made some quick scales out of guitar pick guard material once but don't see why a scrap of some sort of counter top laminate wouldn't work too. (i still have some of that pick guard material if anyone is interested btw).
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made some quick scales out of guitar pick guard material once but don't see why a scrap of some sort of counter top laminate wouldn't work too. (i still have some of that pick guard material if anyone is interested btw).
Here is one I did from aluminium. The aluminium came from a piece of scrap corner molding.
I am very happy with how they turned out except that the metal is easily scratched.
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I had many comments about hanging them "upside down".
But the friction between the aluminium and steel keeps them closed without extreme motion.
I gave them to my son who still doesn't want to use a straight but maybe I should give them a go and see how my honing was in 2010!:rofl2:
Tim, wordering about the pick guard material. I played guitar years ago and i remember that material being pretty thin. Or is the stuff you have much thicker? You have peaked my curiosity.
There's a company that formulated a similar cellulose material that available a few years back . . .it could be purchased in thicker sheets and many patterns. It was celluloid and rather soft.
I believe that Kirinite has replaced it for other uses. I gave the remainders of mine to an old time guitar repair guy.
~Richard
the pickguard material i have measure at around .100 inch. i think i bought it from Grizzly tools years ago but they don't seem to carry it anymore.
How many Tims are here?