I'll start a build thread for my latest project, guitar build #5, an OM built entirely of Port Orford cedar. It's an experiment. I already have 6 or 7 guitars, so there is little point to building a guitar just to have a guitar.
I've ordered the top, back, and neck (all POC) from Oregon Wiidwoods. I already have some POC sides,which I just sanded down to about .095". I may take then down a bit more.
"Port Orford Cedar Parlor Guitar
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MaineGeezer
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
Slight change of plans. I'm going to build another parlor guitar patterned after the old Bruno I have. I did that for my guitar #2. See viewtopic.php?f=48&t=7255 for details of that build.
It will have a 12-fret neck and probably my pat.pend. bracing scheme I used on guitar #4. (I also used that bracing on guitar #2.) I will probably increase the body depth slightly.
The neck will be built up (stacked heel), something I haven't tried before.
This morning I cut off the piece that will be the headstock at a 15 degree and glued it back reoriented. Though it was probably unnecessary, I used epoxy.
It will have a 12-fret neck and probably my pat.pend. bracing scheme I used on guitar #4. (I also used that bracing on guitar #2.) I will probably increase the body depth slightly.
The neck will be built up (stacked heel), something I haven't tried before.
This morning I cut off the piece that will be the headstock at a 15 degree and glued it back reoriented. Though it was probably unnecessary, I used epoxy.
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
Nice job on the headstock. Glad to see you building.
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MaineGeezer
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
Milling the truss rod slot.xc
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
love my milling machine handy are they not?
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
I know, I'd love to have one. I used Bridgeports a lot when I was a machinist many years ago. So so nice. You can make any tool you want.
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
I'd love to have a Bridgeport, but what I have is certainly sufficient. "Handy" doesn't begin to cover it.
0Here's a photo of the dovetail tenon, which despite careful measurement ended up slightly off center, and a photo of the partially completed headstock with my inlaid lizard logo.
0Here's a photo of the dovetail tenon, which despite careful measurement ended up slightly off center, and a photo of the partially completed headstock with my inlaid lizard logo.
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
love the geko
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
Sanding a 16" radius into a fingerboard. This gets a bit tedious. If I didn't already have the blank, I'd order one from LMI, pay an extra seven bucks, and have them do it.,
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Re: Porr Orford Cedar OM
I've only done one 16" radius fretboard, in ebony and didn't find it tedious at all. I think I started with 60 grit and worked my way up through the grits in no time. Peel and stick paper works great.