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Tutorial on Rewiring 2-wire Humbuckers to 4 + Shield

Posted on April 2, 2017 by admin

Click Here for Tutorial The mounts shown are 1/8″ thick Brazilian Cherry, sized to cover the holes in a pick guard made for full size humbuckers.

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Knobs 281, 285, 286 & 287, Cali “Fossilized” Bamboo

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 281, 285, 286 & 287 These knobs were made from Cali™ “Fossilized” Bamboo, product 759153 (blond or natural) and product 759154, heated to a caramel color.  Bamboo is not wood, but grass.  In this product, strands of bamboo are … Continue reading →

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Knobs 282, 284 & 284, Brazilian Cherry and African Bubinga

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 282, 283 & 284 These knobs are all ¼” horizontal grain Bubinga (African Rosewood) glued to ¾” vertical grain Brazilian Cherry, cut from the same block as knobs 277, 278 & 279.  The end grain of Brazilian Cherry (top … Continue reading →

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Knob 280, African Padauk and Yellowheart

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knob 280 This knob, about 0.881” tall by 0.923”D, is cut from ¼” vertical grain Yellowheart glued to ¾” horizontal grain Padauk.  Both have strong iridescence, but since the Yellowheart shows mostly end grain in this knob, cut to mimic … Continue reading →

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Knobs 275 & 276, Acrylic Paint on Unknown White Wood

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

Knobs 275 & 276 These knobs were cut from a board of unknown white wood from baby’s crib, salvaged by dumpster-diving.  After turning on a lathe, they were painted with water-based acrylic paint, starting with a base of metallic silver.  … Continue reading →

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Knobs on Hand, March 2017

Posted on March 10, 2017 by admin

Custom wood knobs made are now up to s/n 280.  Some failed; some are still lost in storage; some have been given to friends; several of the last have not yet been documented.  These are the knobs on hand.  The … Continue reading →

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Knobs 127, 131 & 132, Refinished Wenge

Posted on March 8, 2017 by admin

These knobs, made of horizontal grain Wenge and finished with Minwax Polycrylic, clear & glossy water-based acrylic finish, have 6 mm pot shaft holes with nut clearance bells, and #5-40 x 3/16” set screws.  They run from 0.841” to 0.869” … Continue reading →

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Knobs 277, 278 & 279, Brazilian Cherry & Bubinga

Posted on March 4, 2017 by admin

  These knobs are all ¼” horizontal grain Bubinga (African Rosewood) glued to ¾” vertical grain Brazilian Cherry.  The end grain of Brazilian Cherry (top of knobs) looks like brown pinstripe.  The pale red Bubinga has iridescence.  All have #5-40 … Continue reading →

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Drilling Jig for Guitar Knobs

Posted on December 27, 2016 by admin

Before a better method was developed, as many as 240 guitar knobs were made with a ¼-20 threaded hole where the shaft hole would be.  The inside diameter of that hole is less than either 6mm or ¼ inch, and … Continue reading →

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Knobs 273 & 274 – Yellowheart & Bloodwood

Posted on December 3, 2016 by admin

Knobs 273 & 274 are the last 2 of 8 knobs made from a ¾” by 4” board of Yellowheart, glued to a ¼” by 1.5 “ stick of Bloodwood , and split in half along the 4″ direction.  Those … Continue reading →

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