Popular Post lvrpool32 Posted May 3, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 I've been having too much fun building..kinda forgot about this whole internet thing :-) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariahrob Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 They all look great but I love the turquoise one. Just lovely. Also nice to see the ring fret markers. I've just done some and will def do more. Think they look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 nice axes. you had me with the p-90s on the first one- then the 335ish I needed a napkin to wipe the drool. feel free to upload build pics- even after the fact- pics are always welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 I agree with Mr Natural there. They all look great but the first two really pushed my buttons. And we REALLY need more pics. Especially of the the 335ish build. Its not even completely done in the one shot you gave us. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu. Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 The first and last do it for me! The tops have amazing clarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvrpool32 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 the 335 is still "in progress". The body is black limba, took a while to hog out all the excess, when I was all done the weight was quite nice. The top I actually bought for head plates and cavity covers because there where some splits in it. I decided to run some thin CA glue into the cracks before re-sawing but the color that came out with the CA on was brilliant...so I fixed all the splits and decided to use it as the top. The neck is flame maple, fretboard and binding is cocobolo.. I went with an aged Schroeder bridge in the end....I hope to finish it off next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 CA finish on the top huh? I experimented with that some years ago and then forgot about it, until about a week ago when it popped into my head again. I may revisit the idea again. The hole below the bridge is very cool as is the fretboard and inlays. Very sweet build going on here! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StratsRdivine Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Nice builds!! I guess you got the building bug bad. Can you rub out and buff a CA finish? Seems awfully hard. I used to be a UV chemist formulating 100% solids UV cure coatings, which are acrylates like cyanoacrylate. The high crosslink acrylate monomers would often migrate to the surface prior and during cure, therefore they left a hard film across the surface that made them impossible to wet sand and buff without witness lines - kindof like buffing epoxy. So my buffable UV formulas had to use low crosslink monomers and high percentages of aliphatic urethanes, which is why I would be leary of using CA as a finish. But I have never even seen a CA finish, so I could be blowin smoke up your . . . Pretty impressive technical polymer science smoke, but smoke nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 I test finished a mini body with CA just to see how it would work and while it was not particularly nice to work with, it polished out to a very nice finish. Now days they sell the stuff as a finish as well as an adhesive. Pics down at the bottom of page 9... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted May 10, 2017 Report Share Posted May 10, 2017 A lot of wood turners use thin C A as a finish and when done properly can result is a spectacular finish. I did experiment with it once but failed to use a mask and the fumes were overpowering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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