| I use a Marlin Duplicator available from terrco,
inc. At the bottom of the picture is a hand carved top, and at the top,
what will end up being a duplicate that will become my master plate for
future guitars. |
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| This shot shows the process just underway. This
creates a tremendous amount of dust, and I'm afraid my dust collector
helps very little, as the router spits out dust in all directions |
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| Here's a shot of the form for the top roughed
out. I'll sand this smooth, and then fiberglass it for durability. |
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| Here's another shot showing the master and the
copy. This took about an hour and a half, which is longer than I
expected when I bought the machine, but far less than it takes to do this
by hand, and it's a perfect copy, allowing me easier consistency. |
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