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Winter Build Off 2026 - 5 String Fenderbacker
- Thread starter mapleglo
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After the physical repair to your hand is taken care of, the important thing is to go back in the shop and pick up that same knife and continue using it. Don't let it intimidate you. It got you that time, but you're still the Boss. You are still in charge of it.
When you have a moment, could you share a little bit about how you make the template for the curved end of the heel? Are you just tracing it out and cutting it by hand and fussing with it till it fits?
That's pretty much it. I clamp a 2" piece of plywood strip on each side of the neck, and then position a third piece under the curved end of the heel. I trace that, go over to the oscillating sander, and keep sanding until I get the piece to fit both the heel, and between the two 2" clamped plywood pieces. Then I glue it all up.
Meh, that's not the first time that knife has tasted my blood. Probably won't be the last...
Stop giving it more! The last thing you want is to give it positive reinforcement.
I actually was able to trim off some of the excess stuff from the wings this afternoon. Still a lot of clean up to do yet. A little at a time.
Spent a little more time this morning cleaning up the wings.
The next step is to take the router to them so I can rout the edge straight, and rout a wire channel, and then epoxy them to the center beam.
The next step is to take the router to them so I can rout the edge straight, and rout a wire channel, and then epoxy them to the center beam.
Finally did a little more work on this today. Routed the edges of the body wings.
Ran out of steam after that, so I'll wait until tomorrow to rout the wire channels.
Ran out of steam after that, so I'll wait until tomorrow to rout the wire channels.
Started on the wire channels this morning.
Got them both completed. Now I can epoxy them to the center beam and start to rout the neck, pickup, bridge and control cavities.
Epoxied the body wings to the center beam this morning.
All I had time for today was to take this out of the clamps. I had a Doctor appointment in the morning and band rehearsal in the afternoon. So maybe tomorrow I'll start on the massive amount of sanding that needs to be done on this monstrosity before I can start routing out the cavities.
- Jun 30, 2010
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- musician/artist/owner - Gildaxe
It's the same rule I always have followed riding (& crashing - especially back when I raced) my bicycle - back in the saddle as soon as you can. Hope it heals well Nex -
Thanks Jio! Today I find out if the stitches come out. I've already been back to the doctor once, but it was too soon apparently.
