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    Re: Buff polymerized tung oil?

    I was hoping it would buff up like a harder varnish but, given your experience, I think I’ll leave it as is. I do like the semi-gloss look of the cured polymerized tung oil. I hope the 8 coats I put...
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    Buff polymerized tung oil?

    Finally finished the Stewmac F5 kit for my first build. Decided on a natural finish and used several coats of Lee Valley high gloss polymerized tung oil that has cured for several months. I like the...
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    Re: Fitting neck on Stewmac F5 kit

    Thanks, John. I appreciate your help. Nearly every post I’ve read on this forum has a thoughtful, often long and detailed, response by you. Makes me wonder how you find time to build and repair...
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    Re: Fitting neck on Stewmac F5 kit

    Making the neck heel extension is proving to be more challenging than I expected. I’m assuming the extension piece will need a dovetail, correct? Cutting that precisely has been difficult for me, and...
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    Re: Fitting neck on Stewmac F5 kit

    Thanks to all for your advice. Looks like I’ll need to find some scrap maple and make my first attempt at using hot hide glue.
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    Re: Fitting neck on Stewmac F5 kit

    Thanks for your response, Sunburst.

    If I glue an extension on the heel, how much does that compromise the strength of the dovetail joint? Is there a way to reinforce the glued extension (dowel,...
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    Fitting neck on Stewmac F5 kit

    Hello. I’m building my first mandolin with Stewmac’s F5 kit, using the video created by Don McRostie. I thought I followed Don’s instructions carefully in measuring neck fit. I also used the Siminoff...
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    Re: Recurve too thin?

    FYI: Looking for more info on recurve thickness I came across this interview with Michael Heiden. In response to Question #7 he says that with Adirondack spruce he shoots for .075” at the recurve and...
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    Re: Recurve too thin?

    Yes, got the decimal point wrong. It’s between .092” and .096”(2.34 to 2.44mm). Center is at .25”. Remeasured the thin area; it’s about 3” of the recurve. Would it be useful to build up the area with...
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    Recurve too thin?

    Hello.
    I’m graduating the spruce top on a stewmac f5 mandolin kit; my first build. I had no problem creating the recurve on the outside, but have shaved an area too thin when graduating the...
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    Re: The Obvious 12/26 Question

    Got a Kentucky KM252 from my wife. She’s a beauty. (And my wife is too.)
    Need to learn how to play. The mandolin.
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