This one is actually 1/42" walnut burl, vacuum bag veneered over a thicker piece of not-so-impressive curly walnut that I'd originally planned to use. So after cutting the graft pocket, I just turned it upside down and ran it through the drum sander till was .010" thicker than the pocket. Just perfect for sanding flush with the sides:
I am building a custom guitar to be used for a fundraiser for the Atascadero High School Marching band. This blog now documents multiple years. We raffle each guitar at the christmas concert, so to see each years postings, navigate to a specific year's posts
Monday, August 4, 2014
Fitting the tail graft
I saw a build somewhere on the internet where they put the tail graft in before attaching the top and back, and decided that was a smart move. This way the graft doesn't extend through the plates, and therefore I don't have to worry about how thick it is relative to the bindings.
This one is actually 1/42" walnut burl, vacuum bag veneered over a thicker piece of not-so-impressive curly walnut that I'd originally planned to use. So after cutting the graft pocket, I just turned it upside down and ran it through the drum sander till was .010" thicker than the pocket. Just perfect for sanding flush with the sides:
This one is actually 1/42" walnut burl, vacuum bag veneered over a thicker piece of not-so-impressive curly walnut that I'd originally planned to use. So after cutting the graft pocket, I just turned it upside down and ran it through the drum sander till was .010" thicker than the pocket. Just perfect for sanding flush with the sides:
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