Winter Build Off 2022 - Star-Crossed-Caster

[2groggy]

Purely ignorance. I've never tried binding before and don't know better.

Edit... I've never used PLASTIC binding before. I have used wood binding and then finished after using truoil

 

[2groggy]

I took @Matt Liebenau 's last post as a hint that I should apply the binding sooner rather than later. It seems to be working fine.

I'll have a lot of scraping to keep me busy tomorrow.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I’m glad it’s working out. I didn’t mean to imply anything though. I was hoping you had a better way. I’d always sprayed bursts starting with the lighter color in the center and working out. I saw a video with Brad Angove where he did a burst starting from the outside in and have since discovered that’s a thing. Haven’t tried a burst that way yet but I was hoping binding last was something similar.

 

[2groggy]

Perhaps I got lucky - the acetone didn't seem to have any adverse effect on the finish, but that could have gone horribly wrong. I hadn't even considered that when I applied finish first.

 

[2groggy]

I posted in the WBO thread that this build won't be done in time because I want to get the finish right before I assemble. It was the difficulties with the binding that brought me to that conclusion. On the front, the binding cracked at the tightest part of the lower horn. I didn't know that it could do that. I cut out the section and replaced it.

I started on binding the sound holes too.

I will have the binding finished and scraped over the weekend. There will be enough finish touch ups and gloss coats required to push final assembly past the deadline.

 

[Slidlow]

 

[RichterScale]

I think the extra binding PITA will be worth how it looks when it's done though.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Yeah, binding is like that. You cuss and swear and pound things while installing it then, when it’s done (well, maybe a while and several cocktails after it’s done) it looks so good you want it on every build.

Did you heat and bend the binding? Especially on the tight bends.

 

[2groggy]

...Did you heat and bend the binding? Especially on the tight bends.

I did the second time. Lesson learned.

Edit - the real lesson is not to have tight bends.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

Edit - the real lesson is not to have tight bends.

Or it might be to go ahead and tilt at windmills....
The Hossenfeffer III Build

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I did the second time. Lesson learned.

Edit - the real lesson is not to have tight bends.

Heating helps with any bends, just remember there’s a fine line between, “This is bending nice and easy!” and “%#€.’&!”

 

[2groggy]

Piece by piece...

Clamp shot using the world's smallest bar clamps

 

[postalflunkie]

Now I have clamp envy

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Piece by piece...

Clamp shot using the world's smallest bar clamps
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That one took a second to see what you were clamping. Neat little clamps.

 

[Max Bogosity]

I miss the zip ties.

 

[2groggy]

I like long twisted pairs. Don't judge me.

 

[Bent77]

It’s clean, definitely like that

 

[2groggy]

Still making progress...

I shaped the bottom of a wooden block on which the bridge will be mounted

And the binding is not bad from 3 ft. Re-finishing starts tomorrow. I can apply one coat per day of BriteTone water based clear satin. Then I will have assembly and set-up.

 

[Max Bogosity]

I just realized the f-holes are pointing in opposite directions. That’s pretty cool. It complements the asymmetry of the body.

 

[2groggy]

I can't stand not getting this the way I want by Sunday, but I have decided to get it giggity. I'll just choose my camera angles carefully.

I called the finish done-ish enough and attached the neck. I kept going and installed the wiring harness using the same surgical tubing trick as on my Toby-or-not-Toby build

The bridge is mounted without the spacer that I made because the screws would have less bite into the core block. I can get longer screws and put the spacer in, if required.

I'll solder the jack and pick-ups tomorrow, string it Friday and set it up Saturday. Sunday is reserved for playing it and watching the last minute antics.