The Luthier Community

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mrfender/Picture969.jpg I was telling you about making custom bridges with out the blueprint glue on the wood... well I found a way the I used without the drill moving on me and keeping the holes all line up I use a bridge plate and tape them to the bridge.. ht...

My wife here to so it hard to sand the body down when she trying to work...guess I ll have to do it in the morning...good new

the market up today .11%wow .....

thanks bill feeling a little alone here... :lol: just kinding ,I like it when you guys dont bug me... :lol: but I sure like posting photos ...and building ok back to work... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mrfender/Picture960.jpg now that the backing is glued on the bindings its ready to cut. ...

The kids had a party to go too and I came back down to the shop and check the glue look dryed. so I ran the piece in a jointer then resaw the pieces into slaces..almost the same as a back thickness.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mrfender/Picture950.jpg then ran it on my saw at a 45de ,all...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mrfender/Picture949.jpg am going with the Rope Binding, Ill be sprending this week mainly on the binding..making them and installing them. Ill try to get the most important parts of building them in the photos... I think i used 1/4 thickx 3 wide by 30 length......

Hey Grant

Its alway nice to see you back in the shop building.

black spruce wow ..


ron

Nice Job on the bridges I like them. I have to show you a drill tool that I used too for making bridges, ya more tools... I try to remember monday if I have time. I think it call a bridge plate saver and a taper bit...wait to I show you how I used them. :P well also nice neck guess you read WC book....

I have to re-right this because I did'nt have time today. what I ment to say because I have'nt had to time to make a jig to do the binding , and being a one man band Today I use this to hold the harp. worked but still hard to hold and do one bindings. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/mrfender/P...