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