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bcombs510
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My next uke will be a custom shaped baritone inspired by the Gibson L1 shape. I have the molds and spreaders ready to go. Should be fun!

I ripped off the LMI design for the outside mold.

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Looks cool. Good luck. What woods are you using??


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Looks impressive. Keep us informed.

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edstrummer wrote:
Looks cool. Good luck. What woods are you using??


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Good question. I have a thought about mahogany and spruce combo given the L1 influence.

I also have a neat set of Koa that has some sapwood on the back that is big enough.

Any recommendations?


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That will be a cool joe!

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Looking forward to seeing this one. Nice shape.

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Koa would be pretty awesome!!!


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Very nice! CNC sure makes it nice for cutting jigs and fixtures like those that actually match up perfectly in shape.

I'd second the vote for koa....

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Very nice! CNC sure makes it nice for cutting jigs and fixtures like those that actually match up perfectly in shape.

I'd second the vote for koa....

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Indeed. It scratches the part of my brain that wants everything to nest together perfectly. The side bending form is -.082 to account for the slat and side thickness (I bend with blanket on top) and then the lining bending form is -.262 to account for the lining thickness (.180) plus the side and slat (.082). Russian nesting dolls. :)

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Russian nesting dolls. Ha! For me, CNC was sort of the logical outcome of my life in IT/Electronics/Motion Control Systems/Woodworking/Instrument making. Combines my inner geek with my other interests and/or talents. At first, I felt a little guilty at having yet another computer located in my shop. I got over it. My shop PC still runs stripped down XP completely off line. I do have a nice industrial touch screen monitor to control the CNC though (UCCNC). I still do my instrument building using mostly hand tools, but I rough out archtops using CNC instead of router jigs nowadays as well as slotting/arching/scalloping fretboards. Jigs and fixtures too.

The handwork is still the most satisfying, but since I've retired I still like to keep my geek skills up to speed too.

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