ScottR Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 That inlay is perfect for this guitar. How did you do it? What materials did you use? It's going to almost be a shame to run frets across that. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted February 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 1 hour ago, ScottR said: That inlay is perfect for this guitar. How did you do it? What materials did you use? It's going to almost be a shame to run frets across that. SR Thanks, it's just carved in the fretboard, added some stain and filled it up with epoxyresin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Man, you've got some artistic skills and talents on display here. Your builds have always been great so I shouldn't be surprised. That's a very nice carving and nicely shaded with stain to add depth. Very impressive! Have you used that epoxyresin to hold frets before? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Wow. i wish I'd looked in this thread sooner. That "mordor burst" is amazing, and the fretboard carving is spectacular. That has got to be the most epic metal axe of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 I'll see if I have any small pieces with a similar cut and figure to mail across the pond. Ping me an email and I'll see whether postage is crucifyingly expensive or not. I think you need to test any potential finish on that board than take chances. Have you got the patience to wait for the post to yield gifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 14 hours ago, ScottR said: Man, you've got some artistic skills and talents on display here. Your builds have always been great so I shouldn't be surprised. That's a very nice carving and nicely shaded with stain to add depth. Very impressive! Have you used that epoxyresin to hold frets before? SR Thank you for the kind words! Never tried the resin to hold down frets, but I think it's possible. the resin turns rock hard when cured, hard as CA or even harder. The downside is the curing time of 24h so I don't see the point of using it for frets or am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 @Skyjerk Thank you Sir! @Prostheta Thanks for the gesture but I will stop by the local supplier, It's just next door to my daily work. They usually have some great stuff laying around, hopefully they got a piece i can use for testing, I keep you posted if it's a dead end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Mr_Riddler said: Never tried the resin to hold down frets, but I think it's possible. the resin turns rock hard when cured, hard as CA or even harder. The downside is the curing time of 24h so I don't see the point of using it for frets or am I missing something? I was thinking that when you re-slot the area of your carving / inlay there will be areas where the fret tang will be pressed into the resin only...or so it appears to me from the picture. I was just curious as to whether the resin would hold the tang in the same manner as the wood. I expect it will, but I got curious and asked. (I do that often). SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted February 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 hours ago, ScottR said: I was thinking that when you re-slot the area of your carving / inlay there will be areas where the fret tang will be pressed into the resin only...or so it appears to me from the picture. I was just curious as to whether the resin would hold the tang in the same manner as the wood. I expect it will, but I got curious and asked. (I do that often). SR Ah! I see what you mean, don't think that would be an issue, but will add some drops of CA just to be on the safe side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Been kind of slow work the last couple of weeks. A lot of snow and really cold weather don't really get you to excited to work in an unheated shop. But I have managed to get some progress done. Here is a little sneak peak of the progress hopefully I can add some more pictures of it during the week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 That's one of the most original-looking crackle finishes I've seen in a while. It reminds me indirectly of @pan_kara's Etna build because of the idea behind the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted March 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Thanks, I need to redo some parts of the crackle because it didn't crackle as much as I wanted thank God it's really easy, just need an exactoblade and rip it of like plastic sheets. It does remind me of the Etna build also! That build is one of the nicest I have seen on this site 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 thanks, gentlemen I'm loving this build. That top and the way it's finished is beyond epic. I've always had a soft spot for crackle finishes. It's always fighting with my love for beautiful wood... looks like you might be on to something here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 It's the ideas that take two disparate concepts and unify them in a smart or artistic way that catch my eye. One that always stuck in my mind was a gold (leaf I think) finished Ibanez Sabre style body with a clear and black swirl over the top. This is many many years back now, however the execution on that was something else. I normally dislike either method on a personal level, but brought together they made something more than the sum of the parts. Filled and stained burl top? Normal. Crackle paint? Normal. Both? Hell yeah. Just hell. Yeah. Literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted March 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Thanks guys glad to hear that you like it. As promised some more pictures how it looks at the moment. Just got the neck glued in but got some sanding and stuff left. The neck is Swedish oak and padauk. But unfortunately it got an aesthetic issue. Didn't do that much thinking when cutting the pieces for it and the centre piece is a little to wide. Which made the padauk peak out on one side when cutting the taper. It Bothers me a alot but it's an easy fix, will just paint the neck solid orange and red and of course add a crackle finish to that as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 That looks like you reached into the fire and pulled out a live coal. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Quote A peculiar thing happened to me this morning, Just as I reached into my pocket to find it empty of any sow, I saw two broken twigs on the ground Shaped like the Greek letters F and S. F and S, Helium, F, and S These are the chemical symbols for iron and sulphur It was a sign, I am sure, for me to make gold out of these two elements I have been working all day Over these hellish flames....... No wonder it's taken all day if he didn't identify F as flourine..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 7:20 PM, ScottR said: That looks like you reached into the fire and pulled out a live coal. SR That's true, It did get that hellish look i was aiming for with the cracks and chunks missing in the black paint. Obviously the perfect blues guitar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 That's what the devil took down to the crossroads? It would be perfect. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I have a distinct feeling that applying Stuart Semple's Black 2.0 over the "charred" parts would look the part if the crackle effect was super deep like you find on half-burnt wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Riddler Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 @ScottR that's about it, a couple of souls in return and the deal was done. @Prostheta Do you got any examples of this? Google wasn't that useful in this case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Prostheta Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 http://stuartsemple.com/project/black-v1-0-beta-worlds-mattest-flattest-black-art-material/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pan_kara Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 or try to source some Vantablack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 That's the whole reason Stuart Semple produced Black 2.0; Vantablack was made available to one artist only (Anish Kapoor) and not to anybody else. Stuart explicitly does the same with Black 2.0 in that it is legally only available to sale to anybody that isn't Anish Kapoor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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