Tacoma guitars with no binding

Selection of materials -- wood -- plastic -- routing the channels etc.
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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by Dave Bagwill » Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:09 pm

Would this be a good way to get a good consistent bevel?
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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by Tim Benware » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:22 am

I don't see why that wouldn't work with the right radius. I just hand sand mine. Here's one of the latest I did.
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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by Dave Bagwill » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:58 am

Looks real good to me. I admit to being a little worried about a router that close to a finished body..
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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by dave d » Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:45 am

I like the look of that a lot too. Really nice Tim.

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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by Tim Benware » Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:03 pm

ddietz wrote:I like the look of that a lot too. Really nice Tim.
Thanks. I've done 4 or 5 that way. Just gently sand a round over on the edge when I'm sanding the box, nothing to it.
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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by ken cierp » Sat Nov 10, 2012 8:30 am

I have used a round over bit (I think its 1/16" radius?) make sure the bit is sharp and make the safety passes just like routing binding channels (helps avoid chip outs) -- also take care so the top under the finger-board edge is not rounded, there you want the nice sharp corners.

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Re: Tacoma guitars with no binding

Post by Dave Bagwill » Sat Nov 10, 2012 12:46 pm

Is there a hand tool with that same radius that would do the job? Not that I'm afraid of chip-out - heck no, it's......my wife, who likes to watch me work...yeah it's her I'm thinking about
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