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1 reason why i had to hurry and enter the Thorsen Side table challenge is because I was working on this project instead. A friend called me and asked if I could make a jig that would hold a guitar why it was being worked on. He did the fret work (scalloping) and then it was time to refinish. Here are before and after pics.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/


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WayneC

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posted 497 days ago

It turned out great Obi. Very nice.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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CharlieM1958

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posted 497 days ago

Great job, Obi. Looking at the before photo, I would have classified that thing as firewood.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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David

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Karson

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posted 497 days ago

Great Job Obi: Did you the restoration or the jig to hold the Guitar?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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mot

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posted 497 days ago

Nice! I have a guitar that needs work. I have the skills to build the jig, not the fretwork. I’ll have to send it away. Nice job, obi!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Obi

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posted 497 days ago

Karson, I did both…except the fretwork

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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Karson

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posted 497 days ago

Thanks Obi. It looks great.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

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TheGravedigger

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posted 496 days ago

Nice work. I’m curious – why did he scallop the fretboard on an acoustic? I’ve seen it done on electrics to improve speed (a la Yingwe Malmsteen), but I’ve never seen it on an acoustic before.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

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scottb

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posted 496 days ago

Maybe he’s going to convert it to an electric, and rock out with his bad self!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Vincent Van Gogh -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Obi

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posted 496 days ago

He scalloped the fretboard because he likes them that way. And since it was his first scalloping, he wanted to practice on a Custom P.O.S.

His next one is the Ibanez that we rebuilt

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

5066 posts in 784 days


posted 496 days ago

Great refinishing job Obi!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Sawhorse

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posted 496 days ago

Nice job, Obi

-- Sawhorse - Sulphur Springs, TX - www.sawhorseworkshop.com

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Bill

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posted 496 days ago

Well done Obi. I guess the guitar shop is on a roll now!

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

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MsDebbieP

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posted 494 days ago

well done!!! Congrats :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Obi

2152 posts in 721 days


posted 494 days ago

We’ve created a Monster. After the fretwork, we decided to replace the face with a 3/16th inch piece of solid Mahogany… pictures to follow.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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surplusdealdude

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posted 493 days ago

looks great!

-- surplusdealdude

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oscorner

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posted 493 days ago

The repair on the finish turned out really nice.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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jockmike2

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posted 491 days ago

Obi, you are one amazing dude, you just opened a cabinet shop and you’re already refinishing guitfiddles. What next, gonna start sellen hunnerd dollar boards? Just kiddin. Beautiful job buddy. I wish I was that versitile. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Obi

2152 posts in 721 days


posted 490 days ago

Hey… that’s a great idea. I noticed that Dennis was looking for a hunnerd dollar piece o’ pine. I got one for ya Dennis. I’ll even ship it to you.

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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