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Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:27 pm
by rcnewcomb
Gluing the sides. It only took me two tries to get it right.
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:48 pm
by rcnewcomb
Gluing in the kerfing
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 4:46 pm
by rcnewcomb
Inlaying the rosette. I had a hard time getting the inner ring to fit on the spruce top.
I may use a redwood top rather than a spruce top. I have both. The redwood top is shown below. I cut that out on my bandsaw.
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 5:27 pm
by rcnewcomb
Sanding the kerfing. This was a brand new radius disk and the sand paper had trouble sticking to the MDF. I've thought about putting lacquer or shellac on the radius dish and letting it dry to make a better surface for adhesion.
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:26 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
Try 3-M 77 spray adhesive
Ed
Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:33 pm
by rcnewcomb
Working on the neck
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:36 pm
by rcnewcomb
Gluing the back braces using the radius dish and the go-bar deck.
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 1:44 pm
by rcnewcomb
Gluing the top braces. I decided to move forward with the redwood top. I'll probably us the spruce top on build #3 which will have bloodwood back and sides.
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Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:59 pm
by Kevin Sjostrand
Moving right along and looking good. I like redwood for tops.
Re: Build #2: StewMac Mahogany Dreadnought
Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:34 pm
by rcnewcomb
Measuring and fitting the back strip reinforcement
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