Well I havent posted thread in a while - been busy -
While I definitely want to show off the sweet new wood (and a few swap meet items I suppose)
but Im waiting for one more parcel en route so I can do it all at once,
I picked up my dust collector on the weekend,
{which has been paid for, and on order for a month plus
) and while it is a modest 1hp, I must say....... for my modest shop I dont HOW I lived without one for this long - man cleanup is a snap!
And not getting the lionshare of dust and chips in the face is a nice touch!
I just have to design a little conduit system around the perimeter of the shop, setup some outlets, and get some attachments and adapters now.
I did however finish the main components on my FW binding jig today so I thought Id throw a couple pics of it up - hooray looks cool - Im really grateful someone designed this badboy.
This is the first time Ive worked with aluminum in a jig and I have to say that I may consider it for more parts, now that I know how easy it is to work,
I know ppl said baltic birch was overkill but I had plenty around and I figure this is something I want to last so I hacked it up..
as I said aluminum parts in the parallelogram and maple was the hardwood used throughout where it was specified... I angled the guitar rests slightly downward to try and match the curvature of a top or back, {they are glued up with cork right now....} then its on to attach the rests and lifts to the base...
Im pretty much set on the bosch colt for a lam trimmer, but if someone had other suggestions and reasons to go another way Id consider another model or brand. Im gonna wait until I get the actual model before I put the trimmer rest on the design..
Well here goes - Thanks to Hesh for the plans
and Ive already found a new home for them, so away they go! 
enough blabbing already...heres
ole dusty springfield
ole bindy
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Charliewood
(LOL]
