mistermikev Posted October 26, 2018 Report Share Posted October 26, 2018 20 hours ago, Skyjerk said: Ok well I did my fret work last night. After dressing the fret ends, leveled with a leveling beam (400 grit paper)I crowned using a stewmac Z file. Really good product. Did the job fast and perfectly Folllwing that I polished stating at 320, then 400, 600, 1500, 2000, and then 0000 steel wool So I completed the steel wool on every fret, and then used my dremel with a small buffing wheel and green jewelers rouge (compound) and got the shine I was looking for. The usual start Used this fret end dressing file I got from Crimson Guitars. Good results. My technique needs some. polishing too, though Finally sprung for the ubiquitous purple sharpie. Now I know why they are so common in the fret tutorials I've seen. I'd used black till now and the purple is just easier to see. My fret ends look way nicer than my previous builds. Still learning, but the overall polish and smoothness is superior to previous fret jobs This baby is gonna have some smooth bending Today is a down day. The last two years has apparently caused me to start grinding my teeth and clenching my jaw in my sleep. So hard that I've chipped several teeth and fractured the root on one of my molars, which of course developed an abscess. Had the thing extracted this AM and now I'm enjoying the complete and utter lack of pain relief provided by that Wonder product called Tylenol. That said, tomorrow I'm going to sand and buff the top and headstock, and Saturday will see this build completed sorry to hear about the teeth... man that can be a ruff one. I dread the dentist... and apparently I have really long roots... correlation there. Here's hoping you feel better and keep up the awesome work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 OK, well here we go! No pix of the rest of the process. I had a lot of work wrapping this guitar up over the weekend and stopping to take pix was going to take more time than I wanted, plus its boring You will all be familiar with these steps, though. I wet sanded the top to 1000 grit, and then a run on the buffing wheel with medium compound, following by the other buff with fine compound. Finished it off with Novus #2 fine scratch remover. I still need to do a swirl remover but I'll do that once I actually buy some Anyhoo, a recap on the specs: Model: 22 Magnum (unnamed as of yet) Scale length: 25" Radius: 12" Construction: neck-through-body, 3-piece laminate neck, carbon fiber reinforcement Body and neck: Bolivian mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) Top and matching headstock: book-matched, quilted big leaf maple Binding: natural (faux binding) Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood Truss rod cover: ebony with MOP inlay logo Inlays: mother-of-pearl and abalone Frets: medium jumbo stainless steel Nut: unbleached bone Pickups: Seymour Duncan JB bridge and 59 neck Tuners: Schaller locking 3x3 Bridge and tailpiece: Tonepros Control cavity cover: Indian Rosewood with magnetic fasteners Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer Guts: CTS 500k pots and Sprague "orange drop" .047 cap A lot of these pix seem to make it appear more orange than it really looks. The lighting isnt ideal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Stunning! Simply gorgeous! Wow. Good stuff Chris. Really, really good stuff. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Stunning! Fantastic job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloaf Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Absolutely gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Fabulous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 That turned out so great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 I'd like to see that thing in direct sunlight. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted November 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 12 hours ago, ScottR said: I'd like to see that thing in direct sunlight. SR Im waiting for the weekend to get some of those exact pix it was cloudy all last weekend, and the sun is too low and too red when I get home from work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Do you still get good movement in the quilt, or does leaving that much black in it kill some of it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted November 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 4 hours ago, ScottR said: Do you still get good movement in the quilt, or does leaving that much black in it kill some of it? SR Its definitely more muted, but not killed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Skyjerk said: Its definitely more muted, but not killed Sometimes these sacrifices must be made for the greater good. In this case, that killer tiger eye look you got. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyjerk Posted November 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 1 hour ago, ScottR said: Sometimes these sacrifices must be made for the greater good. In this case, that killer tiger eye look you got. SR Exactly In my experience, the value of having a lot of movement in the figure is so you can sit there with it in your hands turning it back and forth and saying "whoa! thats totally cool!" From a practical perspective, having some eye popping figure that maybe doesnt move quite as much while going "Whoa" is better because, for one thing, still photo's dont move at all regardless, and people standing more than 4 feet away watching you play arent going to see any movement either. In both cases they will see that eye popping figure and contrast and possibly be amazed and awed even though they wont see movement. Dont get me wrong, I like that movement. A lot. But its not the only consideration when building a guitar that may hopefully gain you some attention as a builder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skyjerk Posted November 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 10/31/2018 at 10:26 AM, ScottR said: I'd like to see that thing in direct sunlight. SR couple outside shots... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Norris Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 15 hours ago, ScottR said: SR ^^^ What he drooled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Congratulations on the GOTM win, Chris. Very well deserved - a beautiful, beautiful build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 congrats on GOTM- sweet axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Beautiful. Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 congrats on GOTY!!!! two in a row dude. absolutely beautiful creation man- very well done Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 Congratulations Chris. There was never a doubt! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 That is an amazingly beautiful guitar, great evolution beyond the PRS design and after looking at the pics I had to go and get a cappuccino and a caramel slice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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