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Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:04 pm
by jbutler
I have been working on my 4th and 5th guitars together.. I have a jig I use for my endgrafts. On this 5th one, after perfectly cutting my 4th, I happened to put this one into my jig backwards without realizing it and my graft ended up "upside down" to most grafts I have seen.. The widest part is about 5/8". any opinions on what I should do?
1) Leave it alone - it makes it unique and gives it character?
2) Make it straight - There are many straight grafts and it will look better than something upside down?
3) Make it a wide "right side up" where the narrowest part will be about 5/8"?
Thanks in advance for any opinions,
John Butler
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:31 pm
by johnnparchem
Who is to say what direction it should run. I would leave it I actually have made a guitar that has the wedge in a different direction than one often sees on a guitar. In my opinion either direction makes sense visually. I have not had one comment on my "backwards" wedge.
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:31 pm
by tippie53
it is an Australian guitar
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:53 pm
by Ben-Had
I have purposely built 5 guitars that way. I like it!
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:50 am
by David L
I intentionally built my first one that way, I like it better.
David L
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:31 am
by jbutler
Thanks for the input everyone. I think I'll keep it as is. Its easiest and maybe not quite the mistake I originally thought.. Glad to know others have done this intentionally!
John
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:30 pm
by tippie53
2 million people in NY will never see it
Looks good from here
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:40 pm
by KLW
I've done it both ways.. no right or wrong IMHO..
Kerry
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 11:36 pm
by Darryl Young
I've done it both ways.....uhhh, but not on purpose.
Re: Upside Down End Graft - What to do
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:53 pm
by jbutler
Thanks everyone for the confirmation on my supposed mistake. I left it upside down or right side up depending on how you think about it.. I agree, It really doesn't matter and it looks fine either way. Its for my brother and he lives in another state.. I probably will be the only one ever to notice! He surely won't know the difference.
Thanks again for all the feedback. It saved me a lot of grief!
John Butler
