New Luthier Tips du Jour video - radiusing braces

[Robbie O'Brien]

Here is the latest Luthier Tips du Jour video - In this video I share some ideas about how to radius braces.
This video as well as all my other videos are available via my website, http://www.obrienguitars.com/videos , LMI's website or on youtube.

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[kiwigeo]

Thanks again Robbie....

[Bob Connor]

Nice video Robbie.

I usually do mine in the radius dish, 2 at a time, but I like the idea of the jig.

Some pencil "witness lines" on the radius face would also help to tell when everything is trued up.

Have a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year

Regards

[simso]

Nice vid as always.

I have a deflection clamp, you push and clamp the brace wood into the holder, pass it through a table saw or bandsaw and your done

Steve

[Steve.Toscano]

Nice video, thanks Robbie.

However I still reckon this is by far the easiest, quickest, least messy, and most accurate way for radiusing back braces- viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7372&p=80966#p80966

I recently shaped enough back braces for 21 guitars using Strato's method, 63 braces in total. Enough to last me about 10 years.
Took me 'an afternoon' to do all 63 starting from billets, finished with radius'd braces ready to be glued to backs and then crowned.