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  1. This was an old piece of "hobby" aspen from HD....

    This was an old piece of "hobby" aspen from HD. Plenty of knots and runout. I just grabbed something that was already pretty thin from the pile to test the bender out without having to plane it much.
  2. Thanks! Is your objection to the MDF...

    Thanks! Is your objection to the MDF philosophical? I've been using it a lot lately, to make forms and other stuff in preparation for getting started on the real part of the build. It's not any...
  3. An update: I finished the project over the...

    An update: I finished the project over the weekend, using the 5" diameter dryer vent. Here's a picture, along with a piece of Aspen that I tested it with:

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    The total length of the pipe...
  4. Thanks, Lee. I'm going to make the 5" one this...

    Thanks, Lee. I'm going to make the 5" one this weekend, using the galvanized. I've googled and YouTubed, and there are loads of guys using galvanized for bending irons, boiling troughs, etc. So...
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    I'm certainly not going to try to talk you out of...

    I'm certainly not going to try to talk you out of getting a set of proper bits, but I want to point out that you can use both brad point twist drills and forstner bits with a brace - as well as...
  6. Galvanized dryer vent for DIY side bending iron?

    I've been using an old piece of 2 1/2" black iron pipe clamped in a pipe vise, heated by a hand-held torch for bending, and it works pretty well. But I've been hankering for a larger-diameter (or...
  7. I've bought wood in small quantities from...

    I've bought wood in small quantities from Woodcraft, when they had sales going. The nearest store to me is more than an hour away, so I don't generally do it. George, I know you've made many really...
  8. Hi Richard, I didn't get your PM. I sent you...

    Hi Richard, I didn't get your PM. I sent you one this morning, but I may be having a PM problem. If you didn't get my message, let me know on this thread, and we'll find some other way to connect....
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    My disclaimer is that I haven't read any of the...

    My disclaimer is that I haven't read any of the books you mentioned - most of them didn't exist when I was learning. But I think looking at YouTube videos featuring the authors is probably a good...
  10. Thanks, Howard! - Mike

    Thanks, Howard!
    - Mike
  11. Thanks! I am very familiar with Hiotis - he's...

    Thanks! I am very familiar with Hiotis - he's the father of the "modern" tetraxordio bouzouki, and was a real virtuoso. He more or less invented the modern bouzouki style. I have a tetraxordio...
  12. Finished this last month. It's a Greek Tzouras,...

    Finished this last month. It's a Greek Tzouras, 57cm scale length, bowl carved and hollowed from a slab of "mystery wood", and almost all the rest of it made from scraps and leftovers that were in...
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    General Metalworking Thanks, John - I edited the post to fix the...

    Thanks, John - I edited the post to fix the duplicate picture. The right one should be there now.

    By the way - I didn't use all-thread. I used plain rod, and threaded the last inch or so. (It...
  14. John - I just posted it on the Metalworking...

    John - I just posted it on the Metalworking forum. Hope you find it useful! :)
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    General Metalworking Two-brick mini forge

    The topic of toolmaking came up on the musical instruments forum, and I mentioned the "two brick forge" I had made a while ago. John Jordan asked for pictures and details, so here they are:

    The...
  16. Hi John, Yes, I was really happy that I made...

    Hi John,

    Yes, I was really happy that I made that little forge.

    There are a lot of instructions on the web, some a little different from others, but the basic idea is the same. I can tell you...
  17. Hi Scott, Yes, I do use a lot of scrapers, some...

    Hi Scott, Yes, I do use a lot of scrapers, some stock and some with custom profiles that I've made. I have several very thick ones that I inherited from my uncle - he made them to scrape moldings,...
  18. I've pretty much decided to go with maple for the...

    I've pretty much decided to go with maple for the neck and headstock, and use some scrap rosewood I have for the bridge and pegs. I could probably get by with cherry for the neck - the neck is short...
  19. They look really nice. StewMac's tools are...

    They look really nice. StewMac's tools are pretty drool worthy, but I've never bought any. I've only bought top sets, brace blanks and bindings from them. I usually look at StewMac and LMI's...
  20. Thanks, everyone - great suggestions. I'm...

    Thanks, everyone - great suggestions. I'm basically looking for just a small amount - enough for a neck, headstock, bridge and maybe pegs. I did find some online. Pennsylvania would count as...
  21. Domestic (Northeastern USA) substitute for European Pearwood?

    I'm building a vihuela de mano, and the traditional wood used for several parts (e.g., the neck, bridge, ...) is European Pear. I'm trying to build using local woods (maple and walnut for the body),...
  22. Thanks so much for the responses. I've looked at...

    Thanks so much for the responses. I've looked at some of the rose sites, and looked at pictures (did that before posting my question), but probably need to make my search for "parchment rose". This...
  23. Question about rosette for vihuela de mano

    I completed my last build a few weeks ago (a Greek Tzouras - thanks to all of you who answered my questions as I was getting started!), and have started my new build, which will be an (almost) flat...
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    Thanks for the reply, Chris. I do get what...

    Thanks for the reply, Chris. I do get what you're saying regarding the materials. I located one site in Bulgaria that sells a tzouras, and they gave the size of the bowl on theirs. I get the...
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    Some seemingly strange questions...

    I'm kind of in "analysis paralysis" mode for my next build, and am going around and around trying to decide what to build next. I have some large billets of mystery wood that a friend gave me, that...
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