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    but the bevel gets bigger towards the end, it'll be hard to control the depth by freehand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by macaroni View Post
    but the bevel gets bigger towards the end, it'll be hard to control the depth by freehand.
    Yeah. That's why I reckon your best shot is to do all the beveling by hand. I know exactly how the bevels on a V look, and I think by hand is easier unless you can be bothered going to the effort of making a jig or template to taper the bevel wider at one point and finer at another.

    A hand plane would be my first choice. Mark out the lines of your bevel on the wood first, and you shouldn't be able to go too far wrong. Give it a practice on a scrap and see how it goes.

    I think someone suggested taping a metal ruler or straight edge along the lines of your bevel so you don't go too deep by hand. I think this would be a good idea, so if your not confident, why not give this a go too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hammered View Post
    Yeah. That's why I reckon your best shot is to do all the beveling by hand. I know exactly how the bevels on a V look, and I think by hand is easier unless you can be bothered going to the effort of making a jig or template to taper the bevel wider at one point and finer at another.

    A hand plane would be my first choice. Mark out the lines of your bevel on the wood first, and you shouldn't be able to go too far wrong. Give it a practice on a scrap and see how it goes.

    I think someone suggested taping a metal ruler or straight edge along the lines of your bevel so you don't go too deep by hand. I think this would be a good idea, so if your not confident, why not give this a go too.

    if i understand, you want the bevel to be deeper/wider at one end and shallower at the other? if this is the case you could always cut a long wedge. if you put the wide end of the wedge where you want the smallest bevel and then use a beveling router bit with a bearing running on the wedge you should be set.

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    black_labb, this pic here gives a good indication of a flying v type bevel (obviously the original Gibson style V only had a shallow roundover, no bevels).

    http://www.ranguitars.com/imi/katalog/invader.jpg

    The bevels are painted to contrast the colour of the body, so they are easy to make out.

    They could be done on a router, but I still think a plane would be pretty quick and easy.

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    i went to bunnings today and i was looking at the planes, i saw a #4 for 13 bucks, it was a no brand and i saw a stanley #4 for 98, will the 13 bucks one be ok for the bevelling as well as planing the guitar body? cos 98 bucks is alot.

    or will a $75 black and decker electric plane be ok?

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    Quote Originally Posted by macaroni View Post
    i went to bunnings today and i was looking at the planes, i saw a #4 for 13 bucks, it was a no brand and i saw a stanley #4 for 98, will the 13 bucks one be ok for the bevelling as well as planing the guitar body? cos 98 bucks is alot.

    or will a $75 black and decker electric plane be ok?

    For your use, the cheapo #4 will be fine, though if you wish to make more instruments after your first (i can guarantee you will) the stanley would be best, though look through second hand tool shops before buying new.

    Electric planes, i really wouldn't bother.

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    alrite, oh and i saw 2 stanley #4's, one was a hand plane and one was a bench plane, wats the difference? the bench one was 60 something and #4 as i said, was 98.

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    Macaroni, the $13 one will do what you want for now, so it's probably worth getting that just to do the little work you need to at the moment.

    If you can see the need to be doing more plane work in the future, I would suggest upgrading from a $13 job.

    I don't think you will need an electric plane, and they can be a lot more difficult to use than you'd imagine (it's almost a fine art to not have the plane tear out a double thick slice in the last 20mm of your workpiece. Especially for a begginer). I have one that I use very little, and plan to table mount somehow to use like a mini thicknesser.

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    With a cheap plane it is pretty much mandatory to give the blade a really good sharpen prior to use also, they don't normally come ready to go at that price.

    The other mid way option may be to check out Carba Tec or the like in your area......I bought a No. 4 GROZ brand plane about 6 months ago for about $55 I think.....not as good as a Stanley but not far off and I expect it to last me a lifetime if I look after and maintain it properly. Works a treat also.

    Just a few extra ideas to add to the mix.....I also back Hammered and RG about perhaps steering away from the electric planer....good tool for machining rough sawn wood on a building site, but for fine controlled work such as guitar building, I think it would be a bit of a butcher....good luck with the project.

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    ok thanks guys, just a few last questions, how do you sharpen the blade and what is honing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by macaroni View Post
    ok thanks guys, just a few last questions, how do you sharpen the blade and what is honing?

    I suggest you should have a good read through the "Tool Sharpening" section within the woodwork forums at http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...play.php?f=127

    You will find a lot more comprehensive information about preparing a planer blade there than any of us could type

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    i just came across another thing, which spokeshave would i need out of these http://www.carbatec.com.au/store/ind...h=90_7150_7180 to do a curved bevel?

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    Depends which way you're curving. I presume a concave bevel.

    I'd hit it with a flat blade, then use a french curve scraper or an ibex finger plane.
    All available at Carbatec. Now search away...................

    cheers, Stu

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