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Excellent guitar build. I like the northern silky oak back and sides.

Wayne

Wayne, did you do any stiffness testing on the King Billy Pine bracing stock? I used KBP for the first top in my falcate multiscale and it stiffness was so low I ended up making a new top with spruce bracing. Ive found KBP quite variable in terms of stiffness I purchased a few batches of the KBP br...

Thanks all for the comments on the guitar build and the workshop. As time permits I will add further progress photos. Hope to start building the neck soon.

I left out one photo sheet from the original posting. See below.

Wayne

After finally completing two bath room renovations I am now able to progress my next guitar build. I have prepared some photos where I am up to now closing the box. Wayne GS Build photos 01.jpg GS Build photos 02.jpg GS Build Photos 03.jpg GS Build photos 04.jpg GS Build photos 05.jpg GS Build photo...

Thanks Trevor for confirming the 1.5mm bridge plate thickness dimension.

Wayne

I would appreciate some help to confirm what is the correct Bridge Plate Thickness for a Medium Body Sized SS Falcate Guitar. On my first Falcate SS build I used 2.5mm Bridge Plate Thickness and now for my next build recently started I have been reviewing the procedures and noticed there appears to ...

Excellent craftsmanship. Amazing finish. Like the timber combinations and the detail information on the build and testing results.

Wayne

Great guitar build. I like the the timber neck arrangement.

Wayne

Very unique baritone uke. Excellent craftsmanship. Love the timber choices.

Wayne

As previous suggested I organised getting the perspex templates made using a laser cutter. This involved creating CAD drawings in a free trial CAD programme called 'SketchUP'. For each template drawing I created '3D' and '2D' DXF files. As a guide to make making the CAD drawings, see pdf attachment....

Excellent result Pete. When you are able I would like to here a sound sample.

Wayne

The guitar build is looking great. The neck design with no heal will be an asset for playing at the body joint.

Wayne

Well presented videos Trent. The guitar as an interesting distinct sound for finger style playing.

Wayne

With the ability to go 3d, if you could some how add a pin somewhere that allows it to be 1:1 then you could use it for making and copying bridges etc, in essence then a duplicator as well Steve Yes I see there are more possibilities to add more value to the pantograph. A swappable longer side arm ...

Great electric guitar build! Like all your timber choices and finish.

Wayne

by lamanoditrento » Fri Mar 19, 2021 10:39 am That really looks like a fun project to build. Good looking results too Wayne/quote] Yes it has been an interesting project. The pantograph design plans purchase did require some minor modification to the design to suit my Dremel tool. Instead of using ...

by simso » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:36 pm Is it a two to one, Be pretty good if someone local to you had a laser cutter, the you could get templates cut in perspex and keep them for your builds The pantograph has 2 size options two to one and three to one. All that is required to change the size is to t...

Thanks Steve for your comments

Love pantographs, it looks like its doing the job nicely too

I will now be able to achieve more consistent results in a short period of time, plus be able to create other types of design shapes that will enable more usages of the pantograph.

Wayne

In between house projects I decided to make a jig for guitar inlay work. Previously, I was using my Dremel tool freehand using paper cutout patterns and this was a slow process. I was considering purchasing a small CNC machine, however, at this stage my budget is limited. As an alternate method I de...

Excellent build. As you mentioned has a great sound!

Wayne

I like the style and character created. All those bevels are amazing.

Wayne

Beautiful to look at and amazing craftsmanship.

Wayne

The guitar building is the priority not the car! 0h well, I almost got away with it Martin until the wife caused a detour turn for me to build a new garage behind the house. The wife had no understanding what the important priority was. Oh well, the guitar builds had to sit on the side line again. W...

As mentioned having machines on wheels and strategically locating power points on the walls and ceiling if feasible avoids running power cables on the floor and avoids trip hazards in the workshop.

Wayne

The re-setup of your workshop Martin looks great. I also like your wood storage room.

Wayne