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The binding is still being glued up.
More work on the headstock
I've had several people mention that I seem to have a lot of clamps.
Any woodworker will tell you that there's no such thing as "Enough Clamps"
But I thought I'd share the clamp stand that I made. It's on wheels so I can
move it around the shop and the base is weighted with several bricks so it won't
tip over. Here's one side:
And here's the other side
I can't have enough clamps. There's still room in the clamp stand!
OK, so let's get back to the binding. First, the clamps and tape come off of the bottom.
It looks messy right now, but it will turn out nice.
Using a scraper I scrape a bit of the binding to see how the black-white-black
lines came out. I havn't scraped all the way to the purpleheart yet which is why
you can still see a bit of glue. But the lines look pretty sharp.
So I flip the instrument over and do the first edge on the top.
While that glue is drying I spend some time with small drum sanders on my drill
press to smooth out the inside of the headstock.
I'm trying to blend the Bocote into the purpleheart with a nice, smooth transistion.
Before I call it a night I put a couple coats of shellac on the fretboard.
This will protect the fretboard and make the color match the body.
If I try to put the finish on after I install the frets then the shellac will
pool up against the frets. I want the finish to be smooth.
And that's it for tonight. I'll keep building and keep posting photos.