Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by coopman » Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:51 pm

Joe - looking great! Love your high-tech heating trough ...
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by Joe Sustaire » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:39 pm

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...….
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by Joe Sustaire » Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:43 pm

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.
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Cleaned up the edges with a block plane,
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Used a round-over bit in the router to shape the inside edge,
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And made up a few extra while I was at it,
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When I got ready to glue in my end-blocks I noticed that the bent sides didn't sit real well in the mold. Looking closer I realized I had bent both sides the same way, so I got to experience straightening a side and re-bending it. A first for me and it went well. I never understood how one could bend both sides the same way, still don't get it, but I sure done it........

So now I get to glue in the neck and tail blocks.
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And then it's on to glueing in the solid linings,
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And they're done.
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Sure does make for a stiff and good looking rim set. I think I'm sold!
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by Dennis Leahy » Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:03 pm

Looking good, Joe!

I love your gas tank side-steeping rig! Looks like it could also be used for guacamole, between bends.

Um, speaking of guacamole ingredients reacting with the iron in the steel in the tank... (we were talking about that, weren't we?) ... I wonder if there will be a reaction when steeping high-tannin woods, like Walnut.
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by Steve Kinnaird » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:15 pm

Beautiful! Well done you!

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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by burge guitar shop » Wed Sep 19, 2018 2:14 pm

Joe,
You are really moving on along, you will have this one built before long. I got to get off this computer and get in the shop.
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by Eben » Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:48 am

Nice, Brotha!
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Re: Indian Rosewood low-tuned 12 String

Post by burge guitar shop » Sun Sep 30, 2018 5:29 am

Hey Joe,
How you coming along on this one.
Need an update.
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