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Canney - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.canney.me/octavemandolin daily 0.75 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243479047-ZKH1ZBRJ4Z20ZETG9HMI/IMG_2563.JPG OctaveMandolin Next, we make a female version of the template for the outline of the body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618645685479-H2CT5IXGMJ7PPZ2TR0AJ/IMG_2582.JPG OctaveMandolin The back plates are joined with ropes and wedges. Very old school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243610151-FCARA9K8C5SA7X21KFQ3/IMG_2567.JPG OctaveMandolin After a lot of routing and shaping, we have a three-piece jigsaw puzzle consisting of a body form and body mold.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243821880-KDSZJM2X56DM0GSB70R9/IMG_2575.JPG OctaveMandolin . . . and fit them into the body mold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1619934515479-1PQKSIWFUQ1I2TX3YPAJ/IMG_2589.JPG OctaveMandolin This jig lets me cut a 15-foot radius into the back braces. I just true them up on my hollow form (a big dish with — you guessed it — a 15-foot concave shape). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618246973388-14EL9GEFRMEMMJGCMNR1/IMG_2576.JPG OctaveMandolin The tailblock and headlock are birch plywood. Though it seems like an odd choice in contrast with the body’s mahogany and spruce, plywood blocks provide cross-grain support to the sides and will never split when we install an endpin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243418127-UJXWW4RYKYJXH4QYQR6Y/IMG_2565.JPG OctaveMandolin Start by making a hardboard template of the body shape — it’s an A-bodied mandolin, but bigger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243529887-MDAB45KVORVOZQW3G1EB/IMG_2566.JPG OctaveMandolin We use the templates to make male and female versions of the template out of birch plywood. These will be our working molds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243810082-8IFOK34YBV2FIM5JA7QK/IMG_2572.JPG OctaveMandolin The mahogany sides are heated with a silicone blanket and bent around the body form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1619934641936-OG0DCA9E5F9JKC4X42JK/IMG_2590.JPG OctaveMandolin The braces are cut for a half-lap joint and glued to the back in my hollow form. The sticks you see here are part of my go-bar deck: instead of clamping the braces in place, rods are wedged in between the braces and an upper deck to provide even pressure. As an added bonus, with no clamps in the way, cleaning up glue squeeze-out is simple: take a leftover straw from your last trip to Culver’s, cut it at an angle, and slip it along the glue joint. The extra glue is pushed up into the straw with no muss and no fuss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618605258802-P4OLU0FA84UMT67AIAEV/IMG_2578.JPG OctaveMandolin The headblock, tailblock, and back linings are installed. The headblock has an extra foot to support the fingerboard extension. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618243816304-6H0W2YI5SBS581D5AAA9/IMG_2573.JPG OctaveMandolin We touch up the bends on a hot pipe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618605366818-Z1ZM9KSXWX4VGJ54AEHA/IMG_2579.JPG OctaveMandolin Gluing the linings into the top. The linings stiffen the ribs and provide a gluing surface for the top and back plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1618645651709-IOCNIU3OTNRMP7R2UQIG/IMG_2580.JPG OctaveMandolin The shooting board prepares the edges of the back for jointing. https://www.canney.me/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2023-04-01 https://www.canney.me/yamaha daily 0.75 2024-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/72ea3a24-d6ee-4221-a978-3c32f41ba3a8/IMG_2624.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration The little mahogany plug on the top edge of the patch will mostly disappear when the new bridge is added, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/e30b5c37-fb06-4b9e-9beb-c90cf50cfaae/IMG_2617.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration That’ll work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1ce0edc4-7aa9-4481-9d8e-3d922b3a7386/IMG_2622.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration The new mahogany is fitted… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/2f1e6bda-ef1b-48ec-acb3-44776de10610/tempImageSkOsoC.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out Wiring harness and pickups are wired and ready to drop in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/efcc8c22-c529-4cfe-8cc6-6b07eaab5014/tempImagemmhxCP.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out Translucent red is laid over the silver base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/7a889c5b-e892-4334-ab82-d724f1e26a36/IMG_2632.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration Steel pins will index the necks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/6d5a5daf-4ac6-4814-9bb2-fdf1af7602e2/IMG_2635.