MiKro Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Prostheta said: How does it sound? Sort of like Rice Krispies. Snap, crackle, pop only more volume. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 6 hours ago, Norris said: A chap at my class the other night said something along the lines of: the wood contains a guitar, all you've got to do is sand its way out to freedom 5 hours ago, Prostheta said: I convince wood into the finished item through coercion. I prefer the bludgeoning the little devil out of its hiding place with a blunt chisel and a big mallet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Trees don't grow with the express intention of becoming a guitar. It's my job to inform them of the way it's going to be. (with Scotch's lifetime guarantee....try and get that earworm out of your head....) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Maybe they don't do it on purpose, but there are some trees....some pieces of wood that you can look at and see the end product in it staring back out at you. Did you not look at that birch burl and see the gear shift knob in it? Or maybe not. Maybe you saw a nice salad bowl in there and said "not so fast you silly chunk of wood--you're going to be a gear shift knob and you're damn well going to like it! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 It was an offcut from a pepper grinder I turned, and was more, "well WTF do I do with that?". I might turn a new one from a dark wood like a Rosewood. I know what you mean about feature wood just crying out to be this or that though. It's a good eye to have. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 The fretboard is ready to glue up. I used four finishing nails outside the live area for locators. Trimmed them below the surface level of the fretboard and rounded the ends a bit. I used some wax (for seating toilets) inside the trussrod channel to stop rattles and lubricate threads and seal the channel away from glue and lastly to coat the top of the rod so the tape doesn't stick to it. I cover the channel and rod with super thin tape and trim it close to the channel. I wiped up excess wax with alcohol. And this was inevitable. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Looking good Scott!!!! mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Time to take the headstock plate out of the clamps and prepare it for gluing up. The off-cut from the headstock angle is the same angle as the headstock when flipped around. It can be used to cut the proper angle on the edge of the headstock plate, which I then use as a backstop for the nut. And again the finishing nails for locators. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 That off-cut is being used again to make a parallel clamping surface. Using the new plane to prep the gluing surfaces of the body halves. And it worked like a champ. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I dug the bridge out to determine if I needed any neck angle. This will be my first build with no angle, as it turns out. Have any of you ever used one of these Babicz bridges? That off-cut came into play again to get my headstock surface square to the drill press. I'm going to recess the tuner washers this time.......and it may well come back to bite me on the ass. We'll see. I finally got to cut the neck out of that heavy block of jatoba I made. That actually finally felt like progress. I used the handy dandy plane to square up the sides and tenon. It's amazing how well that works. And finally I get to do some really fun stuff: Carve the headstock! Just in time to stop for this weekend and come inside.... SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I see chisel marks,. It's always a treat when Scott brakes out his chisels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 4 minutes ago, Tim37 said: I see chisel marks,. It's always a treat when Scott brakes out his chisels. For me too, Tim. It's my favorite part! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 This weekend was dedicated to carving the headstock. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prostheta Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 I love it Scott. You just pull these out of the wood like it's no big deal. Absolutely love it, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Prostheta said: I love it Scott. You just pull these out of the wood like it's no big deal. Absolutely love it, man. Like we discussed elsewhere, you simply carve away the part that is not a guitar...... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted October 3, 2016 Report Share Posted October 3, 2016 Awesome job on the headstock as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 If you have a chance you could get a shot of your gouges, I'd love to see them more in detail. I mean, next time you use them. Love specially the flat surface, excellent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 My oh my....stunning carving....even more stunning result. That is very impressive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 13 hours ago, sdshirtman said: Awesome job on the headstock as always. Thanks John. It's good to see you poking around in here again. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 2 hours ago, psikoT said: If you have a chance you could get a shot of your gouges, I'd love to see them more in detail. I mean, next time you use them. Love specially the flat surface, excellent job. Of, course, I'll put up some shots of the ones I use the most this weekend. Interesting that you like the flat surface best Getting that to the correct uniform thickness is probably biggest part of that carve. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: My oh my....stunning carving....even more stunning result. That is very impressive... Thanks Andy. There is still some tweaking to be done, but most of it will wait till the neck carve is done so it all blends in together smoothly. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 I got the fretboard dotted, spotted and radiused. And I worked up till i had the worst lighting conditions possible....each day. Then I installed frets. That bar of aluminum was suggested in my mandolin book and it makes hammering in frets much easier and neater. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 I even got started on the neck carve. I do a lot of it with scrapers. I suppose I should buy spokeshave one day. And as promised some shots of the palm gouges I use most...in.. better light even. Well okay, these are in better light. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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