(We now join this RM 1999 restoration already in progress)

[rickenbrother]

we're going to schedule a SAW playdate.

Not another movie sequel?!

[walker]

YES! Another! And then another! And then another after that!

SAW!

SAW!

SAW!

[rickenbrother]

[Kopfjaeger]

Mark,

My friend, it was my pleasure to assist in the project! It was an honor to actually hold the pieces of such a remarkable bass in my hands and that you trusted my ideas.

While the table saw worked, a radial arm saw would have been a better/easier choice. Unless a reverse cut donor piece of wood was made, there was no way to pass the body wing through the saw blade reliably. This was a bit of a dilemma until I had an epiphany. I crafted a "sled" to clamp the body piece and then the neck to so it could be passed through the saw at the correct stable angle. It took 10 minutes to construct out of scrap lumber and the slight modification of two clamps. No big deal!!

The neck had me much more concerned!!

Sepp

[walker]

Yeah... I should post a photo of the neck profile without the fretboard... pretty scary stuff.

[johnallg]

YES! Another! And then another! And then another after that!

SAW!

SAW!

SAW!

You'll end up with a neck-through with a couple toothpicks for wings.

[walker]

HA! Yeah, that's been my biggest fear throughout this squaring process... that, and snapping the razor-thin neck like a twig.

Here's the photo I mentioned earlier (*CAUTION* Not for the faint at heart!) You're looking at a mere ⅞ of an inch thick right there.

[s4001]

HA! Yeah, that's been my biggest fear throughout this squaring process... that, and snapping the razor-thin neck like a twig.

Here's the photo I mentioned earlier (*CAUTION* Not for the faint at heart!) You're looking at a mere ⅞ of an inch thick right there.

If this doesn't work out, you could always use it for a fishing rod.

[RickyBubba]

Wow...that baby is thin.

[ricmic]

"Thin", it's almost not there. That is going to be incredible to play. Mark

[pag]

RMs always seemed to have necks that were slim maple with a thick fretboard.
When I had the Gibb bass I could flex the neck to bend the notes.
It always stayed straight afterwards and I never had any creaks or buzzes from inside as I had on other RMs.
Find some of that maple and make more RMs!

[bassduke49]

Don't forget the fingerboard is missing in that photo! Gotta mentally add another 1/4" or so.

[walker]

Progress teaser - attaching the top body wing:

[walker]

[Colonel Sanders]

Cool!

You managed to get a pretty darn good matching wood grain between the new top wing and its older bottom half!

That will be very nice finished product!