If you want to build your own, but don't have too much in the way of (electric) tools...
I first made a skeleton/frame (1"/1"), then lay a thin sheet of plywood (1 side top grade) on top of it As you mention about cutting - this made the cutting much easier, I used a cheap, hand-held "jig saw"/"scroll" type saw. Of course, to make everything "fit together" nicer, I then put a 1" wide finishing strip, brass corners and rubber feet. I think it came out rather nice looking. Oh, then of course comes putting in the foam padding... Victor On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 01:39, Paul Gretton <[1][email protected]> wrote: BTW, anyone thinking of building their own (wooden) case might benefit from the following tip: Don't make the two parts separately - the case itself and the lid -- and then try to fit them together. What the factories do is build the case closed and then saw it open to create the two parts. This makes the woodwork much simpler and you get a more accurate joint. I was only alerted to this AFTER already building a couple of cases. D'oh... J Cheers, Paul Gretton -- To get on or off this list see list information at [2]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
