CudBucket Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 (edited) I've already posted a link to my website but I figured updates should go here. Thanks for looking. Dave www.downinfrontht.com Edited November 15, 2004 by CudBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Nice work ! I like that saw support you made for the fretboard slotting. Keep posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Wow....great step by step description on how to build a guitar. This will surely help alot of newbies. Great work. One question though: If cutting the fingerboard slots was so annoying why don't you simply buy pre-slotted boards like I and many others here do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Nice, I lke the sides it reminds me of the rounded sides on the Carvins, I'm trying to outgrow them and do somenthing inbetween. Like rounded and stylysh at the same time, any updates on the body, I realy like the way it's turning, keep us posted, just bump this thread whenever yo post updates to your site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 GuitarMaestro, I am a newbie! I wanted to make my own fretboard because I wanted to learn every aspect of the prospect and I did. Maiden69, I was influenced by my new Carvin 727 when I did that round over. So, good eye! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Cavanaugh Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Nice work, I'm happy to see you're posting even the slight mistakes you've made. I've had those same problems, too, and it makes me feel more confident that I'm not the only imperfect one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Dave, Lookin' good man. I still really dig that fretboard. Did you ever mention how you were going to finish the body? Are you going to stain it? I can't remember.... Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 One thing I would have done different: I found it much easier to not glue the top pieces together first. I usually glue one half of the top bookmatch on and then the second one, this makes it very easy to align them and you don't need the method with metal bolts then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 GuitarMaestro, I am a newbie! I wanted to make my own fretboard because I wanted to learn every aspect of the prospect and I did. Maiden69, I was influenced by my new Carvin 727 when I did that round over. So, good eye! Dave I love Carvin's, If I ever buy a new guitar it will have to be one of thems, and the 727 is awsome, I haven't played a 7string yet othe that a cheap Jackson, and thyat was pourly set up, but theres somenthing about the 727 that catch your eye, it looks so comfortable! I will be calling them coming next tax refund to see if they can make one without the rounded body sides (it's standard on this model), I use to love them but I'm falling for the regular one after playing a frien DC200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 I think I may have a problem with my neck pocket. I'm afraid I didn't leave enough wood on the treble side of the neck and therefore, the neck well protrude from the body more than I like. So, I've decided to finish my neck and see where it lines up. If it doesn't work, I'm going to cut a section out of the center of the body and replace it with a new "center" made of a Walnut, Quilted Maple, Walnut sandwich that will allow me to "re-do" the neck pocket area of the body. Any opinions? Thanks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 I rough cut the neck last night. I don't think I'll be having a problem with the width of my neck pocket after all. I also posted a pic of the alder I'm preparing for a second body. Just check the appropriate links on the left hand side. www.downinfrontht.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Nice to see more progress Dave. What are your plans for the alder? Another JPMM? Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 Nice to see more progress Dave. What are your plans for the alder? Another JPMM? Best Regards, Mike. Hey DeanZ, I have a body design of my own that I'd love to do. Right now, my design is only 11 1/4" wide so I'm not sure if I'm done. The drawing looks fine at this size but I wonder if it isn't too small. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 (edited) I've made some updates this weekend. Added some new links and some pics to existing links. Mainly work on the neck like dot inlays and final tapering of the neck master and neck itself. Thanks for looking. Dave www.downinfrontht.com Edited November 22, 2004 by CudBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 cudbucket, it looks great, ive been following this job, it just looks great. you said that you were a newbie, but i can tell you know what you're doing, is this because you've researched long hours or you've worked with wood all of your life? it just looks great and keep it up, keep sending pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 xebryus, I'll take that as a huge compliment! I'm an IT Manager by trade. I've been a hobbyist woodworker for about 3 years now but this is my first guitar. I'm aided in no small part by the good tools I have. I try and do as much reading as I can about building guitars. Obviously, there's a ton of info on the internet and I'm learning as I go. Thanks for looking! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xebryusguitars Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Really? I would think you did woodworking as a hobby for at least 10 to get results like that for a first project! great job, i hope to see some more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 I did some work today. I opted out of the Wilkinson roller nut due to the string guage limitation. Wish I had known that before I bought it. So, I cut a nut slot, thinned the headstock and glued the fretboard to the neck. My headstock is real small but will fit a 3+3 arrangment of locking Sperzels. See the "Making The Neck: Assembly" link on my site: www.downinfrontht.com Thanks for looking. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Did more work on the neck today. Added pics to the "Making The Neck:Assembly" page. Here's what the neck and body look like together. Thanks for looking. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Nice, it's looking like a clon Carvin meets Petrucci! Can't wait to see it finish, any idea on the finish you will use! A 3D stain will look nice on that top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 Nice, it's looking like a clon Carvin meets Petrucci! Can't wait to see it finish, any idea on the finish you will use! A 3D stain will look nice on that top. Carvin Petrucci! That's exactly what's influenced it so far. While I'm happy with the way it looks, I now wish I had used the body I designed. It's nothing earth shaking, just a double cut, but it's mine. I guess this one is original in that I've combined elements of two different guitars. Ah, whatever. I'm not sure about the finish. It's almost December and it isn't getting any warmer here in NY. So, I guess shooting a finish might be a bad idea for the next few months. I work in my garage and it isn't heated except for a small electric unit I use. With the neck and body together like that, it looks like a tung oil finish would look nice over the whole thing. But I would need to know how to accent the flame in such a finish. Can I use a grain filler with a tung oil finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 (edited) Today, I radiused my fretboard and installed the side markers. www.downinfrontht.com Edited November 29, 2004 by CudBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Sanded down the side markers tonight. Now it looks like a real neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanKirk Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 With the neck and body together like that, it looks like a tung oil finish would look nice over the whole thing. But I would need to know how to accent the flame in such a finish. Check out the pic of my scrap piece in this link. I used a water-based walnut stain, sanded it back then applied another coat before I tru-oiled it. It looks good and the flame figuring looks really 3-D. I got the stain and tru-oil in the same package from a local gun shop. After wiping on about 10 coats I used the aerosol version which is thinned a little more than the wipe on. It made a nice high gloss finish and was really easy to apply. After doing that over the summer it's still high-gloss but you can now see a little bit more of the pores in the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted December 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 VanKirk, Thanks for looking and thanks for the tip. I'm going to check it out. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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