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Author:  Bob Steidl [ Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:37 pm ]
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All this talk about making notches for braces... I had to do tonight, so I thought I'd post a few pics.

I followed the method Cumpiano describes on the very first guitar I ever made and I knew there had to be a better way--that was awful.

So here it is, pretty simple.



A laminate trimmer with 1/8" downshear bit stuck on a long board. The board is longish so I can lay it across the rims to follow the trajectory of the brace.



Last picture shows the finished back braces installed and a notch in the linigs up on top. I don't bust through the sides because I find it helps to locate the top a bit for more easily for gluing.




Author:  Jeff Doty [ Wed Mar 30, 2005 2:42 pm ]
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Bob,

Cool! Simple, and effective.   

Thank you.

Jeff
Author:  Bob Steidl [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:11 am ]
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Jeff, my pleasure. Cutting notches now takes me about 15 minutes.
Author:  Dickey [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:47 am ]
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Bob, please explain how you get the braces to the precise size to fit in there. TIA?
Author:  Bob Steidl [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:25 am ]
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I align the plates and tape them firmly in place. I then use an exacto knife to mark the rims by lightly pressing the blade against the brace and making a single cut onto the top of the rim.

Once the brace locations are all marked on the rims, I flip over the mold and mark the braces with a pencil line against the linings.

I then pull off the tape and make a new mark 3/16" beyond the pencil mark which is my cut line. I then pare the end of every brace to 0.100" which is the depth at which I set the router bit.

Back to the rims. I place a straight edge across the rims that follows the path of the brace to make my pencil marks. I then mark them in such a way that I always "take" the pencil line with the router.

You can either either always "leave" the line or "take" the line, but you gotta pick one!

Hope that's clear.

Author:  Roy O [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:33 am ]
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Bob, Thanks! Your pictures and explanation are much appreciated.
Author:  Michael Dale Payne [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:44 am ]
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Bob I do just about exact the same but I clear cut the though the sides and cut the braces flush with the router after gule-up and before routing for binding.
Author:  Wade Sylvester [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:14 am ]
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This is great Bob,
I just happen to be at this stage with a build and this technique is a good one to know.
Thanks for the great pics.

Wade
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