Rim, Back Brace, Go-Bar Deck, and Obon!!!

Monday, July 14, 2008:

I have kind of a hodge-podge of stuff to show you from the last three days.

Saturday morning I first carved that top back brace:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then I did the final sanding of the rim in the radius dishes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDEX:

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  1. A Little Detour....A Tour of My Workroom!!!
  2. Joining the Top
  3. Starting to Bend
  4. Bending, Day 2
  5. Bending, Day 3
  6. Neck Block, Center Strip, Cutaway!
  7. Bracing the Back, Gluing in the Blocks
  8. Shape Back Braces, Glue Neck Block, Make Spreaders
  9. Spreader, Rim, Kerfing
  10. Rim-Sanding, Brace-Shaping, Go-Bar Modification, & Obon!!!
  11. Side Strips & Rosette
  12. Beginning the Top Bracing
  13. Bracing, Continued...
  14. Gluing the Back
  15. Gluing the Top
  16. Trimming the Overhang
  17. Routing for Binding : Day 1
  18. Routing for Binding : Day 2
  19. Fitting & Gluing the Bindings
  20. The Soundbox is Done!!!
  21. Truss Rod Slot, Peghead Veneer
  22. Peghead, Start Heel
  23. Threaded Inserts, Neck Trimmed
  24. Fitting the Neck!!!
  25. Truss Rod Cavity, Heel Cap, Fingerboard Trimmed
  26. Finishing and Gluing the Fingerboard / Peghead Inlay
  27. Carving the Neck
  28. I Feel Good....The Basic Building is Done!!! (Now on to the Finishing....)
  29. Pore-Filling
  30. Sealing
  31. Finish Coats
  32. Finishing the Finish!!!
  33. Gluing the Bridge
  34. It's All Done!!!

 

Later, I went to the annual Obon festival in San Jose with my mother and sister. Here's a really short video (taken with my digital camera, not my camcorder — it's so short because I didn't quite know what I was doing and whether it was working or not!) of a portion of the Taiko performance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a photo of another performance; I was trying to catch the two drummers in mid-air, and I succeeded!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, here's the best part.....Today, I made a super-neat modification to my go-bar deck. Check it out!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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