I guess the other alternative is for all of us to move to California, where it's always summer!
You must mean Southern California! In Santa Cruz, where I grew up, winters were similar to your winters! Cold, grey and constantly wet.
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Summer Build Off 2022 - Get Ready!
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You must mean Southern California! In Santa Cruz, where I grew up, winters were similar to your winters! Cold, grey and constantly wet.
I just moved out of the California desert (Mojave area) a couple years ago, and while I didn't love the summers, it was nice to always have optimal painting conditions year-round.
I totally get this. The WBOs are what kept me as a TBer, not just a guy with stuff to sell (I originally signed up to move a Spector Bass in the classifieds). After discovering the WBO and Luthiers Corner I've been hooked
This is why I like the idea of a WBO and LCSS. The summer showcase gives any of us not able to do a fully designed scratch build a chance to show what we can do, and work towards being capable of WBO entry.
I did live in the Southern desert area for a bit and, yes, summers can be a bit brutal! I remember temps that were 120 in the shade!
Yup, the comments of "it's a dry heat" don't really count when it's 120 during the day and 90 at night. I don't love the winters in the midwest, but at least the summers don't feel like walking in a blow-dryer.
But like I said, rattle-can paints and lacquers went on like a dream and were dry to the touch in 5 minutes
I'll second this. I won't be entering any build-offs this year, but reading LC and buildoff threads have prompted me to begin sketching a plan for something I would like to build, so... eventually maybe.
Hahaha! My wife has some family in Phoenix, and they love that "It's a dry heat" line. I usually tell them "I'm pretty sure 120°-140° is where I like to cook a good brisket. You're basically being BBQ'd, low and slow!" 
Dry heat is awesome,.....between 80-100*F.
Once you get to 110 and above, hot is friggin hot.
I've visited AZ several times and I will say, whether it was 75 or 115, my bones appreciate the low humidity.
And as for the original question on the BO,...I don't remember what it was. But I agree.
Once you get to 110 and above, hot is friggin hot.
I've visited AZ several times and I will say, whether it was 75 or 115, my bones appreciate the low humidity.
And as for the original question on the BO,...I don't remember what it was. But I agree.
Yeah, I lived in the Mojave for 4 years; when you crack 105, that 'dry heat' is kinda meaningless.Hahaha! My wife has some family in Phoenix, and they love that "It's a dry heat" line. I usually tell them "I'm pretty sure 120°-140° is where I like to cook a good brisket. You're basically being BBQ'd, low and slow!"
Well, on the main topic, for the SBO I've been casually thinking of scratch building a short scale 4 string [he says flipping through a stack of drawings and parts lists]. 
People who regularly see 100+ temps all summer, every year, scoff at the north and east folks who complain when it's 85-90. But I've experienced both and 85+ with humidity is a different class of evil.
I have a friend who had lived in Tucson all his life who was out this way for work 2 yrs ago. It was 85 and humid as heck and he couldn't wait to get back home.
I have a friend who had lived in Tucson all his life who was out this way for work 2 yrs ago. It was 85 and humid as heck and he couldn't wait to get back home.
Despite having lurked here on and off for years, until this thread I had no idea the WBO was ever meant to be a step up from the summer one. I might be especially oblivious.
To me the less complicated builds take nothing away from the more advanced ones. If anything, they benefit from the contrast. You could make an analogy to volume dynamics - the quiet parts make the loud parts seem louder.
To me the less complicated builds take nothing away from the more advanced ones. If anything, they benefit from the contrast. You could make an analogy to volume dynamics - the quiet parts make the loud parts seem louder.
Hahaha, I always get the same thing when I tell people I'm originally from Texas. They immediately go "Ugh, Houston is so humid, why would anybody live there?" I always tell them "I said I'm from Texas, not Houston. Even people from Texas don't live in Houston."
Beej will eventually add a Spring Buildoff and an Autumn Buildoff in order to get through his stack of intended builds.
Yes, and they'll all have "use driftwood for the top" themes so he'll win em all
4 String Driftwood, Cherry, Maple & Walnut
Winter Build Off 2018 - Walnut Grace 6
4 String Driftwood, Cherry, Maple & Walnut
Winter Build Off 2018 - Walnut Grace 6
Well I suppose I should clarify my own understanding of it
A few years back, I had a brief exchange with Scoops about doing a Summer Build Off, or possibly seasonal build offs. I planned to do a Summer Build Off in 2020, but ended up having surgery planned. Then in 2021 since it seemed like we might not have a Winter Build Off and I had some build plans already going at the time, I decided to focus on the 2022 Winter Build Off. So basically, in my view, this will be the inaugural Summer Build Off. That's one stream of consciousness.
In 2020 because of the pandemic, Scoops hosted the Special Edition Spring Build Off, which had some broad categories to be as inclusive as possible. And there were a ton of entries.
Special Edition Build off - Build em if ya got em I hoped to make the Summer Build Off as inclusive as possible. The non-bass category came up because of the non-bass instruments this past Build Off. I just figured they were just as open, informative and inspirational as every other build thread and should get a chance to compete against one another. I think choosing between a 7 string guitar, a flamed padauk electric zither, and a rube goldberg type marble machine would be fun.
Oh jeez, now Richter is gonna go cut the ears off his headstock again! You gotta stop giving him all these design ideas!... I think choosing between a 7 string guitar, a flamed padauk electric zither, and a rube goldberg type marble machine would be fun.
My first visit to North Carolina was to search for a house to live in. My wife and I got off the plane, walked out of the airport terminal, and stepped right into a 95° July steambath and my glasses fogged right up. And then later that day, after renting a car, checking into a hotel, and driving to her soon-to-be employer we were caught in a freakish rainstorm heavy enough that I had to pull the car over because I couldn't see the road any more. Later brought that up with the staffer at her s-t-b-e's office who just shrugged, because as it turns out this is an afternoon shower that happens a couple times every week during the summer.
I'm still married to her and we still live here. Turns out it's mostly pretty nice here, summer heat excepted. I mean, it's not Florida.
