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Quick bridges

Posted by Michael Fred Johnson on October 22, 2016 at 8:04am

Spend an afternoon making these bridges,better than using a bolt

1.The day before glue up a sandwich.These are 1/8" thick and 40mm. wide for 20mm. high bridges.The filling is 6mm. narrower

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2.Mark out as shown9353891480?profile=original

3.Using a 16mm. brad point bit drill until the point of the bit just comes through the under side,invert and drill through

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4.Cut down the centre line and remove waste

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5.Cut into lengths....lots of bridges

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6.Bevel,radius or scallop the corners,sand varnish and add a saddle

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  • Jerry Jordan May 11, 2017 at 7:15am

    Thanks.,,.great technique .,.,.

  • Michael Fred Johnson October 27, 2016 at 7:30am

    Fomhorach,I'm intrigued,what problem has this solved?

  • Fomhorach October 26, 2016 at 5:40pm

    I would never have thought of making saddles like this. It's a little like mass production. It must save lots of time.

    But the sandwiching method has pinged out a solution to a problem I've been mulling over. Thanks :)

  • Primitive Acoustics October 24, 2016 at 2:23pm
    Great looking bridge! Thanks for sharing your design.
  • Kigar October 22, 2016 at 1:23pm
    Nice! You can use the tongue side as well without a separate saddle.
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