Me Too .....When I first started building Pete Howlett told me, that when a buyer views a piece of hand made furniture he stands back to admire it..but when he buys a uke or guitar he holds it up at nose length and scrutinises it.I think every single instrument that I've ever made has had some type of 'repair', however insignificant.
Me Too .....When I first started building Pete Howlett told me, that when a buyer views a piece of hand made furniture he stands back to admire it..but when he buys a uke or guitar he holds it up at nose length and scrutinises it.
I'm thinking of getting out my Toolroom microscope so I can see what i'm doing....scrape away a small area of shellac, cut a channel .5mm wide where the black should be, glue in a tiny piece of black plastic and scrape level ..and then apply a few drops of shellac on top..give it to Mrs Timbuck and run away and hide for the next couple of hours while she sorts it outOut of curiosity, what approach would you take to fix it? a sharp xacto, careful cutting and a black burn in stick?
That sounds like a reasonable plan to me. I vote you hide at the pub.I'm thinking of getting out my Toolroom microscope so I can see what i'm doing....scrape away a small area of shellac, cut a channel .5mm wide where the black should be, glue in a tiny piece of black plastic and scrape level ..and then apply a few drops of shellac on top..give it to Mrs Timbuck and run away and hide for the next couple of hours while she sorts it out
Well Mrs Timbuck has given me the uke back again..It dosn't look too bad now..cost of repair..materials = 20 pence...labour = £950