What's On Your Workbench?

[Beej]

‘round here we usually see ‘em in the middle of the road, covered in flies…

You mean like an armadillo's Gran?

 

[tubedude]

Finished up the prep station. No metal break meant a ton of work with a rubber mallet and hammer.

 

[Fat Freddy]

You mean like an armadillo's Gran?

 

[Crawforde]

I picked up a couple "granadillo" boards to try out. Quick interweb search tells me it can be slightly harder than purple heart so it should make for some nice fretboards, though not very flashy. I think it should polish up nicely.
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Anybody used granadillo before?

Those look pretty. That knot set at the 12th fret location on a fretless would look really cool.

 

[tubedude]

Had to rebuild a kitchen, floor up.
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[Max Bogosity]

An extremely crude jig for thickness sanding binding strips and other skinny bits. Version 2 will have some refinements, but this does the trick.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

That's elegantly simple, and, best of all, cheap. My grandfather was a big proponent of using the materials at hand in the most efficient way possible, a true Yankee. He would have approved. I tend to over-think/over engineer.

 

[rojo412]

I picked up a couple "granadillo" boards to try out. Quick interweb search tells me it can be slightly harder than purple heart so it should make for some nice fretboards, though not very flashy. I think it should polish up nicely.
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Anybody used granadillo before?

A few times. It’s really nice! Oily, but very hard and great for boards.

 

[Max Bogosity]

That's elegantly simple, and, best of all, cheap. My grandfather was a big proponent of using the materials at hand in the most efficient way possible, a true Yankee. He would have approved. I tend to over-think/over engineer.

Thanks. I’m sure I stole the idea from someone here, but I do get a kick out of making something useful from junk.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

An extremely crude jig for thickness sanding binding strips and other skinny bits. Version 2 will have some refinements, but this does the trick.
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I’ve been watching the twoodford guitar repair channel on the YouTubes. He has some jig he uses repeatedly and some he assembles for a specific job. He’s said several times that people ask him for plans for his jigs… “I don't have plans. I just make what I need out of scrap wood and if you want to make a living at this that’s not a bad skill to cultivate.”


Long version of saying good job, sir.

 

[Videojunkie]

An extremely crude jig for thickness sanding binding strips and other skinny bits. Version 2 will have some refinements, but this does the trick.
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What is holding the middle piece in place?

 

[Max Bogosity]

What is holding the middle piece in place?

Both of the oak blocks are fastened with screws coming up through the base.

This guy’s jig is a little more elaborate, with another screw to adjust the fence parallel to the drum in the vertical plane. Mine turned out square enough not to need that for binding strips, but it’s probably necessary if you were trying to make something wider like a headstock veneer.

 

[Flamingo21]

I’ve been watching the twoodford guitar repair channel on the YouTubes. He has some jig he uses repeatedly and some he assembles for a specific job. He’s said several times that people ask him for plans for his jigs… “I don't have plans. I just make what I need out of scrap wood and if you want to make a living at this that’s not a bad skill to cultivate.”

That's my favourite luthiery channel. If anyone wants to take a look: the actual handle is twoodfrd

 

[Max Bogosity]

I tried a much bigger piece in my DIY thickness sanding jig. Still around 4mm thick but now around 40mm (1-5/8") wide. At this point its limitations start to show up.

It's out of parallel enough to start to be measurable - about 0.2mm more on one edge than the other. Which is really not very much, but enough to be noticeable in a veneer line of less than 1mm.

The bigger problem, though, is that it is getting pretty grabby. It pulls hard enough to yank the workpiece out of my hands if I don't pay attention and it needs a guard to keep fingers away.

That's alright, though, it's still fine for doing one or two binding strips at a time. Slower than I'd like, but good enough for now.

 

[boxerrider]

I've considered a similar jig for sanding thin stock to size. Are you feeding in the same direction as the belt or against it?

 

[Max Bogosity]

I've considered a similar jig for sanding thin stock to size. Are you feeding in the same direction as the belt or against it?

With, but you're right, against would probably be better. Didn't occur to me because I'd have to feed from behind the machine. But that's not really a problem.

 

[TerribleTim68]

That's my favourite luthiery channel. If anyone wants to take a look: the actual handle is twoodfrd

I remember looking at his channel and thinking "this looks like mostly acoustic builds", so I think I passed on it.

 

[Flamingo21]

I remember looking at his channel and thinking "this looks like mostly acoustic builds", so I think I passed on it.

Yes, he mainly deals with acoustic guitars that have had horrible stuff happen to them. He has quite a knack for that.

 

[boxerrider]

With, but you're right, against would probably be better. Didn't occur to me because I'd have to feed from behind the machine. But that's not really a problem.

I expect feeding from behind the machine will be easier to control. I'm excited to see how it works out!

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I remember looking at his channel and thinking "this looks like mostly acoustic builds", so I think I passed on it.

He works on electrics also. Some “interesting” Gibson headstock repairs among other things. He’s probably biased towards acoustics though. I have a neck (not Gibby) that I need to fix and was looking for ideas.