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AT LAST- BACK TO WORK

11/28/2018

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Thanksgiving took it's toll on workshop time.  Four days in Seattle and San Juan Island,  Then a two hour Tuesday history lecture to prepare for and finally today I was able to spend the afternoon in the workshop.
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I drew out the neck shapes and cut them on the bandsaw.
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Next, I plotted out the shape of the heel and the location of the cuts for insertion of the sides.

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Back to the bandsaw to cut those grooves.
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And now it is time for the artistic part, the carving of the neck.  First the spokeshave.
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Then the rasp and the old English chisel.
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And once it is roughly carved it is time to hog out the slot to accept the soundboard.  Be careful to perfectly match the thickness of the soundboard.
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This is done by repeated passes over the saw using this saw sled. A very handy jig.
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Clean this up with the old J.D.Kier chisel bought many years ago in England.  J.D.'s name stamped on the handle.  A wonderful tool of Sheffield steel.  Every time I use it I think of J.D. whoever he was, who would be happy to know his tool is still cherished and used.
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And now the necks are ready to be fitted to the soundboards.  That will happen tomorrow.  Wonderful to be back in the workshop after a six day hiatus.
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