Measure twice, cut once... (yeah, right!)
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:18 pm
I have no idea why I am posting this. I should keep my mouth shut and my head down.
A day or two ago I posted a picture of the lap steel I just completed for my Son In Law. I decided to build a case for it before I sent it off to him. I completed the case today - looking good!
Then I went to put the guitar in it - not looking good. I forgot to allow for the inner lip on the bottom when I worked out the size of it all. The thing is so much made to size that the guitar will not go into it by about a quarter of an inch.
There is a queue forming here to kick my butt - if I could get around there I would be first!
What is that saying? Measure once, cut twice or something like that?
Oh well, with the practice I just got, the next one (tomorrow) should be better all round.
Allan.....
A day or two ago I posted a picture of the lap steel I just completed for my Son In Law. I decided to build a case for it before I sent it off to him. I completed the case today - looking good!
Then I went to put the guitar in it - not looking good. I forgot to allow for the inner lip on the bottom when I worked out the size of it all. The thing is so much made to size that the guitar will not go into it by about a quarter of an inch.
There is a queue forming here to kick my butt - if I could get around there I would be first!
What is that saying? Measure once, cut twice or something like that?
Oh well, with the practice I just got, the next one (tomorrow) should be better all round.
Allan.....