ncfowler Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Back in the shop building Cigar box guitars for the last few weeks, I was working on a neck black walnut center with tiger maple sides, I was running the blanks down to size and the tiger maple had a tear out, this would not be so bad but this was the final pass to make the with of the neck to size, What to do, what to do, trash the neck or try to repair it? I ended up making a router jig to allow me to take down the neck and laminate a new thin stock on the neck, both sides to give it balance look, it turned out fine, down side is I can't sell the guitar, I am going to send it to a friend gift he wanted to buy one from me, He just recover from cancer and I think he would enjoy playing it, Note he has a band and plays lead, We were online friends for a long time, never saw him play but have all his cd's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Such language! Figured maple hates woodworkers. I just did a curly maple box for a friend, and had to re mill 3 pieces due to tearout. But the end result is worth the agrivation......sometimes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Shelix heads, spiral router bits, high angle planes - all dangerously sharp - are your friends. And your best friend is a drum sander. Otherwise, yeah...tearout is a royal PITA. Invest in tools and sharpiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 If you didn't already do this. Maybe next time try routing in small passes and running it backwards with the spin of the bit. Make the finally pass light, against the rotation. Never had the pleasure to use this http://shop.wnwoodworkingschool.com/Big-Daddy-Pattern-Bit-Big-Daddy-Pattern-Bit.htm I bet this would help with tear out too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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