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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 26, 2015 at 6:05am

scored a piece of maple burl veneer for the headstock, think I'll use it on #2 though. Beautiful piece

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 26, 2015 at 6:52am

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 26, 2015 at 7:25am

ok just glued up the second scarf joint using the staple method, thank you Oily!!!  it worked awesome.  a no frustration scarf joint who knew?  Ok well all of you, but not this amateur.. laminated the the veneer to headstock.  Trying to go much slower and not repeat any mistakes.  Waiting not so patiently for deliveries from C.B. Gitty and the fretboards from ebay.  should have a complete CBG in a week or so...

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 30, 2015 at 3:44pm

Glad to pass on knowledge I scammed from somewhere else >:-E

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 27, 2015 at 10:58am

ok I am now starting my bridge, I decided to use some whitetail antlers.  It is shaping well and by keeping the hard surface intact it should work well plus it gives me an excuse to keep the pathetically small antlers off the pathetically small bucks I tend to kill. 

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 29, 2015 at 7:50am

just got the fretboards and I have to say in my totally untrained and inexperienced opinion they look great.  I'm putting one on now we'll see how it goes.

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on January 29, 2015 at 8:06am

Quick tip...mark your position "dot" locations (3,5,7,9,12, etc), and drill 1/16" hole at 3rd and last "dot" location...use small finish nail (not put in all the way so it can be removed) to anchor fretboard, so it doesn't slide like the scarf, and glue & clamp...when dry, remove nails, continue.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 29, 2015 at 8:25am

ooh, good idea!  I already used oily's staple trick on this one, but the next!

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 30, 2015 at 9:27am

Well folks submitted for your approval, it has the pickups tuned up and played it!  what a great feeling!  this is awesome.  I call it "One Of" as I have no idea how far this will go I cannot put the last number in the name....

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on January 30, 2015 at 9:58am

"One of many"...face it, you hooked.

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 30, 2015 at 10:06am

guilty as charged!

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Permalink Reply by Keith on January 30, 2015 at 9:29am

more pics

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