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Hey John, the 12 string with the sandblasted top I had at your first Stringfest had the same bracing. Can't remember if you played it or not...… Anyway, I spent a bit more time today carving and tapping the top and I think I've got it dialed in as best I can at this stage. Looks and sounds much bett...

Thanks Fred, it's good to be back in the shop and building again! And John I used this pattern on the last 12 I built about 3 or 4 years ago and it sounds great. Hope I'm that lucky this time around...…. I borrowed the pattern from a 12 that Hans Brentrup posted a few years back and he used the long...

Okay, I've started on the top bracing..... - IMG_2520.JPG - Gluing down the longitudinal tone-bars, - - IMG_2521.JPG - Shaping the tone-bars with a mini plane. - - IMG_2523.JPG - The ladder braces being glued down, - - IMG_2526.JPG - Rough shaping with a chisel, - - IMG_2525.JPG - This shot shows th...

Hey guys, thanks for looking and commenting! And yeah Mike, it's natural light. Since I'm off-grid and have to crank up a generator to use power tools or lights I tend to just work during daylight when my sky-light over my bench takes care of the lighting. My brother worked in the sign field for man...

If I'm understanding you correctly you're referring to the sanding board itself? If so, it's a piece of 1 1/2" laminated plywood that I used a router and sled to route the 25' arc into the ply, like you do when you're making a dish for radiused tops and backs. Yeah, I've seen some where they bo...

Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate it! And yes Jesse, I need to update this build...… Got a bit more done, - IMG_2512.JPG - Got the side braces in, - IMG_2511.JPG - Sanding the top of the rimset to a 25' arc. Wrong, it's a 12' radius, not 25'. - - And I'm also working on getting another 12 g...

And I'm back with a little more done on this one..... So I decided I should give the solid linings a shot. Basically followed Grants demo at Stringfest, bought some 1/16" mahogany veneer and ripped them up into 5/8" wide strips, made my glueing form and here we go. - IMG_2500.JPG - IMG_249...

Only the mostest and bestest tools in my shop John!

Wow, the new site does load fast! Great job Dennis!
Now I need to go over to the shop and get my camera so I can update this thread...….