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#6,201
Rôckhewer said:
I realized today it's been a looong time since I took a couple hours to just... play... in a woodshop. :p

Guitars are cool and all... but dang.

& I've always wanted to make a set of castanetés.
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These are cocobolo. Just roughed-in.
They came out a little small.
They're closer to... amateur y concierto - de niños.
And my big mitts need... Profesionales hombres y mujer manos grandés.
Gonna make some more out of ebony, padauk & grenadillo.
Maybe some clavé. :rolleyes:.... tongue drums?
.... Hmmmm... "Rockhewer Percussion"
I like that a lot. :D (Side hustle) :roflmao:

Anybody else make wood percussion instruments from scrap?
I'd love to see em.
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Those look nice!!! It did bring to mind....

"Should have gone for the castanetés"

 
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#6,203
An 18" long, 3" thick 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) tailors clapper made from burled maple. It has no finish applied to it, just burnished with a Scotch Brite pad. The figure is still pretty amazing although the chatoyance doesn't really come across in the pictures.

So much sanding :sour:

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Spalted hickory serving board:

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The wood came from the backyard of a friend of mine. He had this piece for a while, planned on doing something with it, filled it part way in with epoxy, but he decided to give it to me before going further.

I cut it down to a manageable size and shape, filled it with some more epoxy before sanding flat, then finished it in butcher block finish.
This is for the family white elephant gift exchange. I'm guessing it may be sought after by a few people...
 
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rojo412 said:
Spalted hickory serving board:

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Back:
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The wood came from the backyard of a friend of mine. He had this piece for a while, planned on doing something with it, filled it part way in with epoxy, but he decided to give it to me before going further.

I cut it down to a manageable size and shape, filled it with some more epoxy before sanding flat, then finished it in butcher block finish.
This is for the family white elephant gift exchange. I'm guessing it may be sought after by a few people...
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Sir, I believe you have mistaken a gorgeous guitar top for a cutting board. Please take steps to correct this situation. :D:laugh:
 
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Those tools are cool in a scary kinda way, but I ended up using flap sanders for instrument work. More controllable, less likely to kill you (though they can still draw blood in no time) and also leaves a better finish. Still removes material pretty quick with the coarser grits. The biggest downside is it only cuts in one plane so you can't shape deep grooves etc., but most bass work doesn't require that anyway.
 
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Gervais Cote said:
Also started to remove the paint and found out there is a thick and robust clear finish on the body. This may change my plans and I may end up polishing the existing clear finish instead of putting a new one. Sanded with 150 grits a small portion and already looks good, see the little brownish spot on picture below. Wood grain looks very nice, surprisingly.
Does someone know if it’s urethane finish and what would be the best practice to re-polish this finish ?

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Work in progress……….

All paint removed, sanded with 80 grits and sealed all "scars" with clear urethane.




Should look close to what I would like to get as final result :



And if anyone knows if I can use the Watco wipe on poly over the existing urethane finish, please let me know.
 
#6,219
The angle grinder and abrasive disc with a backing support is a very effective and speedy tool for doing this stuff. I've been using the same $12 grinder and cheap pads for a couple of years and the hours it has saved me are palpable.

Despite that, I still find myself using the rasps or files for rough-shaping a neck, because yeah... they can cut faster than you realize if you aren't super attentive.

I have the Galahad and HF knockoff as well, but the discs are my go-to.
 
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