One thing I'm considering Corian-wise is contacting a local kitchen counter fabrication shop. I bet they throw away in a day enough scraps to make a few dozen CBG nuts.
Very nice work. And thanks for the Corian explanation. I'd heard how easy it was to work with, but I wasn't sure how to go about it. I didn't know that about Staron, either. I passed up lots of that, because it wasn't Corian....
"Corian" is Dupont's brand name for the high density plastic they developed decades ago. Its used quite a bit for high-end kitchen and bathroom counter tops. Its dense and durable like marble or granite, but easy to work with a file, and comes in a rainbow of colors. The big box hardware stores around here give away samples in 2" squares about 1/2" thick. I cut them down with a hacksaw, then shape them with files.
At least here in the USA Dupont no longer holds the patent and many other companies make their own versions. But, "Corian" has more or less stuck as the generic name, regardless of who makes it (Samsung markets it here as "Staron").
The fingerboard is cut from teh neck stock, ebonized and fretted, then glued back on right where it came off. But, thats turning out to be a pointless gimmick - you can't really tell unless you look *really* closely.
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One thing I'm considering Corian-wise is contacting a local kitchen counter fabrication shop. I bet they throw away in a day enough scraps to make a few dozen CBG nuts.
"Corian" is Dupont's brand name for the high density plastic they developed decades ago. Its used quite a bit for high-end kitchen and bathroom counter tops. Its dense and durable like marble or granite, but easy to work with a file, and comes in a rainbow of colors. The big box hardware stores around here give away samples in 2" squares about 1/2" thick. I cut them down with a hacksaw, then shape them with files.
At least here in the USA Dupont no longer holds the patent and many other companies make their own versions. But, "Corian" has more or less stuck as the generic name, regardless of who makes it (Samsung markets it here as "Staron").
The fingerboard is cut from teh neck stock, ebonized and fretted, then glued back on right where it came off. But, thats turning out to be a pointless gimmick - you can't really tell unless you look *really* closely.