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Winter Build Off 2020 - Air Space

When is the next one possibly starting? And is it "Free for all" or "Abandoned Projects" or something else?


This will be the Theme
"Build em if ya got em"


This will be the Guidelines
Build what ya got: new from scratch, finish the unfinished, use reclaimed materials, tweak and modify, and all points in between. Whatever you can make happen.


We will start the build when the voting is complete. That will be Sunday April 5th.

I have no objections to people staring these activities now. Just don't post until that time. I think this would help keep the lines between the 2 buildoffs clear.

Thanks
 
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I should have said "projects in various states of needing attention that I probably won't attend to."
If anyone wants to adopt something here, I'd only ask for the money for the shipping.
The only caveats are:
- It would need to be used in this upcoming build-off
- Ideally, they'd be for someone having issues supplying themselves with something to build (ie, not someone with a warehouse full of wood and parts)
- If you ever got rid of it, you'd have to do it in a charitable and good fashion. No profiteering! Give it to someone in need, sell it for a charitable fund, etc. Or... keep it and have fun!

PM me if interested and let me know. I can fill in any details.
 

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I should have said "projects in various states of needing attention that I probably won't attend to."
If anyone wants to adopt something here, I'd only ask for the money for the shipping.
The only caveats are:
- It would need to be used in this upcoming build-off
- Ideally, they'd be for someone having issues supplying themselves with something to build (ie, not someone with a warehouse full of wood and parts)
- If you ever got rid of it, you'd have to do it in a charitable and good fashion. No profiteering! Give it to someone in need, sell it for a charitable fund, etc. Or... keep it and have fun!

PM me if interested and let me know. I can fill in any details.
Fantastically generous offer....If only I had ANY kind of luthiery skill....
 
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I should have said "projects in various states of needing attention that I probably won't attend to."
If anyone wants to adopt something here, I'd only ask for the money for the shipping.
The only caveats are:
- It would need to be used in this upcoming build-off
- Ideally, they'd be for someone having issues supplying themselves with something to build (ie, not someone with a warehouse full of wood and parts)
- If you ever got rid of it, you'd have to do it in a charitable and good fashion. No profiteering! Give it to someone in need, sell it for a charitable fund, etc. Or... keep it and have fun!

PM me if interested and let me know. I can fill in any details.

Hey, that green thing you got there. Is that a 4 stringer? If it is, I'll take it. Let me know the shipping costs
 
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I should have said "projects in various states of needing attention that I probably won't attend to."
If anyone wants to adopt something here, I'd only ask for the money for the shipping.
The only caveats are:
- It would need to be used in this upcoming build-off
- Ideally, they'd be for someone having issues supplying themselves with something to build (ie, not someone with a warehouse full of wood and parts)
- If you ever got rid of it, you'd have to do it in a charitable and good fashion. No profiteering! Give it to someone in need, sell it for a charitable fund, etc. Or... keep it and have fun!

PM me if interested and let me know. I can fill in any details.


Nice stuff. Well, I have time.. if anyone is willing to pay the shipping and parts cost, I'll volunteer to finish one of them (that already has the neck)..
 
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I should have said "projects in various states of needing attention that I probably won't attend to."
If anyone wants to adopt something here, I'd only ask for the money for the shipping.
The only caveats are:
- It would need to be used in this upcoming build-off
- Ideally, they'd be for someone having issues supplying themselves with something to build (ie, not someone with a warehouse full of wood and parts)
- If you ever got rid of it, you'd have to do it in a charitable and good fashion. No profiteering! Give it to someone in need, sell it for a charitable fund, etc. Or... keep it and have fun!

PM me if interested and let me know. I can fill in any details.

Beautiful looking basses even in their current state. As much as I wish to finish one for you and donate it, I don't have the necessary parts to do so...best of luck, maybe I'll come across what's needed.
 
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I had thought someone in one of these build threads had detailed their use of a jig for routing a radiused body, but I can't find it now. Does anyone remember who that was? Or am I making that up?
 
Thanks guys, I'll take a look. It's bugging me because I thought someone posted a photo of a router jig with rails that could be flipped to do concave or convex. That's the thread I'm looking for, but can't find, and I thought it was one of the build offs.
 
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