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration Ready for pattern routing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/594b51e2-0847-4106-b424-49ca4ccca8dd/IMG_2639.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration Position markers are cut from scrap Corian countertop material. Here, the markers are glued in and left proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/95d427d5-b461-4263-98a8-89b605460998/IMG_2611.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration I recarved the neck into an unplayable ribbon-thin shredder and installed a locking nut in the wrong location, so it’s getting a new neck. In a shameful attempt to add a humbucker in the bridge position and add a Floyd Rose vibrato, I butchered the body. I didn’t make it any better when I removed the Floyd and plugged the holes. Ah, youth…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d67458d9-f672-4e4b-806e-eec495bbf4ee/IMG_2638.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration Drilling the fingerboard for position markers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/de84a724-c082-48db-b193-c089bbab0731/tempImage03ySCG.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out The original neck was candy-apple red along the entire playing surface, but a thin satin finish just feels better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/3f962790-e35e-4bbf-9658-10fc39fd6b63/IMG_2640.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out Markers are cut and sanded flush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/a0cf51ed-571c-433c-b80d-ab50bb8906ae/IMG_2623.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration …and planed flush to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/99e6e234-ce4f-408b-97e4-c0ef273fe9ab/IMG_2644.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out Instead of the typical bevel cut, I used a small roundover bit for a softer look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d98a18ae-3adf-46f2-9053-4ef93d599a30/IMG_2613.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration I start by making a template and routing away all traces of my past butchery so I can splice in new mahogany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1c77016b-0858-4062-8800-b876feb0ea2d/tempImageReSY6W.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out I made a template from MDF in case I ever need/want to make another one of these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/30ed4d36-dbdb-411a-9e6d-1d774ee82b5e/tempImaged3C8bC.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out After a couple of decades, it’s playable again, and it plays and sounds better than ever. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/622c2d70-4a0c-4371-909d-4f1ba2aeff68/tempImageCwjJUE.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out After the red, we lay clearcoats, wait a few weeks, and then sand and buff the finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/b6fd49ea-bfce-445c-9276-2c3c5ca0ec5d/IMG_2636.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration This simple block allows me to taper the fingerboard on the table saw: put the narrow side against the fence, cut one edge, flip, put in the wide side and cut the other side. Done! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1d23aad3-ad04-4555-a822-f6e3d54f1be6/IMG_2630.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration With the body fixed, it’s time to do something about that neck. I start with a piece of mahogany and drill the tuner holes to help align the new neck with the old for duplication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/664d208b-6f35-41ac-a687-181661514ead/IMG_6516.JPEG Yamaha SE300 Restoration This is what it looked like when we were both a lot younger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d52b7df6-a6f9-4f50-98d8-4410caad8283/tempImage9wvKDM.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out We start with a metallic silver base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d90b0379-0e3a-4ee5-8f47-d25db91baf56/IMG_2629.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration The patch is complete, and new pickup and bridge cavities are routed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/f5f74826-7aaf-4763-907f-275e68277668/IMG_2645.JPG Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out After a little time on the router table with a pattern bit, and we have a new pickguard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/de1b0ff5-ae44-42aa-891b-83012484d541/tempImageDjwDta.jpg Yamaha SE300 Restoration - Make it stand out Ready for paint. https://www.canney.me/instruments daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://www.canney.me/small-jumbo daily 0.75 2023-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/ad86a8d8-c426-4c04-aff0-55a07b37d8bc/P5200029.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out Routing a channel for the rosette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/de6a8fc7-e497-456c-b634-6911ca81cbf9/P8100038.