greenkat Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 ok, so i've had this idea for a while and now i have a chance to act it out... what if i was to take a thin top,say flame maple, and cut out flames(fire) on the ol' band saw(already did this part) then could i just glue it on the the bodyand sand,shape,fill, it in......... i've already cut the top a while ago out of boredom and spare wood......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOJO Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 (edited) ok, so i've had this idea for a while and now i have a chance to act it out... what if i was to take a thin top,say flame maple, and cut out flames(fire) on the ol' band saw(already did this part) then could i just glue it on the the bodyand sand,shape,fill, it in......... i've already cut the top a while ago out of boredom and spare wood......... ← kinda inlay the wood flames into the top i assume?? that sounds kinda cool, it could be done but a lot work routing out the channels in the top wood for the flames i would think..but with time and patients i think it could be done Ron Thorn has experimenet with something like that. he inlays the whole 1/2 inch figured top into the backing wood ( although he has the benefit of a CNC to do a more accurate and precise cutting ) here's the first one he did ( pretty cool i think ) http://p092.ezboard.com/fthornnewsanddiscu...opicID=77.topic Edited March 29, 2005 by MOJO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 thers something like that at conklin guitars. Check it out here. Look at all his instrements there prety awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Yeah the "melts" Those are neat looking. The flame idea is pretty cool. Would be neat to dry fit your inlays, then dye them separately - do a yellow to orange fade on flames made out of quilted maple.. then inlay them into a dark stained contrasting top.. then epoxy and clear the whole thing.. that would look killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassman Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Here is a Traben bass, they use metal not figured wood. It is also my understanding that the metal flames are a fused to the bridge- basically making for a huge bridge plate. Using wood though, you should definitely inlay into the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenderSurrender Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 All these ideas seem REALLY cool. I look forward to seeing Greenkat's guitar when its done Good luck with the project seems like it will be cool! ~~ Slain Angel ~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Indeed, if executed properly this could be REALLY cool! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 here something similar gibson did http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guit...ase_pid/517204/ kinda expensive cuz its a custom shop model but cool none the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 in fact. i'm wondering if you couldn't just get a really thin scroll saw blade and cut the flames out of a maple top.. then dye separately and glue on together.. filling the crack with epoxy.. then you'd have the continuous quilt pattern but sidtinct color areas. that could be cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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