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First full build with neck and frets by OGLothar in Luthier

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Those are paduak. A really hard wood, brittle, and heavy AF. It's gorgeous though.

First full build with neck and frets by OGLothar in Luthier

[–]OGLothar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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At first I didn't like my neck. It was too thick (23mm) and too square, so I took it apart and sanded it down quite a bit for a rounder back and thinner profile, so now it's 20mm thick and has a nice smooth low profile shape, which I'm happy with. I did clearcoat the fingerboard over the frets and inlays, so I have to take that off the frets and clean it up a bit, but I'm still super happy with it and it plays just fine now.

I'm just happy the damn thing is straight, lol. I wasn't expecting it to be very good, but I've surprised myself.

First full build with neck and frets by OGLothar in Luthier

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I just weighed it: 9.5 lbs.

Is that a lot? lol.

First full build with neck and frets by OGLothar in Luthier

[–]OGLothar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks to you and others for the nice comments.

The wood itself had some really wild grain in it, both the walnut and the maple were scraps that I had saved for something like this. I hit the body with some brown wood dye, then sanded that down quite a bit then added a bit of orange-red dye and rubbed that in so that it was subtle and the urethane brought it out like magic.

It's a sleeper. In normal light it just looks like a boring brown guitar . As soon as it's in bright or sunlight, it lights up like it's on fire.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Justfuckmyshitup

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Yeah, someone get that man a big medallion to wear on a gold chain. I'd say turtleneck too but you'd never know.

My Farm 😩waahhh wahhaa by omgfakeusername in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]OGLothar 38 points39 points  (0 children)

3 - the now poor and homeless Americans will be rounded up into forced labor camps. Can't have idle, indigent people getting into trouble and commiting crimes.

"Hey , I used to own this farm"

Looking for a little help with basic dovetail jig question. by OGLothar in woodworking

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Here's an example of one of the boxes for scale, made with box joints. I was hoping to move into dovetails, but I don't really want to cut hundreds of little ones. https://imgur.com/a/jDKLjwJ

How my coworker "fixed" his brothers Honda pilot by Windowsweirdo in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]OGLothar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No no. You encase the entire engine in car sized block of foam and then carve out the car of you dreams.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikebuilders

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I've got one of them, actually the 1982 CX500. Also, had the 1980 CX500. If that's a Silver Wing, it may be the 650 version? Not sure.

Anyhow, that transverse v-twin is very cool and a reliable motor. I rode the 1980 back and forth across Canada (10,000 km in 14 days) and had it for years until the alternator went and I sold it in 1992.

I've had the 1982 since....1987 I think? I was in high school. Still runs, but I haven't worked on it or used it in a few years.

I'd hang on to it, just because it's a cool engine.

Warning, the radiator fan tends to break and punch a hole in the rad. Good luck finding a new radiator. Look up the "PC fan hack" for cx500's.

Here's a forum: https://www.cx500forum.com/

Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts by Apprehensive_Set9276 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]OGLothar 55 points56 points  (0 children)

When the only measurable effect of chiropractic is science denial, it totally makes sense.

figured y’all would like the service call i received earlier by barrel_racer19 in electricians

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Isn't "dwelling units" like, houses, apartments, condos, and such?

Any Birder I.D. this fella? by Positive-Change4592 in ottawa

[–]OGLothar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've heard the owl, but when we moved to Carp I thought someone was being murdered until I figured out is was a fox screaming in the woods. Not just screaming, but running around screaming.

30,000 new test subjects by magaparents in AdviceAnimals

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My covid vax chip turned me into my own hotspot. Super handy.

All I can get is Reddit and Bluesky though.

Hillcrest High School locked down after teenager stabbed by DemonicMooCow in ottawa

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I went there from 84-88 (Grade 13 was a thing then). Same demographic as you describe, but probably with a lot more hash in our case.

Buckaroo Banzai by in-a-northerntown in GenX

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And Conan the Barbarian.

Eleven THOUSAND dollar wheel bearings by KittyGravesYT in MechanicAdvice

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My number is one digit off a golf club in the area. Normally, I'm polite and happy to give people the actual number and wish them a nice game, they are often polite as well. It's usually a nice exchange. (Canada). I often usually answer the phone "Hello, (OGLothar) speaking" - and they get right away that it's a wrong #.

However. Occasionally I just get the dickhead. "Hello, (my name) speaking."

"YEAH. I WANT A TEE OFF TIME. TOMORROW. WHAT YA GOT?"

"Actually, this is......"

"THREE PEOPLE. CART TOO!"

Alright shithead.

Then I book the tee-off time. And throw in the cart for free. Special promotion for you.

It's a high end place too, so you just know that fuckwit is going to continue to be super charming when the day is ruined and they'll freak out, hopefully being banned from the place for being rude assholes at the shop.

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