Ouch!
Do I smell a”factory second”?
......the other breaks happened when it hit the wall
Very creative, Timbuck. Do you resaw by hand or by machine? I'm asking because I purchased a Redwood billet for the top on my upcoming Tenor Guitar build. The board is wider than the resawing capacity of my bandsaw, so hand cutting is my only option. I have a nice German made hand ripsaw, and I have resawed small stuff with it, but it is laborious. I found instructions on how to make a frame saw, and I'm wondering if that is a better option.
Thanks much.Have a look here at Svens website..He knows all about frame sawing and builds some wonderful instruments just with hand tools,
http://argapa.blogspot.com/2018/09/resawing-personal-best.html
I pre-bend my linings on a hot pipe before I fit and glue them in, so that they are a close fit with no stress or springback..but sometimes I get some brittle lengths that break easily while bending, and I've found that they are more plyable if I soak them in hot water first with a little washing up liquid as a wetting agent..This way I seem to get less Breakages.Always impressed with the resourcefulness and determination of y'all!
Ken, on flicker you've a pic of kerfing in a sink. Looks like soapy water? I'm interested in what that's about.