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{"id":1772,"date":"2019-10-29T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T10:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roarockit.eu\/blog\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2021-11-15T15:01:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:01:23","slug":"kris-klima-luthier-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roarockit.eu\/blog\/en\/shaper-of-the-month\/kris-klima-luthier-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris Klima: Luthier Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is with pleasure that we share today Kris Klima’s guitar body project. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Kris applied a new skin to his guitar and kindly shared with us his experience and feedback of using the Roarockit Luthier Thin Air Press Kit. <\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m Kris and what you\u2019re looking at is an Ibanez GRG7221 body with a Khaya veneer applied using the Roarockit Luthier press kit.
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I play guitar and I always wanted to try a couple of ideas so I bought a \u2018pre-owned\u2019 budget instrument that a) I would not hesitate to tinker with, b) would not regret if things go wrong, c) I would be comfortable playing if everything goes according to plan.


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After watching a crapload of luthier videos (esp. Crimson Guitars<\/a> and Will\u2019s Easy Guitar<\/a> channels), I decided to take it to another level. I bought some veneer (thanks to the Wood Veneer Hub<\/a> for advice and arranging shipping), glue, and went searching for a vacuum press. After a while, I discovered Roarockit Skateboard and thought\u2026 OK, if that press is strong enough to bend seven layers of Canadian maple into shape, it must be enough to cold press veneer onto a guitar body. So I ordered one. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

And\u2026 it worked!
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Let me share a couple of dos and don\u2019ts so you avoid mistakes that I made.
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Flip the bag upside-down.<\/strong>
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  1. You may need to use a small rubber roller to get the air bubbles out, especially on guitars that do not have flat bodies. You can\u2019t do that with the valve and the net on top of your project.<\/li>
  2. To support the upside-down bag, I used a box from an LCD monitor with a hole cut in the middle for the valve.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Use flat support for the guitar body – a thin MDF would do<\/strong>
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