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out I skipped a lot of photos, but with the top and back attached, I routed and installed binding and applied an epoxy grain filler that I’ll sand back to flat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/68364df7-b8bb-41da-bdf8-7e356b61a028/IMG_2500.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out The final result. You can also see the structure of the headstock here: there are 4 pieces of mahogany: a scarf-jointed neck shaft and two ears for the widest part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/24d80182-cf92-4b3b-8dfb-c5722b1bd185/tempImageUZdvZq.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out We remove the finish where the bridge and fingerboard are attached, assemble, and set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/390baf5f-c019-45bd-a50d-a9d4f4e7188d/P5230037.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out The abalone and black/white purling strips are glued in place and a wash coat of shellac is applied so we can see what the pearl will look like under a finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/4faa1ebd-cd94-4a67-a307-7413e8a1f676/P3020127.JPG Walnut SJ After bending, the sides look like this. They’re a bit springy, so we need to put them in a mold to keep their shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/768e8741-ef28-4916-8578-fdedc36f0379/tempImage1cvOHZ.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out I add a headstock veneer, set the truss rod, and glue a maple spline over the truss rod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/05695713-4ccc-49bf-8b48-1ed94017966e/IMG_4414.JPEG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out The logo is cut from mother of pearl and inlaid into the headstock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/801f707f-6a6c-4a7d-adda-545e97fd7043/tempImageDgX59k.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out A 16-inch radius is sanded into the fingerboard before attaching it to the neck shaft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/956177d4-16f8-4285-a69b-475c01fd5197/P4240094.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out The sides are relieved for the braces, and the back is glued to the sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/c0c244f9-6f58-4bbb-9ec6-d6e3b7fa271e/P6100010.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out After the braces are shaped in the radius dish, they’re glued to the top, providing a domed top with a 25-foot radius. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/5d1c3799-3632-4858-b916-bd5268dc0951/P5230031.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out This template helps me lay out the braces — they’ll be on the backside of the top, so this is sort of an x-ray view or what is to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/1458456974708-9OFMX27QQU86UXCQMZ0H/IMG_4722.JPG Walnut SJ Sides are bend on this contraption: a silicone heating blanket provides the heat to bend against the form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/7e58ddd3-943c-4d34-8b81-1f072ced488f/tempImage38EOSd.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out …and the back after buffing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/fbbc26fb-1f37-4b06-bb27-3a0c74a7b729/P4240093.JPG Walnut SJ Back braces are shaped to a 15-foot radius and glued on using the radius dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/818d78ef-d00f-4846-8e85-a7b0a7143f9f/IMG_4554.JPEG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out A jig is used to cut the angled slot for the saddle. The angle allows the strings to play in tune up the neck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/9be73755-8b22-4b22-a89b-67e720043aed/P3120133.JPG Walnut SJ …like so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/c0db7ad6-b99f-441d-b43c-fdc399f86d85/tempImageRypR0W.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out Headstock with truss-rod cover from Thalia Capos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/972847b2-387e-4e8a-9267-93960baeab92/tempImage2wKLNC.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out After spraying a waterborne finish, we have the neck and body ready for assembly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/6576ebb8-b3af-4788-aa30-9d5f1696436a/IMG_2499.JPG Walnut SJ - Make it stand out I’ve posted neck builds before. so we can skip that part, but I did try a new method of counterboring the truss-rod access hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/eee87007-b8de-4609-9baa-3a14ec88d4e9/tempImageGggaTj.