hyunsu Posted October 19, 2004 Report Share Posted October 19, 2004 good work.. and i think.. neck & fingerboard laminate and cut side work by bandsaw is too difficult.. so i free cutting by bandsaw or jigsaw.. and do planner.. small block planner.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Black or gold will look good on a natural color guitar! I like black better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Thanks for the vote Maiden! I'm favoring the black just like you guys. Hyunsu: Kamsa hamnida! I like your idea of using a plane to trim the sides of the neck (if I understand you correctly). I'm going to use that idea. I'm not sure I understand the order in which you make your initial cuts, however. I suppose you mean you trim your blank and your fingerboard separately, then glue them together. I suppose that way would work well too. Maybe next time I'll try it that way and see if I like it better. Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 All righty then, I was a busy boy last night and this morning. Since yesterday I've finished the abalone dot inlays, the frets and the headstock shaping. Here is a pic of the neck on my drill press with fret arbor: Here is a pic of the neck just prior to epoxying the inlays: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ed%20inlays.jpg Pic of post-epoxy inlayed neck: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ed%20Inlays.jpg Pic of frets just prior to trimming ends: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...rim%20Frets.jpg Post-trimming frets: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...med%20Frets.jpg End on view of fretboard with frets: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...20Frets%202.jpg Pretty level already!: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...vel%20Frets.jpg Test fit on body with black hardware and trimmed headstock: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...%20Hardware.jpg Thanks for looking! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Looking good. Quick question, how did you trim the frets? Dremel??? P-up selector switch need to be drilled, I suppose right??? Nice guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 You are doung a great job! Do you use the arbor fret press, with a compact drillpress (one machine) or a combined drill press ( the drill locked in the press holder ) ? I was going to buy one (arbor press) since i have the combined drill press I was wondering if it work good and precise anyway? regards Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 RGGR wrote: Quick question, how did you trim the frets? Dremel??? P-up selector switch need to be drilled, I suppose right??? Yes, exactly. I used the Dremel to get close then finished up with my grandfather's big, flat metal file. None of the holes for the hardware have been drilled yet. I just layed everything on the guitar so we could see what it looked like with the black hardware. Hopefully I can get some time this evening to work on the control cavity. Mahelcaya wrote: Do you use the arbor fret press, with a compact drillpress (one machine) or a combined drill press ( the drill locked in the press holder ) ? Hey Rob, I'm not sure what the difference is between a compact and a combined drill press. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's one that will hopefully answer your question: The drill press is just a basic, cheap model that I picked up at Lowes (similar to Home Depot if you're not familiar with them). Hope that answers your question. Post again if it doesn't. Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skr4ped Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Is that a boat prop on your drill press? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Sorry, I have a hard time explaining myself sometimes, and even my grammar in english is not so good ! I live in Italy...... anyway thanks for the picture, you have what I call a compact drillpress, all one machine. I have a vertical cheapow alluminum drill holder, that I combine with (the drill) , but I don't think it will last long if I start pressing frets in......"you get what you pay for" ( was that in a song?! ). Thanks for replying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Hey Rob, Don't worry about the english. I have been lucky enough to have done some travelling and have been amazed at how many people speak english in the world. I have great respect for those who can speak more than one language. By the way, I visited Italy last year and I absolutely loved it. Here is a picture of my wife and I in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome. Talk to you later. Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 For all those following this project, I made a little more progress today. I finished the control cavity route and drilled out the holes for the controls. Here are some pictures: After 3 passes with the forstner bit: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...tos/Hog%202.jpg All set up for the router with a homemade template: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...20route%201.jpg Finished control cavity: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...20route%202.jpg Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted October 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 (edited) Howdy all. Well, it's the weekend and that means I get some time to work on my JS6 project. Today I shaped the neck. Here is a shot of the roughed in neck: On the utility stand are the tools I use for rough shaping including a spokeshave, rat-tail surform (gets the most use), contour guide (not used much at all), calipers and 150 grit sandpaper on a rubber block. For final shaping I used the rubber block and my random orbital sander. Here is a picture of the finished neck dry: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ished%20dry.jpg And here is a picture of the finished neck with a coat of naptha: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ck%20Naptha.jpg Man, that birdseye is gonna look nice! Thanks for looking. Best Regards, Mike. Edit: In case anyone's interested the dimensions are: 1st fret = 0.77 in (19.6 mm) 3rd fret = 0.76 in (19.4 mm) 12th fret = 0.81 in (20.7 mm) Edited October 31, 2004 by 82DeanZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted October 31, 2004 Report Share Posted October 31, 2004 Lookin sweet so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Thanks Jammy! I had a little time today to work on the neck joint today. I modeled it after the AANJ. Here is a shot of the finished joint: Here is a closer look: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...int%20close.jpg Thanks again! