Arle: Thanks for the detailed reply. Who would have guessed that
"scraping" meant using a scraper? I'll give that a shot. When using
the sandpaper, I kept it firm on the soundboard to minimize the
sandpaper riding the contour of the wheel, for the most part it did
seem to work, but I really had to crank (seriously) for more then an
hour to sand enough away to notice. Still, I'll try the scraper this
time. Thanks for the tip on the rosin too.
Alden: Thanks for the tips. I think part of my wheel problem is as
you state, some small voids in the wood. It might only be
discoloring, but even after sanding if I hold my (clean) finger
against a turning wheel I can feel different degrees of texture around
the wheel and in certain spots but nothing I can see, only feel. I'm
simply going to have to put the gurdy back on the jig and try this all
over again. And YES, I'll be very careful not to dig into the wood.
Ouch! Do people really use glass? Scott mentioned that to me and I
got goose bumps and conjured up images of shards of glass sticking out
of my juggler vein. It might just be me.
Leonard: Glad to hear you have good luck with your plywood. I really
didn't want to have to replace my wheel with something banded as it's
part of the character of my instrument.
Ken
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