Sometimes by hand is better

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Sometimes by hand is better

Post by simso » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:24 pm

Thought a few people may get a chuckle, todays stuff up

Cnc is great but on occassion you forget what your doing, so here is a guitar with a strat top and a tele back

The spewing part was I capped a piece of nice mahogany to start with

Gotta love brain in neutral
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by demonx » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:29 pm

Whoops!

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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by rocket » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:46 pm

Romantic aint it!! :shock: :shock:
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by charangohabsburg » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:42 pm

Call it a feature and charge 20% more.
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by bdunne » Wed Sep 03, 2014 10:44 pm

gotta be a market for that!!
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by simso » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:09 pm

I ended up running it through the thicknesser before I went home, removed the ""mistake"", tommorrow I might put a cap on the back as well, something different, dont know until I have another look at it

Just thought others would like to see, that even with all the best technology in the world, it comes down to an idiot (in this instance "me") pressing the right button
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by Nick » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:01 am

Should do what they do in the dog world Steve and give it a fancy half 'n half name and charge a fortune for what used to be referred to as a mongrel. :wink: Bastard that you buggered a nice chunk of timber but at least as you say, the guitars not beyond recovery.
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by Taffy Evans » Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:31 am

Looks like a time to blame the computer, maybe a rival builder or timber supplier hacked into it, :lol: I'll stick to my bandsaw or router :D
Reminds me of the sign I have in my workshop "In the Middle of Every Difficulty Lies Opportunity".
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by 56nortondomy » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:57 pm

Good motto Taffy.
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by kiwigeo » Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:15 pm

Taffy Evans wrote: Reminds me of the sign I have in my workshop "In the Middle of Every Difficulty Lies Opportunity".
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I have something a bit different.......a wall of shame. On it hang at least 5 failed necks and other assorted f***k ups.
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by simso » Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:42 pm

My wall of shame would not be big enough for all the necks I've stuffed, both by hand and cnc
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Re: Sometimes by hand is better

Post by Kim » Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:21 pm

bdunne wrote:gotta be a market for that!!
"The Tattercaster" :idea: Maybe..."The Shattercaster" :idea:

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