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Lookin' good! Lookin' real good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 (edited) I would have moved that top left screw and ferrule in a little (looking at back of guitar, neck facing upward). Like this: Neck screws Neck is looking great. Edited November 1, 2004 by RGGR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 (edited) Got home a little early today after voting and decided to do a little work on my JS6. Here's what I got done today: What you see is the finished control cavity cover route with cover in place. I made the cover from a 1/8 in piece of flamed maple I picked up at Woodcraft. Obviously I've given everything a quick naptha wipe to bring out the grain which I think will look quite beautiful when finished. Here are some more detailed pics of the job: Homemade routing template for the cavity cover route: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ver%20Setup.jpg Cavity cover route finished: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...er%20Routed.jpg Drilling the wiring hole for the neck pickup: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ring%20Hole.jpg Wiring holes into the control cavity drilled: http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ire%20holes.jpg As always, thanks for looking! Best Regards, Mike. Edit: Here's another shot of the back of the guitar showing an interesting grain pattern in the mahogany. Notice the circular grain lines at the horn and rear curve. http://www.pariah-now.com/Guitar%20Build%2...ver%20Grain.jpg Edited November 3, 2004 by 82DeanZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Now this is my opinion so don't get furious or nothing. I think that the combination of maple and mahogany in the controls cover don't go together. the work that you pulled on that cover is fantastic, but the difference is colors makes it look cheap, like it don't belong there. I think that it will look much better if you can do it out of mahogany. But thats me and as long as you like it thats good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 (edited) Why would I be furious? I actually appreciate and solicit your opinions! So actually...thank you! You are, however, jumping the gun a little bit since I was simply showing what the cover looked like in place and not implying that I was finished with it. In fact, one of the bottles of Behlens stain you see a couple of posts up is in fact mahogany brown which I may use to stain the cover. I say -may- because in a way I kinda actually like the way the cover looked in a natural state after I wiped it with naptha. Hmmm....decisions, decisions. Anyone else have an opinion? Best Regards, Mike. Edit: Hey RGGR...what are you going to do for a control cavity cover on your JS7? Edited November 3, 2004 by 82DeanZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RGGR Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Hey RGGR...what are you going to do for a control cavity cover on your JS7? As I'm thinking of giving my JS-7 an Kandy Apple finish, I was thinking using just regular black plastic covers. Having said that.......I'm lately also considering giving them same color as guitar. I haven't decided yet. With building true custom....I think it needs a little more than regular black plastic...... I'm not there yet......that decision can wait. Having meeting with custom painter next week to go over House of Kolor paint options. Question about that long drill bit you used to drill those holes through the body. Is that regular hardware item. Like does Homedepot carry this.....I have never seen one like this before. I already was wondering how I would drill those connecting holes.......but this long nose drill bit seems to do the job. Great job. And yes, I like the cover. Maybe stain little bit, so contrast isn't as big as it is right now.....but I like the idea of wood custum made covers on wood guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Question about that long drill bit you used to drill those holes through the body. Is that regular hardware item. Like does Homedepot carry this Yes, exactly. Picked it up at Home Depot. I think it is a fairly standard item and it works very well. I picked up this method from Melvyn Hiscock's book. The only thing I would mention if you are going to try this is to use a wooden shim under the drill bit to protect the guitar body (you can see the shim I used in the picture). I'll look forward to hearing what your painter says about painting your guitar. Since you're having it professionally done, it should look amazing. Your're looking for something like the JS1200CA right? I love that color. Good luck and I hope to see some more progress pics soon! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I'll look forward to hearing what your painter says about painting your guitar. Since you're having it professionally done, it should look amazing. Your're looking for something like the JS1200CA right? I love that color. Good luck and I hope to see some more progress pics soon! I'm not sure if I'm gonna do the painting myself or let a pro have go at it. First wanna pick their brain about possibilities. They do this for a living, so they so have some solid advice. With paint...and specially something like the JS1200CA....there a lot's of factors that influence the out come. First wanna get the body right. Paint job can only be as good as prep work done. I'm currently waiting for some parts to come in. Not in hurry. I have nice RG2550Ex that keeps me happy. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angry_jeremy Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 That's a beauty you've got there! Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82DeanZ Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Thanks Jeremy! I appreciate the comment. I'm going to try and wrap this project up this weekend. Everything except the finish which I can easily do during the week since it will be entirely tung oiled. Thanks for looking! Best Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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