Archive for the ‘Disasters’ Category

Sometimes building a Guitar seems to me to be a series of leapfrogging from one “Disaster” to another. Notwithstanding that I try to build by my Motto ”Measure Twice cut Once”,which really means “THINK ,THINK, THINK”, there are the occasional MISTAKES that you have no control over and will happen in any event. Just such a tale I will recount, because the consequences could so nearly have resulted in my whole shop burning down, with hugh property losses,... Read More

Of late I have been using a Vacuum Cabinet to Glue joints, fretboards, braces and various other joins where the Cabinet is the appropriate medium to use. I learnt dramatically what can happen if the piece that is being joined is not braced properly.     in the Pictures associated with this post  you can see what happened to a neck and an inappropriately supported jig, if proper care is not taken to brace the neck and it’s jig. The forces at work in the Vacuum Cabinet snapped this neck... Read More