Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-30-2017, 03:35 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-30-2017, 11:37 AM
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No polishes
Do not use any polishes. Naptha or soap and water. If you get polish in the wood, finish will never stick to it in the future and can also start to lift the finish where it meets bare wood. Be...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-28-2017, 06:00 PM
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Polish does not replace worn finish. Polishing...
Polish does not replace worn finish. Polishing worn areas next to finished areas can creep under the wood and lift the finish. You can try some varnish in the wood and seal it in some way. A full...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-20-2017, 04:01 PM
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Here, we spot glue the nut in with Elmers white...
Here, we spot glue the nut in with Elmers white School Glue. Easy to take off if needed. Also, after WE polish the nut by hand, we spray it with can lacquer or acrylic. This helps prevent oxidation...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-19-2017, 04:05 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-19-2017, 02:22 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-19-2017, 01:22 PM
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shim
It looks like someone shimmied the nut from that first pic and not how we make things here. The Nut should be seated all the way down to the wood. Possibly he last player had a heavy touch and wanted...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-12-2017, 02:02 PM
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
03-11-2017, 02:30 PM
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