fehgalloway Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Ok, got some photos...I'll try and get them to work on here, and keep it to a minimum...I don't have the timber for my neck yet - it's coming...AND...of course, it had to be cloudy for the first day in 2 months the day I took the photos, so here they are (if they work This is the timber for the body (laminated western Australian Rosewood). It was an old stair tread and my uncle cut it up and glued it together for me... This is the timber I have for the fingerboards...I have had it cut down to 6-8mm thick..I have sanded two pieces with 2000 grit sandpaper (just to see how they would come out). There are two different types there - Cooktown Ironwood (reddish of the two) and Blackbean. Both are native Australian. I am going to use the cooktown ironwood for this guitar...And yes, I have a heap - enough for 11 fingerboards This is the blackbean This is the ironwood This is the ironwood on the body timber THIS is a piece of QLD maple (not a real maple) that my uncle got nearly 50 years ago and he gave it to me for a neck (one day, when I'm good enought to justify using it ) It's A grade, perfectly straight and quatersawn...How lucky am I..?! Anways, I'll stop using up so much space now, and leave you to it, thanks for looking..Hope you like it. Oh and the neck will be laminated New Guinea Rosewood, jarrah (3mm) and New Guinea Rosewood. bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krizalid Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 awesome selection of wood that you have there man... can't wait to see it become a guitar! by the way, what kind of guitar are you planning to build? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Hmm, well I don't really know yet I'm thinking a PRS shape, but I don't have any figured timber for a top, and i don't think it would look right without it, so probably somesort of les paul double cutaway or a strat/lespaul hybrid, or something else kinda the same... any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky1 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 (edited) Edited September 19, 2004 by lucky1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 By the way, you can get free plans with measurments of a doublecutaway les paul junior at the mimf site. Nothing is free on the MIMF forum.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Go here for the free plans...Don't know if it will work, as you'll have to be logged into the forum to get access to the library, which is where they are.. You need to have Autocad to download most of them...but I've got it, so that's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well, i stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helge Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 wow, i also did not know they had free templates, too!!! there are pretty nice ones, too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakyhands Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 That Rosewood is beautiful Fi. You've got some nice wood there. It will come together. I can see you are going to keep your uncle busy. From your emails, it sounds like he enjoys it anyway. I've got to get into the Valley soon and check out some guitar shops. Do you know if Smiths are still in Fortitude Valley? Used to pick up some good cheap effects,amps and stuff a few years ago from them. Just wait til you play your own hand built axe eh? Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 Thanks - yeah, i like it a lot, pretty good for scraps Hmm...I don't know, haven't heard of them...I've looked up every guitar shop in Brisbane, but they may be there..Dunno.. How's everything down at the Goldy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted August 18, 2004 Report Share Posted August 18, 2004 an LP dc would look sweet with that wood, but you gotta keep it natural. the color of the body is just too nice to cover up. and that blackbean you have for the fingerboard is a beautiful piece(the one you're holding at an angle), would look killer. i hope this projecy turns out well for you, that wood is so nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Here is a rough body shape of what I think I would like... Let me know what you think...I really want your feedback...!!! my guitar idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 It's a cool shape, but I don't think it'd look to good with the wood. The wood is too beautiful, IMO, for a metalish pointy guitar like that. I'd go for a PRS-ish doublecut type guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Ok, in consideration of this comment from Skibum It's a cool shape, but I don't think it'd look to good with the wood. The wood is too beautiful, IMO, for a metalish pointy guitar like that. I'd go for a PRS-ish doublecut type guitar. i redesigned it all a little bit... I also have my timber for the neck... and some nicer photos...so I'll put some photos on here and some links (If we're not supposed to put photos on the forum anymore, let me know, and I'll fix it up) Ok... This is my neck timber...it's new gineauan rosewood, laminated with a strip of Jarrah about 4mm wide...It looks HEAPS more orange on here than in real life..it looks reddish normally This is the final timber for my guitar..body neck and fingerboard...they also look heaps more orange..see the earlier pictures and combine the two and that's what it really looks like...kind of more red... This is the design for the body...it's going to be symmetrical, so i just did one side and then I'm going to mirror image it...bit safer maybe...it's about the same size as the bottom horn of a Strat..it's really hard to see..sorry bout that, it looks a bit out of proportion actually... This is my headstock... Here are all my part that I've got so far...I don't have much to get, i don't think...most of my stuff came from Stew-Mac or Ebay... It's going to be a 25.5inch scale with 24 frets, and the neck will be glued in probably, but I haven't decided yet... These pics are of a neck tool that i made..it's a combination of a stew-mac neck caul (that I made) Brians fret wire bender idea (thanks for that) and a mitre box (that has no cuts in it yet)....Hopefully it will be like an entire neck working thing ... i'm a bit excited, as it's really the first thing that I've ever built .... ... I'm really looking forward to any comments/recommendations/ etc.... thanks, bye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Its looking sharp! I've havent heard of most of those woods, but they sure are purdy. I wonder how they will effect the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fehgalloway Posted August 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 No idea...they're all hardwoods...the body timber weighs a ton...and the fingerboard is REALLY hard. The neck is light, but strong (according to my uncle) and fairly stable. He cut it an put it against itelf so the grain works ok... soon find out i guess.... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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