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How do you cut those f-holes?

Having built a handful of CBGs, a biscuit tin or two (depending on how broad-minded you are), and currently working on my second LPG, I was today pondering the advice of a friend, who said that, rather than crafting necks to fit pre-made boxes, I should be making boxes to fit the 35mm x 20mm oak and mahogany I use for necks. That's certainly not beyond me- I built the box that backs the LPG, and it's sturdy and square of corner- and I've found a great source of 3mm BB birch ply. One thing really worries me though- how, with just a craft knife and a power drill, am I going to create elegant f-holes? Or, seeing as how craft knives don't cut curves, just short straight cuts, how do I fashion f-holes at all? Must I stick to upper-case F-holes, or are there simple dies out there that make the job easy?

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on February 25, 2018 at 1:44am

Alternative sound hole using lots and lots of piercing saw blades

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Permalink Reply by Wal Callaby on February 25, 2018 at 10:46am

I cannot resolve that into a rational image- hint please!

Depending on what metal that is, that could be one helluva lot of blades...

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on February 25, 2018 at 12:01pm

look at the cut metal, not the holes for the left part, the hole space for the right... dragon/dinosaur breathing fire

similar to.....;

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Permalink Reply by Wal Callaby on February 25, 2018 at 12:08pm

Ah- gotcha. Still a lot of work for a hole!

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Permalink Reply by Michael Fred Johnson on February 25, 2018 at 12:09pm

Copper

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on February 25, 2018 at 12:13pm

Nice by the way, me gonna steal lol

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Permalink Reply by Richard Dean on March 2, 2018 at 4:42am

Ran across this by accident, I bet a certain member....won't mention any names....NANCY KAT

would like this one

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Permalink Reply by Wal Callaby on March 2, 2018 at 9:35am

Now that is nice.

Had us some snow and cold cold weather here this week, so nothing to do but build gits. Pics soon, people. Running out of neck material though!

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Permalink Reply by Nick Dodson on March 5, 2018 at 10:15am

Vise, coping saw, exacto knife and a 5 ton bag of patience.

Some inspiration. I don't work for them, I just like their soundholes:

https://cedarcreekdulcimers.com/cedarshop/index.php/shop-2/sound-ho...

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