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out Back view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/b18efce5-f91e-4b58-bf14-047c0d04725b/tempImagepuWuTw.jpg Walnut SJ - Make it stand out The finished bridge. https://www.canney.me/intro-sofia daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/home-copy daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/skills-1 daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/software-copy daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/experience-1 daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/education-copy daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/samples-copy daily 0.75 2023-05-05 https://www.canney.me/skills daily 0.75 2023-12-21 https://www.canney.me/new-s-type daily 0.75 2024-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/89b1268b-c2df-449f-a512-734bb4edd8e1/tempImage6t3wxm.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 3. Routing complete. This one will use a two-post bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/b5e6c824-e1f6-443e-8080-9529b0483783/tempImagexuMggw.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 2. A second routing template marks the body cavities. Note the removable plug in the bridge pickup cavity that distinguishes the control cavity from the pickup cavity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/5917fed9-e251-4ebe-b9c4-81090ad37b66/tempImageW5pHPS.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 12. Perfect fret slots every time — no measuring or marking necessary. Norm always said to measure twice and cut once, but it’s even better if you don’t have to measure and transfer markings at all. The fingerboard is Pau Ferro, and it’s slotted with a 25.5” scale length. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/59a791e5-77fa-4d8d-8abb-54d772f6534b/tempImagedIAU2J.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 8. The spiral bit makes quick work of shaping the neck. Just keep your fingers far from the bit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/e77050b0-425c-4614-b453-2e992b39e63f/tempImagez4x7Tm.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 10. The fret-scale template is attached to the fingerboard with my favorite Tesa 4965 tape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/3812573c-4b9e-42ca-835c-f52097a4578f/tempImageuvaha4.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out …a quick wipedown to see the color of the Pau Ferro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/c212466b-0fce-4827-9ecc-3211d2d8e059/pegheadbuffed.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 32. After several coats of lacquer, the edges of the decal disappear. The peghead is block sanded with 800- to 4000-grit Abralon pads and buffed to a gloss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/44629183-c528-4aa2-8d7f-addd0e3322ae/tempImageVyB0Tg.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 16. A makeshift fence and Dremel with a 1/16” spiral bit will connect the earlier saw cuts that mark the nut location… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/15683e1d-c04c-4ffd-94eb-d3ef3b079018/IMG_0879.jpeg New S-Type - Make it stand out 21. Drilling the holes for the inlays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/a56c8696-5923-4efb-aed5-c2a33f556a09/tempImageSdf7HW.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 18. A strip of tape keeps glue out of the truss-rod slot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/22302188-63a3-4761-bea1-afa8757cee92/tempImageB2jfGR.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 23. Plugs are cut from scraps of Corian countertop material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/a7395720-d920-482a-84b1-b68dccf09c3c/IMG_0880.jpeg New S-Type - Make it stand out 22. A rod is superglued into each hole and cut and scraped flush with a razor blade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/9089492d-a269-4f6e-949a-1c2d07918ac8/NeckProfile.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 30. Neck profile carved and sanded down to 400 grit before oiling: 0.8555” at the first fret and 0.924” at the 12th fret. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/2aa88015-b1bf-4c64-aedd-535f57b6f46e/tempImagewpRAWl.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 7. The neck is laid out and will be rough cut before shaping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/c8548bb7-9ba6-4a92-8728-9abad78760c6/tempImageErMQZ1.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 1. After marking out the body and rough cutting as close to the outline as possible, the body is shaped on the router table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/cbc37cc1-9c8b-4841-9a42-6acc16ffb1cf/IMG_0667.jpeg New S-Type - Make it stand out 4. Tremolo cavity routed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/11abcf15-d4df-4500-8ad1-eca6f23e1a77/tempImagecBteb8.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 15. …and then we rip the opposite side of the fingerboard with the wide end of the block against the fence. Because the block is 1x and 2x width, we cut the same taper off each side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/69403e19-5d48-474d-b8b1-c0fddcbf9c1c/tempImageNB2Uye.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 11. There’s a tiny pin to the left of the blade that indexes the template and allows me to cut the slots for the frets and nut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/daa26e12-8248-46d3-951b-a5c5c647dc45/transition.