2.5itim Posted November 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Haha yeah I had a small heart attack when he sent me that pic. I finished up the aquaburst ta28 early this week, I’ll throw up pics later. I have family in town this week so guitar work is pretty much only during nap times lol. I got a little work done on the new prototype (model 3point0), I decided to stick with my original neck/headstock (sorry Scott), I’ll come up with something else later. Got the fretboard back from my CNC guy so glued it up, cut a piece off the cutoff from the body for a veneer and then thicknessed it down to veneer thickness and glued it up. We will see how it looks in a couple hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 And headstock faceplate is done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Got to carve on the neck a bit yesterday on the 3point0, decided I wanted to try a assymetrical carve so tried my hand at a enduraneck type thing. Still have some A lot of work to do on it but so far so good and feels super comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Interesting.....I've not seen that neck profile before. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Yeah Scott it’s definitely different, it’s supposed to be super comfy and help with hand ache, we will see how it goes. As for the black limba s22 I guess it’s gone on to its new home lol, I gave it to my photographer for pictures and he said he liked it so much I’m not getting it back so he bought it lol. I’m really gonna miss that one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 I don’t think I’ve posted on this one yet so here is where I’m at on it, sapele body that I made up last year, maple neck, bocote fretboard, 25.5” scale 6 string. I finished the body last year and it’s just been sitting around so I made up a neck, had the fretboard machined, glued up the fretboard and started carving the neck. This is definitely the thinnest I’ve gone with neck thickness, I had a little mishap with the router but was able to save it. The fretboard/neck thickness is at .720 which puts it just a hair under Ibanez s necks, which is what I grew up playing so I’m alright with it. But anyways here’s a couple pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Sweet fretboard! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 It is! I really love bocote. Spent a little time finish sanding the fretboard and picking out the fret slots, pretty sure fret slot cleaning takes me longer than the actual sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beltjones Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 5:58 AM, 2.5itim said: Got to carve on the neck a bit yesterday on the 3point0, decided I wanted to try a assymetrical carve so tried my hand at a enduraneck type thing. Still have some A lot of work to do on it but so far so good and feels super comfortable. Very cool. Any concerns about the strandberg patent? I'm not a patent lawyer so my reading of the patent isn't that helpful, but to me it seems very vague. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 20 hours ago, beltjones said: Very cool. Any concerns about the strandberg patent? I'm not a patent lawyer so my reading of the patent isn't that helpful, but to me it seems very vague. I’m not to worried, the patent is very very vague and really hard to understand how someone can patent a shape. But this guitar will never be sold, I’m gonna keep it for myself so i don’t think I’ll have any trouble. And there is a lot measurement wise and shape that differs from Strandberg so I think I’ll be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 TA28/6 ergonomic leg cut thingy update: made up a neck today, honey roasted maple, 12* scarf joint, routed to shape, sanded neck joint to fit the body neck cavity and thicknessed the neck heel. I’ll be taking the fretboard blank to my cnc guy tomorrow, this will get a honey roasted Birdseye maple fretboard and will have a arrow inlayed into it. I’m thinking the shaft will probably be rosewood with Purple Heart/padauk feathers and a mop arrow head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I had some time to knock out a guitar over the holiday weekend, So here’s this s22/6. Sapele body, rock maple neck, honey roasted curly maple fretboard, 25.5” scale, Dimarzio titan pickups, hipshot fixed bridge, hipshot open gear locking tuners, dyed with a really really dark blue so in the right light it’s either blue or black (kinda cool), tru oil finish on all. Get ready for pic overload lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Forgive me for repeating (I think) but love your fretboard! Guitar is beautiful, but the fretboard really sets it off for me! Also sounds delicious " honey roasted curly maple "... tell me more of this "HONEY roasted"? Is that a loose reference to the color? Also, 3 bolt neck joint... nice detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 6 hours ago, mistermikev said: Forgive me for repeating (I think) but