RestorationAD Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 The neck is heavy because you have enough wood to build 2 necks. Send me the cutoffs so I can build a second guitar Other than the blatant waste of precious Zebra wood it is looking pretty sweet!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Oooo, very angular of you, Scott. That first shot of the body outline I was reminded of the Ibanez 540P with its upsidey-downess. And then I realised that you were upside-downing the upsidey-downess once you had it cut out I drew out line on the back for glue since that was the side that the grain would be visible on....even though it will cahnge a littel once I start carving on it. And it does remind of an upsidedown 540P doesn't it. So much beautiful timber, and it looks like a metal vibe in the shape, fantastic. This will be the closest thing to a metal look I have made to date. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 The neck is heavy because you have enough wood to build 2 necks. Send me the cutoffs so I can build a second guitar Other than the blatant waste of precious Zebra wood it is looking pretty sweet!. Maybe even three. I have already trimmed off enough to make another neck and a half inch thick top. The neck will be going on a serious diet soon. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 That looks like a very unfortunate knot hole in that neck blank. Nothing epoxy won't fix just looks like it could open up when you are shaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yeah, that was one of those hidden surprises you get sometimes. I didn't even discover it until I was blowing some sanding dust off and a little puff of dust came out of the side hole. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm really curious to see what you do with the nubs sticking out on the horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I'm really curious to see what you do with the nubs sticking out on the horns. Heh heh heh. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 HA HA HA COOOOOL !!! been waiting on another scotty build. Im just gonna sit here constantly refreshing the screen, koz I aint been doin a whole lot else lately gitir wise digin the timber choices, nice n grainey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm really curious to see what you do with the nubs sticking out on the horns. Its going to be Viking helmet horns with rings dangling on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm really curious to see what you do with the nubs sticking out on the horns. Its going to be Viking helmet horns with rings dangling on them Yeah, that's it.....except for the rings......and the Viking helmet part. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 HA HA HA COOOOOL !!! been waiting on another scotty build. Im just gonna sit here constantly refreshing the screen, koz I aint been doin a whole lot else lately gitir wise digin the timber choices, nice n grainey How in the world are you Paulie?......or should I say Pops? Why isn't anything going on in your shop? You didn't do yourself another injury did you? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 There probably won't be any pictures till Monday, but I cleaned up the gluing edges and glued up the madrone burl top. I was surprised by how light it was even though it supposedly has a Janka number similar to oak--1400ish. And man is the grain super fine. Other than burl it is not all that much to look at, but I could see it being an alternative to alder or poplar especially for painted pieces. Unless it sucks for some other reason that I don't know of. It's tap sounded like mud, butI figured that was due to the burl. I remember seeing the trees while I was hiking along the Rogue River years ago and thinking how cool they looked with their orange, sometimes orange and green trunks. Orange on the outside, pink on the inside, kind of like an inside out salmon. I know little about it, has anyone else ever used it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 HA HA HA COOOOOL !!! been waiting on another scotty build. Im just gonna sit here constantly refreshing the screen, koz I aint been doin a whole lot else lately gitir wise digin the timber choices, nice n grainey How in the world are you Paulie?......or should I say Pops? Why isn't anything going on in your shop? You didn't do yourself another injury did you? SR Hey scotty. No no, same injury as last time. The drunk muppet running me over my right hand was not healing up right, no mobility in the wrist & no grip strenght. It got almost like a prostethic. So I had to go have the wrist re-broken. Its going well now, I can move my fingers again but its still weak as hell & the doc says no hammers or chisels or screw drivers or anything like that for the best part of the next 12 weeks. Just easy things, & what ever i can do with just the left hand. I tell you man you would not believe how sharp all my chisels are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Dayum. Making a decision to re-break your wrist could not have been a simple thing. I will say typing left handed seems to be an improvement. I'll bet your planes can cut a curl thin enough to read through too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 na, no brainer really. my wrist had little or no movement & I could not make a closed fist properly, no grip at all. So I couldnt work, couldnt play. Couldnt ride the bike, couldnt drive the car - & worst of all - couldnt hold a bottle. You know what comes in bottles Scotty ? Beer SO options were 01) no lutherie, no playing guitar, no riding the bike, no driving the car, no driving the land rover, No training (Im a weight lifter) & No beer. 02) rebreak wrist & most likly be bak in order in 6 munts to a year. & before anyone chimes in - NO you can not drink beer with your left hand, thats for sandwiches, chicken & steak to accompany the beer. Beer only goes in the felt hand when your on stage using the bottle or pint glass to play slide & show off. Anyway, less about the damage to my sexlife & more about your lack of piks !! Get yer ass in gear or i will set yer mother on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 All fair points. I'd certainly get my beer hand fixed too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 & before anyone chimes in - NO you can not drink beer with your left hand, thats for sandwiches, chicken & steak to accompany the beer. Beer only goes in the felt hand when your on stage using the bottle or pint glass to play slide & show off. Paulie, that's exactly why I love you so much. We think so much alike there is no way way we are not related. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 As I said last week, I did get the madrone burl in and glued up. Here are a couple of shots of the top after glue up and wiped down with mineral spirits to show the figure. I thought that next I would be routing the trust rod channel but I had a set back. One of my neck lams split apart. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I have always been a believer in the "do not add water to any neck component" so have always used epoxy on the neck constructions. I always use T-88 and have always been a fan. I have had a few minor separations but credited them to getting them too hot from working in the direct summer sun. I cannot blame these on that though....so I'm done using that stuff for anything other than pore filling. I had to re-surface the gluing faces deep enough to clear out the pores so the Titebond 1 could penetrate. Once I got that ready to glue I noticed the other lam was seperating as well. It was a lot more minor...but I didn't trust the joint any more so I separated the lams and cleaned them up to a level beyond the epoxy filled pores as well. I did cut the top to the rough shape of the body. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 And I cut the headstock plate out of some madrone burl offcuts. And laid it out a bit to get an idea of the look. Â I knew this was not going to go quickly....... SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I knew this was not going to go quickly....... SR What? You are going fast as lightning, the burl top looks amazing are you going to fill the two small valleys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Once the side was square and true to the top of the neck, I could cut my headstock angle. I love using my plane for a sanding block in these situations. I flattened the fretboard stock the same way and got on to cutting frets. I use the Stew Mac miter box. The upgrade to this pull saw is so worth the money. SR Agreed. I ordered the newest version with roller bearings and wow, that is even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I have always been a believer in the "do not add water to any neck component" so have always used epoxy on the neck constructions. I always use T-88 and have always been a fan. I have had a few minor separations but credited them to getting them too hot from working in the direct summer sun. I cannot blame these on that though....so I'm done using that stuff for anything other than pore filling. And this is why I quit using T-88 and spent a fortune on West Systems. Glad you caught it early. Would have sucked to find it later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 I knew this was not going to go quickly....... SR What? You are going fast as lightning, the burl top looks amazing are you going to fill the two small valleys? Other than soaking and sealing them with CA, no. This carve is going to be very organic and that top was actually chosen over other burls because I think the inclusions are going to work well with the design. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Agreed. I ordered the newest version with roller bearings and wow, that is even better. I had not seen that yet. I'm going to have to check it out. I actually had you figured for a powered blade system. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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