Original Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Here we go again! I finished two right before year's end, so this is almost a clean slate. I'm going to start the new year off with this one. Maple top, Mahogany body, Sapele neck, Cumara fingerboard. Hardware will include Grover Roto's, and an adjustable wrap tail bridge. The electronics will be P-90's with cream covers with master T/V. The binding, and dots will be cream with gold speed knobs. It's a 24 5/8th's scale. I'll fret it with medium wire. I started on the neck, and glued the blanks in December, but the rest of this one will be on a pretty fast pace. Yesterday I cleaned up the blanks with a scraper, and got the ball rolling. I'm always slow to make the first cut. Asking myself if it's really the design that I want to build. I'd been fussing over the design on this one more than usual. After going back and forth for days, I committed to this. It's a slight revision of a shape that I've built before. Gotta have a clamp photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's a good shape--go forth and fret no more! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu. Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's definitely a good shape, and it combats the usual image of a doublecut being out of proportion. Perhaps it's just me, but they never quite look right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 It's a good shape--go forth and fret no more! lol I shall! Intrepid, and not looking back. It's definitely a good shape, and it combats the usual image of a doublecut being out of proportion. Perhaps it's just me, but they never quite look right! Thanks. I'm always "second guessing" my design. Even to the point of seeing a wood template, and realizing it wasn't what I was trying for only to start fresh again. Today's progress. It's out of the clamps, and cleaned up. I then thickness planed it with the router sled. The balance of the parts showed up today. I always forget to order strap buttons. <sigh> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 The binding and the fingerboard are done. To pre-shape the plastic binding I tape it tightly to my template then heat it. After it cools the tape comes off clean, and the binding is formed perfectly. I'll carve a slight bevel around the edge of the top. The top is nearly done, and the dot inlays are installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 The neck is almost done. Today I leveled the fingerboard, installed the frets, cut out the head stock, and did the neck profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Nice clean volute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Nice clean volute Thanks Doug. It's not very big. I wanted to beef up the neck joint a little. Tonight I cut the neck pocket, and roughed-in the heel. It's beginning to look like a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 I've been busy with work for the last few days, but last night managed to do the belly cut, scrape back the binding, and feed the cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 You sure you fed that cat? It sure doesn't look happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu. Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 You sure you fed that cat? It sure doesn't look happy. My thoughts exactly! The guitar is looking excellent though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 You sure you fed that cat? It sure doesn't look happy. My thoughts exactly! The guitar is looking excellent though +1 He looks like he's choosing which piece of exotic he want to try first as a scratching post. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) You sure you fed that cat? It sure doesn't look happy. Good ol' Elvis. We rescued him four years ago. The coolest cat ever. He's pretty much unfazed by power tools, dirt bikes, dune buggies, and most things loud and obnoxious. He likes Brian Setzer, and his favorite snack is chicharones. My thoughts exactly! The guitar is looking excellent though Thanks Stu, and Scott. Fortunately, he prefers to sharper his claws on the neighbors palm tree +1 He looks like he's choosing which piece of exotic he want to try first as a scratching post. SR Edited January 19, 2014 by Original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 I've been swamped with work lately, but it looks like this weekend I'll be able to move forward. Last night I did the pickup, and control cavities. In store for this weekend is grain filling, and pickup winding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Ahhh, soapbars. Excellent choice. Looking good, nice clean work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Ahhh, soapbars. Excellent choice. Looking good, nice clean work. Thanks Peter, It's nice to hear from you. Yeah, How can you go wrong with P-90's? It's moving along. I'm grain filling on the mahogany. I'm using a sandable finishing resin. It's called Z-Poxy. My first impressions are that I like it. I think all I'll need is two coats. It sands very smooth and clean, and burns in great. Edited February 3, 2014 by Original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Zpoxy burns in? I didnt know that was possible for epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Zpoxy burns in? I didnt know that was possible for epoxy. I'm not a chemist, but I can't find a witness line between coats. When sanding it seems homogeneous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 I've never found any when using it for pore filling either. I did a test to determine how it might work out as a finish a few years back. After building it up to typical clear coat thickness, I did start finding some witness lines. It polished up like a nuclear diamond (to quote Paulie), but the witness lines decided me against considering it for a final finish on some future project. I do like it for grain filling. Even if you could ever find a line it would disappear under the sprayed clear. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 This is the first time I've used it. I had a build-up on my sample, and sanded it with 400 grit.I guess I didn't look hard enough. Still , it seems to work quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 It's entirely possible it didn't show up on my test till I got to the very high grades/polishing stage, I just don't remember. It totally doesn't matter though. Lots of us are very happy with the way it works. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 I put some color on it over the weekend. This is my first time using aniline's, and therefore my first try at a Honeyburst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 This is my first time using aniline's You have got to get yourself a piece of highly figured maple, even if it's just a scrap and have a go at that. It is soo much fun! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 This is my first time using aniline's You have got to get yourself a piece of highly figured maple, even if it's just a scrap and have a go at that. It is soo much fun! SR I know what you're saying, but I'm still learning here. I'll work on technique before I start smearing this stuff on real high dollar material. I do this on a really low budget, so for now I'm happy with this maple that I can buy for about $4.50 a b/f The top on that guitar was less that five dollars worth of material. I'm certain that the figuring will be more pronounced with some clear on it. I bought some maple (and some beautiful 8/4 15" wide Af. Mahog) last Saturday that is more highly figured. I got enough for five book matched tops. The next one will have a little more pizzazz. Until then I'm having as much fun as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well, you're having fun making a nice looking guitar. Did you airbrush that burst? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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