I built this extra-large router table to trim my mold slices flush with the master pattern. It’s basically just a board with a hole in it and a router mounted to the bottom. The whole mess sits on a couple of custom sawhorses that my father-in-law made for me - they fold up […]

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I got all the new acoustic bass’ mold slices bandsawed out today - it’s finally starting to look like a body! Now to trim them clean on the router table and put them all together.

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The new bass design is really big, and it needs a really big mold. Normally I make acoustic guitar molds out of MDF, but with a body this big I decided to do a plywood one. I got this idea when I visited the Taylor factory a few years ago. I […]

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Announcing the new ABG Wiki! It’s brand new and a little rough around the edges, but I hope it will end up being a useful store of information on all things related to Acoustic Bass Guitars.
Know something I don’t? It’s a wiki, so you can edit and add to it yourself. […]

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Well, after much trial-and-error, I’ve decided that the thin laminate I got for the tops of the new ABG’s is too much trouble to reinforce for the backs and sides. So off to the supplier for some .040″ laminate. Upon further reflection, I think the thicker material must be what Martin’s using […]

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