest outpost of Leonard Lee's little business in brick-and-mortar form.)
I use basswood a lot for woodworking (I do Japanese grillwork- Kumiko) and its a good choice to put veneer over. Its very light and stable but very straight and strong. As far as the bridge goes, you're probably better off buying something new. The only way to refinish that bridge would be to have someone powder coat it and there's lots of little fiddly parts on a bridge.
I can't give the whole backstory without TMI.
Let's just say that a short time before I met my wife, I dated someone from Canada. It ended on a rough note and I deleted all the texts and emails. A year later, the ex randomly tried contacting me and my wife got upset/suspicious and looked at my email. Apparently I missed a few and they had pics of the ex attached (nothing bad. Bday party stuff). It turned out to be a whole thing and a touchy subject and I try avoiding evening saying "Canada" now, let alone the idea of going there.
It sounds silly on it's face and it honestly was and is. But looking back, it was a very crazy and stressful time and little stuff like that can trigger problems. But I find it easier to not only just not bring it up,.....but to avoid a whole country. Gotta pick yer battles.
Yep, TMI.
I guess I'm incapable of discussing anything without giving a backstory.
I just didn't want you to take it personally that I likely won't be visiting.
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The bridge and one of the knobs have a small amount of green stuff on them. I assumed it might be oxidation, but may just be some gunk from the foam in the case. I made a cheap case from a plastic gun case and some foam because my good case went with the previous bass I sold.
If it turns out that it's just surface gunk and the finish is still in tact, I may just leave it the way it is and go with a different stain/wood color scheme to go with the pewter-like hardware.
I can always do other looks on future basses.
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Did a freehand drawing (as I couldn't figure out how to blow it up and print it), then cleaned it up with a marker. It's not exact, but it's something to start with. The 2D pic looks a little bigger than the donor bass, but that's probably because there's no bevels or chamfers. It's actually the same width and maybe even 1/8" narrower. I can cut both wings out of 5" wide blanks.
I'm going to see where I can find some larger sheets of paper and do a more precise drawing. That's just 4 sheets of copy paper taped together.
I'm going to see where I can find some larger sheets of paper and do a more precise drawing. That's just 4 sheets of copy paper taped together.
Can't hem&haw now.
No going back.
No going back.
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Need to see what my allowance is and pick up some router bits.
I need to get templates made before I get excited and start cutting things up.
I need to get templates made before I get excited and start cutting things up.
That neck cleaned up nicely 
I use flipchart paper and parchment paper from the grocery store. The cooking kind. Cheap, great with a pencil, and perfect for 32 foot scale basses.
I use flipchart paper and parchment paper from the grocery store. The cooking kind. Cheap, great with a pencil, and perfect for 32 foot scale basses.
Another vote for grocery store parchment paper. Takes pencil real well, erases well, and is kinda-see-through, which is helpful if you want to fold your design down the centerline and see if certain parts are symmetrical (or not) and adjust as needed. It's also kinda plasticy and durable so you can easily cut along your line with scissors and then trace the cut out paper onto MDF to make a template without worrying about tearing it or anything.
Gonna check and see if the wife has any in the cupboard I can steal
I wait until the roll is about half gone, then hide it in my shop. "Oh shoot we ran out, time to get some more!"
Yep, she had 2 new rolls,...
I mean,....she had 1 new roll
I mean,....she had 1 new roll
I've been in one before, but they just opened one up closer to me (45 minutes instead of an hour) and they have an enormous pile of walnut. Absurdly enormous. And bloodwood. And wenge. Huge wenge boards. And purpleheart. And Cocobolo slabs. It was kind of shocking compared to the other location...
I'm gonna try to get there tomorrow after work or Sat. I'm hoping they have more in stock than what it says online. It shows that all their "exotic" woods are only 1.5, 3 and 5" width and all 24" long.
I'm hoping to find a piece of 1/4x3x26+ for a fingerboard.
I busted out the Ryobi orbital sander I got for Xmas a few yrs ago and it did pretty good.
I let up as soon as the poly dust turned to wood dust. There's still a lot of the black paint in the pores, but I'm glad to say it didn't penetrate the wood very deeply, so I should be able to sand the rest out. I'm guessing it was a quick spray job with something that dried quick.
Speaking of dust, I need to find my respirator. That maple and wenge makes some nasty dust. Plugged me right up.
Yeah man, wenge is nasty stuff. Protect your lungs!
Are you anywhere near Vorhees and are you by any chance familiar with this seller?I did some full scale drawing using contractor paper
I'm having a really hard time with the idea of buying any expensive piece of wood online.
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