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The Abalone Pearl logo gets cut out using a tiny metal cutting blade
held in a jeweler's saw frame. |
I have good eyes, but the close work necessitates the use of a magnifier
to help along! |
Kinda small, ain't it? |
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All cut! |
This home made router base and a common Dremel tool with a dental bit will
be used to route out the cavity into which the abalone logo will be set.
Once set into place, a bit of filler will be used, and everything filed
flush. |
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The end result! |
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For an optional torch inlay... |
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| A torch cut from some very colorful
abalone. |
And inlayed into the ebony headplate |
The fret wire comes in straight lengths,
so I made this little jig to put a curve to it. |
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The wire is cut, and kept in order in this
little holder.... |
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| Because the fret wire isn't a perfect "T"
shape, we need to add a slight chamfer to the fret slots. |
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Here, and in the next couple of shots, I'm
trying to show the under cut of the fret tang, that needs to be done to
go over the binding. |
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| Ah! Here we go! Now we can finally see the
under cut of the tang..... |
And here we are, fretted and ready for final carving. |
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And my tool of choice for the fine,
delicate art of neck carving is..... a chain saw wheel! Also known as a
"Lancelot", this little device is deadly, but it can remove wood at an
astounding rate! |
The neck is held in this jigs while
carving..... |
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