The main bevel is off the Tormek. That surface has been undisturbed long enough for a little tarnish to form. I can hone the micro-bevel quite a few times before having to grind the main bevel again....
The main bevel is off the Tormek. That surface has been undisturbed long enough for a little tarnish to form. I can hone the micro-bevel quite a few times before having to grind the main bevel again....
Not sure the fascination with "thickness sanders". Yes would be nice I guess, but I don't see too many people using a router sled. Easily made and will make sides absolutely parallel if needs be. ...
What does this mean?
Yes, using just one finger is preferable, but let me point to you out that many people with slender fingertips (esp. women and men with small hands) are not physically capable of doing this on the...
https://youtu.be/H0rc7OE5eKA
Hmm. I guess if you can't see the first clip you probably can't see this one either. Oh well. It's good.
I've never been a fan of the Milk Carton Kids, as I just...
The Mandolin Cafe has posted the following news release:
The Caleb Klauder Interview
Mandolin, fiddle, guitar player and vocalist Caleb Klauder serves as front man for the popular old-time group...
That piece is far too beautiful to give up on and those "flaws" are really pretty insignificant. They tell part of the life story of the tree that provided the wood, and hence part of the life story...
I regularly play detailed solos using notes/frets on the Florida section of the fingerboard, so it wouldn't make sense to scoop it for me!!! -JUST KIDDING!! I had a Loar 700, Robert Fear scooped out...
It's tough to say exactly what you need to do to achieve that goal without seeing you play. The style starts (and ends) with the right hand, for sure, so you're on the right track there. The loose...
Here's some views of three plates.
The first(top) photo in each set is my current build and it's the current profile I've settled on which gives me the deflection/thickness ratio I want.
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Here's a fun one... spruce over birdseye with buckeye details.
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