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lumberjim · 04-06-2019, 02:04 AM

Fret slotting jig arrived today

I practiced on a piece of hard wood flooring that I planed down. I've decided not to use it though. It's just too fucking hard. It's Ipe. Brazilian walnut. So dense it doesn't float. I calculated 74lbs per ft cu. After I wore my shoulder out sawing the slots, I found out it doesn't glue for shit. Good practice though.
The jig is cool

I got 24.75 and 25.5 scale side panels. Now I can say I've done the thing I didn't do on the first one.

04-06-2019, 02:04 AM	#605
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Fret slotting jig arrived today I practiced on a piece of hard wood flooring that I planed down. I've decided not to use it though. It's just too fucking hard. It's Ipe. Brazilian walnut. So dense it doesn't float. I calculated 74lbs per ft cu. After I wore my shoulder out sawing the slots, I found out it doesn't glue for shit. Good practice though. The jig is cool I got 24.75 and 25.5 scale side panels. Now I can say I've done the thing I didn't do on the first one. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan