pariah223 Posted June 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 so i have made a decent amount of progress in the past week or so, but most of it was mental progress because i had alot of dilemas i had to sort out. But anyhow, i got the dovetail routed into the body using a jig i thought up and that i am quite proud of.. If anyone is interested ill post some pics, and if anyone is looking to do the same thing, i could write up a quick tutorial for my jig. Ill get some pics up of my progress once i have the neck sitting in the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 so i have made a decent amount of progress in the past week or so, but most of it was mental progress because i had alot of dilemas i had to sort out. But anyhow, i got the dovetail routed into the body using a jig i thought up and that i am quite proud of.. If anyone is interested ill post some pics, and if anyone is looking to do the same thing, i could write up a quick tutorial for my jig. Ill get some pics up of my progress once i have the neck sitting in the body. Finish the fit up on the dovetail, and take pics along the way. Then you could do a full photo tut. That would probably be more helpful to people who may use it. Personally, I am with Mattia on the bolt on. I have no interest in doing any other form of joint other than bolt on. It just has so much flexability during fit up, ease of reset(which I really believe is less damaging to the instrument when that reset occurs). Plus I have seen nothing that tells me there is any loss in function. I suppose glueing a dovetail is a little cheaper(no hardware), but the little extra cost seems well worth it(especially for the owner of that instrument come reset time). How many low value(but decent sounding)guitars hit the dumpster because a reset is too expensive to justify. How many people put off a reset for as long as possible and play a poorly functioning insrument because resets are a little ruff on guitars as well as costly. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 yeah, i was juggling whether to do bolt on or dovetail, and the main reason i went with dovetail was because that was my plan from the start, and i didnt wanna switch it up midway. I didnt even know about acoustic bolt ons until a few weeks ago. Im sure future guitars will be bolt ons, but now i have dovetail joints under my belt which if nothing else... is a personal accomplishment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 So where do you guys buy your bolting hardware? What are those things called and where can I get some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernova9 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Those are standard wood threaded inserts - you drive them in with a hex driver, and the inside is threaded to the requisite metric thread. You can get them from places like: http://www.insertsdirect.com/showStyles.asp?prodid=228875 http://www.nutty.com/cgi-bin/Shopper.exe?p...key=0000-EZW440 <-- sells in smaller quantities http://www.rtlfasteners.com/RC/q.html <-- not hex headed, slot headed instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Ace hardware, Home Depot, Lowes etc...... They all sell these. They are threaded inserts, and you want to pick up the wood type. Don't try the regular thread pattern stuff, they strip out and do not hold as well in wood. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 i notice in that shot there is carbon fiber in the neck. Should i be planning on doing this? Kinkaid doesn't even mention it by i know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scab Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 So where do you guys buy your bolting hardware? What are those things called and where can I get some? Daniel, So you grind all that out for neck fitting, but what about down near the heel cap. Have you not glued your heelcap on yet? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 That's my neck, not Daniel's; I grind it away so only the cheeks need to fit the curved headblock (don't like flat areas anywhere on my guitar other than the headstock face, pretty much, and certainly not the heel and butt), and yes, that's before fitting the heel cap. That comes after pre-fitting the neck. I get some of my inserts down at the local hardware store, and I ordered a bunch from Lee Valley a while back, mostly because they had pretty bolts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted July 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 So its been a while, but i have been making good progress with the help of everyone answering my questions here on projectguitar. Here is the guitar ready to be finish sanded and finish applied.. I am still on the fence as to what finish to use, I want something kinda natural wood looking.. but at the same time i work in a body shop, so spraying a clearcoat is second nature to me. anyway here it is.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted July 31, 2008 Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 Nice work! That looks really clean. What did you use for you binding? I've been watching this one from the beginning and I can't wait to see in finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2008 binding is ebony. Simple yet effective. I didn't wanna go to crazy with the little details for my first build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 binding is ebony. Simple yet effective. I didn't wanna go to crazy with the little details for my first build. I think it looks great! I think the binding and all that trim type stuff looks like the hardest part to get right on an acoustic guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 This build is looking sweet, how is it doing at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 its actually completed as of a couple hours ago, playing it now actually, will take pictures and post soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 so i am waiting for the camera to charge so i can photo the final version, and then maybe ill hook up my recording gear and play a few chords... But for now, here is a few weeks old progress with the finish applied in my hi tech spray booth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 well here they are, if anyone has any questions, comments, or wants to see any other angles, let me know! I still need to hit the bridge and pickguard with some lemon oil, but im all out, but thats not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodWood Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) well here they are, if anyone has any questions, comments, or wants to see any other angles, let me know! I still need to hit the bridge and pickguard with some lemon oil, but im all out, but thats not a big deal. Alright!!! How does she sound?? Edited September 21, 2008 by Rick500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Very nice. What did you use to finish did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I could do without the blocky wooden pickguard, but other than that it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pariah223 Posted September 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 by blocky do you mean the shape? or the thickness... If you mean the thickness, the picture is deceiving.. it is less than 1/16 thick, the corner just wasnt seated pefectly so the shadow makes it look thicker than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 The shape just doesn't sit well with me, but hey it's your guitar so enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodWood Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) How does it sound? Gonna try to redo the braces? Ive been waiting for the humidity to fall to start doing mine again, and I think I am going for a drill press plane to plane my woods, my molds are still held up,but the wood is all cut, and they only take a few hours to build. I am doing 4 sets of sides, tops etc, I really want to crank this out. I have some martin 2nd necks/fretboards, so that cuts the time, all "I have to do is a few boxes"! If they sound like crap I will try to take them apart and redo, instead of building more. Go go go...!! Edited September 21, 2008 by Rick500 Moved post here from another topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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