I glued the bubinga fingerboard to the #bass neck this afternoon. The hard maple neck is reinforced with 2 (probably overkill) carbon fiber rods and a truss rod. Inlays and side markers are Total Boat #epoxy with Black Diamond Pigments for the blue/green color. Now on to the body. #maker #pghmaker #diy #wood #woodworking #clampchamp #bassguitar #luthier #empireofdust

Finished testing toolpaths on the New Perspectives #Bass kit. Only broke two 0.024” carbide end mills dialing in the feeds and speeds. Next up is processing the hardwood for the final version. The body will come out of the slab behind the prototype. #maker #pghmaker #diy #luthier #cnc #cncrouter #xcarve #wood #woodworking #luthier #bassguitar #empireofdust

More testing for the New Perspectives Music #bass kit. I got the toolpaths working to cut the neck on the diagonal on my Inventables 1000mm #xcarve. Test finger board next, then do it all again in good #wood. #maker #pghmaker #diy #woodworking #luthier #cncrouter #bassguitar #gizmosity #empireofdust

Testing toolpaths and feeds & speeds on scrap construction lumber before committing to good material. This bass is based on a design made available by Tim Sway at New Perspectives Music #maker #pghmaker #diy #cnc #cncrouter #xcarve #wood #woodworking #luthier #bass #bassguitar #empireofdust

Although I don’t play, I always wanted to make a guitar. Both kids have guitars, so Bass it is. #maker #pghmaker #diy #luthier #bass #guitar #wood #woodworking #cnc #cncrouter #empireofdust

45 gallons of scraps and offcuts from the last few projects. Going to wait for a little better weather to burn this. Of course I kept too many pieces better than these that’ll go in the next batch.
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#maker #pghmaker #wood #scrap #offcuts #woodworking #woodworker #shopcleanup #empireofdust

A couple of weeks ago I moved a couple of heavy awkward items myself.
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#maker #pghmaker #safe #dynaflow #transmission #Buick #enginecrane #enginecranegang #enginecranesmovetheworld #empireofdust

Last one for 2024: Quick charcuterie board for a last minute hostess gift I made this afternoon from a piece of firewood. Spalted Maple I’d guess. .
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Do people still use the term “hostess gift?”
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#maker #pghmaker #wood #woodworking #charcuterieboard #cuttingboard #happynewyear #empireofdust

The coffee table is working just fine. .
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#maker #pghmaker #helloimakeis #wood #coffee #coffeetable #puzzle #woodworking #empireofdust

First coats of Total Boat Halcyon on the #coffeetable. I’m planning 2 coats of amber gloss followed by a coat or 2 of clear satin. Water based, easy to apply, and looks great so far.
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#maker #pghmaker #diy #wood #woodworking #varnish #finishing #coffee #furniture #empireofdust

Trimming the #coffeetable top with the @festool track saw. .
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#maker #pghmaker #walnut #wood #woodworking #furniture #saw #tracksaw #festool #empireofdust

First glue up of the coffee table top. I’m doing it in 2 stages because I was a little worried about the Titebond ll Dark starting to setup as I fumbled with such a big (44” square) glue up. Shout out to the Rockler glue roller and the Bessy and Jorgensen parallel clamps and me for building an oversized outfeed/assembly table.
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#maker #pghmaker #helloimakeis #wood #coffeetable #walnut #glue #clamp #woodworking #empireofdust

I’ve been 3D printing since 2013 with a MakerGear M2 fused filament printer, and am truly amazed at what the AnyCubic mono 4k at $189 can do. These are right out of the box, no tuning. The print quality is mind boggling.
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#maker #pghmaker #diy #makerverse #helloimakeis #resin #SLA #3Dprinting #3DPPgh #empireofdust

I finally got around to making drawers for a bench I made a few years ago from a reclaimed door I got at Construction Junction (an architectural salvage & reuse nonprofit here in #Pittsburgh ) and some square steel tubing. The drawers are simple plywood and pocket hole joinery draw fronts are cherry, and the pulls were from someone running a brushing scam. I only have 18 more to use.
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#maker #pghmaker #diy #makerverse #helloimakeis #wood #woodworking #steel #welding #reuse #empireofdust

More #introduction content. Here are a few examples of some of my CNC work. The @makemagazine Makey is painted MDF as are the others. Empire Of Dust is how I refer to my shop with apologies to YouTuber AvE. The @NASA Apollo 11 plaque was made in honor of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. The Once on This Island sign was made for my kid who had a nice role in a summer camp production.
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#maker #pghmaker #diy #helloimakeis #woodworking #wood #xcarve #cnc #cncrouter #empireofdust