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Embarrassing Moments in Lutherie

1985
AL#1 p.53               
Carl McFarland                                                                                           

▪ McFarland drilled up through the face of a finished tamburah when drilling holes for string anchors in the tail area of the sides.

Curve Cutting Bandsaw Fence Part Two

1983
DS#240   LT p.90            
Carl McFarland                                                                                           

▪ Set up a bandsaw fence formed of two boards at a shallow angle and the apex at the blade. Run a board through the saw such that each end of the board touches it’s half of the fence at all times. You get a nice smooth curve. McFarland explains why it works.