(Originally posted on August 10th, 2013)Got a good start on gluing panels to the fender top. I had to do a couple of miter cut adjustments, but they were minor—no more than a couple millimeters here and there, or a bit of an angle adjustment.
Once I got that taken care of, I dry-fit them to the fender struts, and placed nails in the panels to keep them in place (drilling small holes first as to not split the plywood). Then I clamped them and moved onto the next one, until I ran out of clamps.
These nails acted as guides when I took them off to glue them later. I glued not only the top edge of the panel, but the strut facing it and any adjacent panel sides. Pretty much any surface where the panel touched wood. Then, I hammered the nails in the rest of the way in, and put the clamp back on.
I got that all done in a relatively short amount of time, so I turned my attention to the router. I created a jig out of a spare piece of HDF board, marking spots where the center of the neck rings would be, relative to their inner and outer radii. I measured from the bit, so that I could take into account its width, as well.
I took out a practice piece of 3/4" MDF and screwed the jig onto it. I cut the MDF with several passes, lowering the bit about 1/4" each pass. I think I need to use counter-sunk screws for the jig, since the screws I'm using have a pretty big head on them, which drags across the MDF, scuffing it. Not only that, but it can affect the depth of the bit when one of the screw heads falls off of the MDF as the router is passing over it on its arc. Note the finished edge and the uneven lines.I'll look at some other build diaries and see if I can't figure out a better DIY jig approach. But, I'm still excited at this progress! I couldn't have done it without dad's tools that he brought over!
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