Winter Build Off 2022 - The Crook

[Beej]

Paduak! (subliminal Canadian content)View attachment 4568943

See, I've always stuck with the 'murican pronunciation of "puh-dowk".

As you wrote it, wouldn't it be "puh-dwak"? That makes us Canajuns sound even sillier than we usually do. On the other hand, the brits as usual can't pronounce their own language correctly as written.

Seriously, no matter how poorly you spell, it if has the letters au or ua, how do you get "p'dook"?

 

[RichterScale]

There's only one way to resolve this:
Have a 3 page argument about it, in a thread that has nothing to do with it.

 

[RichterScale]

I'm guessing wait until some poor slob asks a simple question about how to prevent bridge screws from pulling out of pine, or something, then immediately start arguing about p'dook.

 

[Beej]

From now on, I'm gonna go left field and call it "PAH-dowk". That sounds more canuckistanese to me.

 

[Slidlow]

See, I've always stuck with the 'murican pronunciation of "puh-dowk".
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As you wrote it, wouldn't it be "puh-dwak"? That makes us Canajuns sound even sillier than we usually do. On the other hand, the brits as usual can't pronounce their own language correctly as written.
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Seriously, no matter how poorly you spell, it if has the letters au or ua, how do you get "p'dook"?

That's right, point out my dyslexia! Or was it an intentional typo to elicit controversy. However it's spelled it is pronounced puh-douk.

 

[T_Bone_TL]

Knick-nack, paddy-whack.

 

[RichterScale]

I don't even think of it as the name.
In my mind, it's labeled as an image of orange wood that's good for building instruments.

 

[Beej]

That's right, point out my dyslexia! Or was it an intentional typo to elicit controversy. However it's spelled it is pronounced puh-douk.

Ha! Both of my usual suppliers spell it paduak, so it didn't cross my mind for a second it was a typo.

 

[Slidlow]

Ha! Both of my usual suppliers spell it paduak, so it didn't cross my mind for a second it was a typo.

It's okay, I neither British, American or Canadian but some kind of hydrid and am usually all over the place with spelling and pronunciation.

 

[2groggy]

...However it's spelled it is pronounced pough-doughk.

Fixed that for ya

 

[Slidlow]

Fixed that for ya

Can't fix the conspiracy.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

It's Po-Dunk, everybody knows that.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

I might have to steal that rear-mount strat jack idea.

 

[Beej]

I might have to steal that rear-mount strat jack idea.

I stole it from Ritter. It works really well.

 

[Jon Clegg]

There's only one way to resolve this:
Have a 3 page argument about it, in a thread that has nothing to do with it.

But the real question is, "Is it good for metal?"

 

[Reedt2000]

But the real question is, "Is it good for metal?"

Only on a pink dragon bass with a bright blue neck...

 

[Beej]

So I popped home at lunch and checked out my test pieces of the super special secret finish and nope, virtually no grain filling at all. It's Osmo Polyx Oil in clear gloss. I've used the satin before, but was not previously able to get gloss. I've contacted them already about whether I could put it over an epoxy sealcoat and they confirmed it would work over most resins and that it makes a good "river table" finish. Despite that, I'm doing another test-piece with epoxy to make sure.

 

[dwizum]

Ritter definitely gets the award for highest dollar per weird factor. Their stuff is so weird. And so expensive. I don't know who is buying it, and part of me is afraid to find out. One of my local guitar stores has had a bass from them, used, for years with a nearly $8k price tag on it. It's just a big white blob, I don't get it.

 

[Gary_M]

Ritter definitely gets the award for highest dollar per weird factor. Their stuff is so weird. And so expensive. I don't know who is buying it, and part of me is afraid to find out. One of my local guitar stores has had a bass from them, used, for years with a nearly $8k price tag on it. It's just a big white blob, I don't get it.

I'm a big white blob and people don't get me either.

 

[Max Bogosity]

I'm guessing the "Acid On!" switch on the back shoots a jet of sulphuric at the guy in the audience who keeps yelling "Wagon Wheel!"