love your fretboard! Guitar is beautiful, but the fretboard really sets it off for me! Also sounds delicious " honey roasted curly maple "... tell me more of this "HONEY roasted"? Is that a loose reference to the color? Also, 3 bolt neck joint... nice detail. Hey no problem man! I use a lot of roasted (torrefied) maple, there’s two levels of roasted maple that I use which is “honey roasted” and “dark roasted”. The honey and dark refer to the color, honey is a lighter roast and the dark is really dark like chocolate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 18 minutes ago, 2.5itim said: Hey no problem man! I use a lot of roasted (torrefied) maple, there’s two levels of roasted maple that I use which is “honey roasted” and “dark roasted”. The honey and dark refer to the color, honey is a lighter roast and the dark is really dark like chocolate. ah, damn near want to get some of that just so I can say it in relation to my build! are you roasting these yourself? I ask because I am thinking about just such an adventure sometime in my future. I know professionally they 'vacuum roast' em but I have seen some cool results just sticking wood in an over for a few hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 I agree with Mike--I love that fretboard. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 No sir, I buy it this way. I tried the oven thing myself a few years ago and I didn’t like the end result personally. I get my stuff from americanspecialtyhardwoods.com check them out, they’ve got some awesome stuff and really good prices. thank you Scott! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 3 hours ago, 2.5itim said: No sir, I buy it this way. I tried the oven thing myself a few years ago and I didn’t like the end result personally. I get my stuff from americanspecialtyhardwoods.com check them out, they’ve got some awesome stuff and really good prices. thank you Scott! ah, they seem to have some nice stuff... thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 I guess I could go ahead and share some of this one, this is a commissioned build. He wanted a s22/7 with a ash body, spalted maple burl top, wenge neck, ebony fretboard, 7 string, 27” scale, Dimarzio titan bridge pickup, no neck pickup, 1 volume no tone, hipshot locking tuners, hipshot fixed bridge. He wanted it to be a carve top, I really really didn’t want to carve a burl because I knew it’d be a pain but I told him I’d do it. And let me tell you, it was a total pain!!! i put 5 coats of minwax wood hardner on and let it sit for 2 days, tried carving and while it was better than carving without hardner. I then moved to water thin ca glue which worked much better but was still a nightmare and I ended up using sooo much glue. But... I got thru it, and here we are. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 The top was no where near being level and smooth so now I am adding coats of ca glue, level sanding, repeat repeat repeat. Once I get that to where it’s acceptable I’ll start working more on the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Also, the aquaburst ta28 has found itself a new home. Kinda hated to see that one go but the new owner will take good care of it and he’s a seriously amazing musician so it’s in good hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 17, 2019 Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 That top came out killer so far. I tried the simtec easy sanding sealer on a recommendation from @Skyjerk. If anything is a job for that, your top is. http://www.simteccoatings.com/Productlist.ivnu http://www1.inetba.com/simteccoatings/filecabinet/28x50app.htm SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 18, 2019 Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 15 hours ago, 2.5itim said: Absolutely stunning! The carve may have been awkward to do, but the result has got to be worth it. Looking forward to seeing it finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5itim Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 Hey guys, been a while since I’ve been on. I’ve started 2 other companies and life with a 2 year old is insane so guitar build had to take a bit of a step back for a bit. I found a little time last weekend to finish this one up and figured I’d share it here. N12 semi hollow, 25.5” scale curly maple top, curly maple back, sapele body, Sapele neck, dark roasted curly maple fretboard, hipshot hardware, suhr ssv/ssh pickups, dye and tru oil finish. Ive had a few days to play on it and it quickly turned into my number 1 guitar and I’ll be keeping this one for sure. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted October 1, 2019 Report Share Posted October 1, 2019 I hear you, my toddler turned 2 last weekend, though I'm quite certain the terrible twos started about 4 months ago. Gorgeous looking build, I think I like that back most of all, though the f=hole is very pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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