2nd Build - a KMG 0M EIR/Engelmann

[naccoachbob]

The purfling is on! It was not hard to do because I had an extra set of hands - my wife's.
I used super glue at the tail wedge, then white glue for the rest. Since CA sets up so quick and wicks down the line, I was afraid that a section might not get set up properly and couldn't be corrected. After the CA, I's put some glue on the top of the 4 pieces of purfling, then my wife would separate them and let the glue slip in between the strands. I'd put glue on the ledges. With plenty of tape hanging on the side of the table, it was a matter of just wiping off the excess glue, applying tape, and continuing on. We did between 3 and 6" at a time. With short sections like that, we were able to control squeeze out pretty good. There'll be some cleanup tomorrow, but not much.
Since the strands of purfling were only long enough to 1/2 the top or back, butting them together meant making sure the ends were square. Just cut with a chisel and sand it off or use a very small file.
Overall, it all went well. Tomorrow will tell if I left any gaps.

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Bob

[Kevin Sjostrand]

hmm, wonder what happened to my post of last night?

[naccoachbob]

Kevin, I thought I'd seen a post by you. No idea where it could have gone.
I put down the purfling yesterday, as shown above, and when I pulled back the tape today I was pleasantly surprised.
First the front:

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White/bloodwood/white/bloodwood

Now the back:

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White/bloodwood/white

One thing to watch for, if your channel isn't deep enough, the strip closest to you (or strips) will want to slide down. There were some areas where I didn't get the channel as deep as it should be, and I was seeing that happen. I did compensate for it, but there's one part on the upper bout bass side that looks a bit low. Once the binding is on, I'll go back and slip another strip in there if I can. When shaved down, it will be fine.
I didn't get in until late tonight because of a knucklehead contracting to us, so the binding will have to wait. There's sanding of the sides of the purfling and making sure no glue is in the binding channel. That'll take a while. Sure gets messy using white glue, but looking at it, it's well worth it. I love the effect.
By the way, the StewMac brown tape is pretty sticky. I could see very small "hairs" come off of the rosewood. So after that was removed, I used a hair dryer on the spruce, with no problem except it left some adhesive residue in a few spots. They scrape off easily.
Thanks for looking,
Bob

[Ken Hundley]

Looking great, can't wait to see more of it!

[johnnparchem]

Bob it is looking great.

Gluing on the bindings and purflings for me is rather wild and messy.

[naccoachbob]

Thanks, Ken and John.
And John, yessssssssss, it is messy. I was so glad to have Ann help me. While she was working her magic, I could clean up a bit. Still have a lot of cleanup left, but less than I would have had.
Bob

[naccoachbob]

Binding went on this evening. Couldn't resist a peek at it about 3 hours after glue up.

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[naccoachbob]

Tony, you're sure 3 is enough?
I thought they should stay overnight.

[Tony_in_NYC]

I untaped mine in 90 minutes on #1.#2 was all CA so it was never taped.

[naccoachbob]

If the ball game ends in time, I will. But the Rangers are up on the............. I better not go there. It'll bite me you know where.
Anyway, if I have time tonite I will.
Will see.