pauliemc Posted July 23, 2013 Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 Holy crap man your kinda scaring me a little with that freaky big control area leveling thing you gots goin on If I didnt know what you can do with a chisel & some abrasives id be nodding my head in dissaproval ust now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2013 I gotta admit I've been expecting some disapproval.....it is scary looking isn't it. Should be interesting to see how it comes out. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 Dang this stuff is hard! The pizza delivery girl walked up while I was carving this. She said are you a crafter? Am I a what? Are you a crafter? At least. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 I assume I know what a crafter is.......but I've never actually heard that term. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2013 With the top roughed in it is time to start on the back. I'm going to have to carve the neck join before I can go any further. Time to take the brisket off the smoker..........and eat it! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajax Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Your carving work is phenomenol. Very inspirational to newer crafters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Very cool Scott... I really like what you did with the controls area, never seen anything like it before very nice! I hope some day I can be as good a crafter as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 wow!... really nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. I'm certainly having fun with it. So..........crafters huh? That is actually a term that people use in a sentence.....with the expectation that other people will know what they are talking about? Boy, you know you're getting old when your own language changes and you didn't even notice when it happened. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Dude you are a crafter all right And she was a pizza delivery girl... I didn't think modern humans used that term to describe artisans anymore. I think you have a rodent infestation. That thing looks like it was attacked by an angry rabid beaver. One thing I worry about with all that gouging is going to deep. Then I would have to make the whole neck thinner because I cut too much near the heel. You are a braver crafter than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 If I could train an angry rabid beaver, I wouldn't have to wield those scary sharp gouges any more......but what would be the fun in that? I just realized I haven't spilt any blood on this build. Which just about guarantees a puncture this weekend. Actually I think I'm done with the hand carving on this project. As far as the heel goes I leave the neck about 1/8" oversized at that end and don't carve down even to that level. You cannot see that in the pics though. The final sizing and blending will be done with a rasp and sandpaper. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I have to admit I was shaking my head a little bit when I first saw that recess you cut into it. Now that its in its final state I like it a lot better. Cant wait to see it with the bridge and hardware installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Yeah. Every now and then you get an idea and create a good mental image of it and in this case even draw it out.......and then the cold stark reality slaps you right upside the head when you see it actually done. I knew that first cut was just a step on the way to the end product, but it was rather jarring. I had to sell myself a bit when it was at that stage. I'm ok now. It's going to look just right with the knobs and switch in place. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 So far so good. I will reserve judgement for a finiahed product. I will say it is way better than i thought it would look. So having done several zirocote things i am thinking you need a high gloss finish on this one. Oil on ziricote tends to hide the contrast and grain lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 I noticed that! I tested some oil on an offcut and rather than adding a deep glow like oil usually does, it just went all dark and boring. I've got a can of Behlen's nitro waiting for this. I'd love to know what kind of growth pattern causes the markings in ziricote. Each dark marking outlines a section that appears to have it's own independant growth rings/grain......which run in totally different directions from the section next to it. The rays in each section run at completely different directions than the rays in the next section. All the markings that look like grain and growth rings have no visble relationship to the true growth rings and pores. The true growth rings are nearly impossible to see, but when you do find them, they grow in the typical pattern and seem to have no relationship to the markings. Bocote does something similar, if not quite so radical. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 So let's blend in that neck join carve. Before we go too much further, we need to locate the jack socket. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Time to go back and blend all the carves. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 If you are one of those guys that love to carve necks.....but you got some new toys that made the job go too quickly, and you felt like maybe you finished prematurely....and was left feeling unfulfilled....then you need to go on to carving a neck join like this. It will get your mojo back. One of the main reasons I use a long tenon is so I can feel comfortable carving this kind of neck join. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Did you ever get so filthy that you had to lather up with a curry brush and drag a couple of miles behind a tow boat to rinse off? The first mile head first.... ....the second mile feet first. The mahogany, padouk, limba, and ziricote all make abundant amounts of fine dust with the higher grades of sand paper. I think I'm clean now.... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 We've got a little more shaping to go, and then it's on to grain filling......woohoo.... SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Man, That is some seriously nice work. It may sound condecending - But I think you have actualy improved , which is saying a lot considering your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 That is one round soft looking thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Man, That is some seriously nice work. It may sound condecending - But I think you have actualy improved , which is saying a lot considering your work. Thanks Paulie, I really appreciate that. As I was creating some of the contours, I'd sit back and look at what I had done and think, huh, this makes me think of some of Paulie's work. Maybe I channeled some of your mojo. That is one round soft looking thing. See above. I'm not really a fan of huge round overs, but curved edges seemed the way to go given the nod to a strat that this is making. Then I made the edges that you come into contact with when playing even softer. I've got to admit it is very comfy. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 If you are one of those guys that love to carve necks.....but you got some new toys that made the job go to quickly, and you felt like maybe you finished prematurely....and was left feeling unfulfilled....then you need to go on to carving a neck join like this. it will get your mojo back. One of the main reasons I use a long tenon is so I can feel comfortable carving this kind of neck join. SR I wonder who that was referring to? This has got a nice soft organic look to it now. It almost reminds me of the curves the Ibanez Satriani model has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 I wonder who that was referring to? This has got a nice soft organic look to it now. It almost reminds me of the curves the Ibanez Satriani model has. Actually, that is probably the work of Paulie's I was reminded of. He has posted several JS builds. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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