Beveling

[TeiscosRock]

Does anyone have any good advice on how to do bevels a'la SG? I want to do bevel the inside of the horns and along the bass side of the guitar, like an SG, only more extreme (like an ESP Viper). How would I go about doing this?

[verhoevenc]

I did it on a mohogany/rosewood neck through a while back. I just used a surform rasp until i had it ABOUT right, and then I used a sander to flatten everything out, and sand it down to exactly how I wanted it.

Chris

[Lietuvis]

Yup... rasps and sanding would be the best. Or you could use a jig saw that lets you change the angle of the blade(but that might be a bit too powerful for bevels ) Also, consider wood files...

[68 lost souls]

Well this is howe I do it on woodwork projects, havent gotten around to it on a guitar.

Draw out the bevel lines.

Use a chisel to tske out the would, just using your palm no mallet.

Sand the edges for a little rounded edge.

Hope that helps.

[unclej]

if you're talking about a true, flat surfaced bevel you can do it easily and consistenly with a chamfering bit..hit this link and scroll down to the fourth bit and see if that's what you're talking about.

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/search.exe?s...r%20bit&go=2430

[TeiscosRock]

Thanks for all the advice guys. I was thinking rasps + sanding, too... Its not a consistant bevel (its going to add some nice strong curves to the design - i'll get around to scanning it when I'm more on my way with the project), and the inner horns are more of a PRS 'horn scallop'. Maybe I'll check out using chisels too since I have a set of those lying around.

[Southpa]

The bevel angles on the SG body edges are only about 15 degrees down from the top/back. The conventional chamfer bit in that size would look like an inverted umbrella . But this one will cut 15 degrees provided you approach the guitar from the edge instead of from above. I sure wouldn't want to try it!

Yep, rasp and sandpaper. If you have to remove a lot of wood you could hit the edge with a small roundover bit first and then take it from there. Just make sure all the boundarys on the edge, back and top are marked out in pencil and stay within the lines.

Edited October 15, 2005 by Southpa

[Matt]

I just used a flap disc or sandpaper disc on an angle-grinder... did it in abot 2 mins, you gotta be careful tho as it takes it down REALLY quickly. and then I finished with a disc sander on a low speed drill then by hand.

[Pr3Va1L]

how would a coping saw work for that (for only a small bevel in the cutaway though)...?That's what I was thinking of using (with a lot of sanding too )

Edited October 16, 2005 by Pr3Va1L