Gluing more blocks

October 19 2011, 6:05 AM  by Shawn Hoover

After ten days of social engagements and work travel, I am back in the shop. Last night I glued seven Koa rim cap segments. The next step is to make the eighth a perfect fit. You can barely see my pre-hiatus progress: gluing maple and black fiber trim lines on the bottom of the rim. They'll look much sharper once sanded flush and set against the cap.

There's also a shot of my rigged disc sander table, since the table is missing from my grandpa's sander. I used it to joint the cap blocks. It helps.

Lastly, enjoy another shot of the neck. I am cautiously removing material from the misaligned pieces, so the lamination plies are starting to pop.

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  • Oct 19 2011, 6:49 AM
    Nicholas Hendrix responded:
    That neck looks awesome! Not as awesome as your sander table, but still pretty good.

  • Oct 19 2011, 8:55 AM
    Shawn Hoover responded:
    Thank you, sir. Once I'm in the black at the end of 2013, I'll look into a new sander.