Jdogg Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Classy as hell. this thing looks like it would be equally at home with some jazz head noodling around or some metal head melting your freaking face off.... That wenge looks DARK... is it the oil or a particularly dark piece? Also, that neck profile looks interesting... is that a very soft version of a vee mixed with the toone neck profile.. sorta? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratsRdivine Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Way amazing. Love the ridge carving at the headstock heel. Send us an edge view pic of that headstock. I hope I don't have to compete with that on this months GOTM. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Thanks @Jdogg! The oil definitely helps, but that wenge was pretty dark to begin with. And the neck profile is a really soft asymmetrical trapezoid, so you're pretty close in your estimation! @StratsRdivine haha well shoot, I've been hoping I don't go up against one of yours! I'm going to submit one of the recent 8 strings, depends on which person gets me a sound clip first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 The pale moon fretboard arrived on schedule, so let's get into gluing it up. Quick preview before glue prep, I think it's going to be gnarly: So. on to work. As you guys know, I'm a big fan of preplanning and simplifying various construction processes with acrylic templates. My neck templates include a set of holes that are transfer-punched into the neck face and underside of the fretboard, which are then drilled to accept 1/8" steel pins. This allows me to simply apply glue, drop the fretboard in place, and move through the clamping procedure without worrying about the fretboard sliding out of place. Neck-side alignment holes: Stainless pins secured in matching holes under fretboard: Glue, clip, clamp. EZPZ: Nice joint, no worries: Luminlay Super Blue dots: Radius smoothed out, slots cleaned, ready for frets: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Back to the body for a sec. Working on bolt-ons is great, I can just finish the parts independently and bring them together in the assembly stage. The finish here is my usual Odie's Oil, applied to a P600 body by (gloved) hand with no filler. The Odie's doesn't dramatically darken the ziricote or muddy the grain, and even brings out a bit of curl that was hiding in the limba. Now I just need to leave the body alone for a few days while the oil cures. Next time: frets! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 How does the Odie's Oil lay over the binding? I take it that at the wiping stage, it clears itself off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Exactly, it just sits on the binding during the initial flood coat/overnight soak, then wipes off easily after that. It's pretty much the most hassle-free finish I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 2, 2017 Report Share Posted July 2, 2017 Everything I've seen of it looks fantastic, especially on Bubinga and that Ziricote. Crikey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 3, 2017 Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 On 7/1/2017 at 11:29 PM, KnightroExpress said: The pale moon fretboard arrived on schedule, so let's get into gluing it up. Quick preview before glue prep, I think it's going to be gnarly: Yep, my fears were for naught, that looks great! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2017 Thanks Scott! Bouncing back to the padauk Pulsar for a day, I just got oil applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Really enjoying this thread! I also finally realized what it is I enjoy about Limba so much... it's "natural" looking without looking rustic. Same principle applies for figured maple, spalted anything, and a few other woods. But certain woods just end up looking too much like a hunk of cabin for me to enjoy. Limba hits all the right spots. Keep it up! Looking forward to watching this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted July 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 And the padauk Pulsar is done! This stuff is damned hard to photograph properly, the red just blows out my camera's sensor at every opportunity. I'm hoping to shoot a little video demo, these pickups are delightful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted July 9, 2017 Report Share Posted July 9, 2017 On 7/2/2017 at 7:29 AM, KnightroExpress said: (click to go back to original post ^) Posts like this one Andrew, have higher demonstrative educational value than most written or videos tutorials around the net. Bravo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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