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 27. After thinning the headstock with a Safe-T-Planer on the drill press, I clamp the neck in a jig and feed it into the spindle sander to sand the curved transition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/fb2e6f46-57b3-4854-945b-c5b9bfbb1e1c/tempImageVwFyZq.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out …like so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/e05c1566-6f17-462f-9cdc-48ff62125b38/tempImageyePOOe.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 17. Trying something new here: instead of a hardwood spline over the truss rod, I’m using a strip of UMHW plastic. It’s dense, and nothing sticks to it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/0fdb8a8f-e25e-405f-8a60-b6c7743ceacb/tempImagellosBb.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 24. The fingerboard is drilled to receive the plugs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/03fa1591-a5a3-41aa-91a6-ca3ca3aa7f0f/tempImageSnzthf.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 29. Using spokeshaves, rasps, the ever-present razor blades, a block plane, and a bow sander, the neck shaft is faceted until it matches the target profile and thickness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d1ea243f-481a-46e3-8f20-c81e94b5a070/tempImagegNG1GD.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 26. The fingerboard is shaped to a 9.5” radius using a block and sandpaper (working from 60 - 400 grit). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/3a0abf0e-69b6-4013-a3cf-75cb1b276941/fretting.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 28. Frets are preradiused to 9.5” and pressed into the slots with an arbor press. Frets are stainless steel, 0.095” wide, and 0.047” tall. A thin bead of superglue in each slot helps lock them in. With all the frets pressed in, we’re ready to spot level and round the ends. Trying something new here and fretting before carving the neck. It’s been nice working with a single flat-backed neck shaft in the arbor press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/09643cd7-3560-46d5-bfda-cf7e62e5083d/tempImagemGeQ4s.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 25. The plugs are glued in and scraped flush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/682e9615-e61b-4734-b6c8-28bfc20572d7/tempImageqQ4qNq.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 6. A deep Wisconsin-style belly cut is shaped with a spindle sander, spokeshave, and — as always — a razor blade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/5464f6b7-ec89-41ab-a38c-368018b15908/tempImageBgebAm.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 5. I shape the forearm contour by hand with a spokeshave, razor blade (with a hook turned on the edge for scraping), and bow sander. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/6cd4c4a4-0d5c-4701-9a1d-1d9f8068404b/tempImage8tPCxg.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 13. This little block establishes the fingerboard taper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/54268f2a-f045-44ec-92f2-b9b660079f64/inthewhite.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 33. The guitar is assembled in the white (no finish) to ensure everything goes together as planned. I’ll set it up to ensure it’s playable so any woodworking adjustments can be made before the finish is applied. Neck, body, and bridge weigh in at 7 pounds, 2 ounces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/c653ee47-678f-4c00-9dc4-74f8af5a4e0a/tempImageMWcx1s.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 19. Two pins align the fingerboard to the neck (holes visible in previous photo), and once it’s clamped up, I remove the pins while the glue is still wet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/d70a843e-cd2c-47c0-8e00-53165fbcaffb/tempImageX30LPC.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 9. A truss rod is inlaid and an ebony filler strip is glued in at the heel end. The truss rod is adjustable to counter forward or backward bowing and allows us to maintain the correct relief (0.005 to 0.010”). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/0db72cb4-491b-4c5c-bb14-ab46ed985e2e/IMG_0878.jpeg New S-Type - Make it stand out 20. Marking the edge of the fingerboard for dot inlays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/e6e6344c-36e4-44da-8de0-96d186d6b73b/tempImageqX0yx8.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 14. First, we rip one side of the fingerboard with the narrow side of the block against the fence… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56eb4280d51cd40e3a871fd2/59eb007d-42b6-4345-81b1-2e9364929c82/tempImageHSdW6v.jpg New S-Type - Make it stand out 31. After a seal coat of lacquer, the waterslide decal is positioned on the headstock. After it dries for 24 hours, I can start to bury it in lacquer to hide the edges. https://www.canney.me/classes-om daily 0.75 2025-05-09