Building a better world, uke by uke.
This is my building diary. I build ukuleles in my apartment workshop. I try to label the posts, so if you're interested in anything in particular you might find it by clicking the labels.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Planing sides, super tip of the day
I'm getting along better and better with my block planes. On pic is a low angle Stanley block plane. And the tip: when planing for example sides that are bookmatched, turn one of them around (horizontally) instead of "seeing the bookmatch". This way you avoid tear-out on one of the halves. And check thickness often.
A bit. It's harder to bookmatch really thin top halves, but since thinning without a drum sander in perfect condition you want to resaw the wood really careful to 2mm maximum. Then you can sand by hand after joining!
noddy question... do you thin before gluing the bookmatch?
ReplyDeleteA bit. It's harder to bookmatch really thin top halves, but since thinning without a drum sander in perfect condition you want to resaw the wood really careful to 2mm maximum. Then you can sand by hand after joining!
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