bugman96 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Drak, is the rear neck heel route just to make it more comfortable for playing like a quasi-AANJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Ok Drak say you get a nice peice of burl that has a few pits and bark excursions. What should you full them with? Either 2-part epoxy or CA glue, depends on the situation. Is this 1/2" round nose bit, Drak? Or is it a bigger one. I'll check and get back to you. Drak, is the rear neck heel route just to make it more comfortable for playing like a quasi-AANJ? I don't know what an AANJ is, but yes, it's for easier and comfortable access to upper fretting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 AANJ = All Access Neck Joint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Then mine's a DANJ Drak Access Neck Joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 Sweet looking axe Drak. That wood is the bomb. Oh, man! You have inspired me. After seeing another of your posts I went and bought an angle grinder. After you get past the gyro-wierdness of it you can really get precise with it. I roughed out the inside of a maple back plate in about 30 minutes and was able to attain a fairly uniform 1/4" thickness all the way around. Nice! Question: where do you find the flap sander discs? ~David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dash Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 ahhh so you DO show up in photos!! (or is this some evil minion of yours similar to "thing" from the addams family??) all jokes aside that is looking killer. thanks for taking the time to really document a build, it helps newbs like me to really understand the processes more clearly. cheers darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 David, you can buy the flap sanding disks at Home Depot, they have the 4" and the 4-1/2" sanding flaps. I just picked up my makita 4-1/2" angle grinder today with a few sanding flats along with it. It's awesome! I bet Drak has somewhere else he gets them though. Project looks amazing as always Drak, loving the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Thank you all, and yes, I get my 40 grit flap discs from Home Depot. I'm still on the first one actually, and it's done a -truckload- of sanding in that time. It's actually now just starting to wear out and I had contemplated getting a new disc, but it has really lasted thru many many many projects, well worth the money, and the speed at which you can hog out wood is flat-out awesome. I remember reading all those posts at the MIMF years ago about carving with a spoon and all that jazz, and my first carved top I did carve it all by hand, (and I hated every minute of it) but electricity is my very best friend, and I had to find a way, and the 4" grinder is IT. Anybody want a spoon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javacody Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 School is in again! Looking good and I'm taking notes, thanks Drak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 Sorry to bother you Drak, but can I ask you a question? In the last few months that I've been looking at this site I've seen several of your projects. You usually post pictures of the finished body, but I don't think I've ever seen any of your projects with the hardware or the neck installed. Just curious, but why do you stop posting progress after the body is built? These are amazing guitars and I'd like to see the whole thing sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I let my lacquer dry for a year before final buffouts. My last hatch is almost ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Ah, that would explain it. Thanks, I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Actually, I'm just BS'ing you. When it comes to final assembly, I'm lazy as a Mofo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Really? So all these guitars you build you don't even assemble so you can play them? All that work just for a nice body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarchump Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Remember that half of them end up dead... R.I.P poor guitar bodies lol. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 ^ I know...that's why I'm surprised the 'living' ones don't get finished. They are chosen ones that escaped WOD and should flaunt their victory. Perhaps by being finished.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Well, they'll be finished on my time schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inisheer Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I was just curious, feel free to finish them at your own leisure. Sorry to bother you, please don't feed me to WOD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 No bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Auccually I wouldn't mind having 50 or so finished bodies sitting around my house. The heck with playing them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 There are now 11 posts in a row that are basically off-topic, let it end here, else a MOD be called in to clean house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGGR Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Is this 1/2" round nose bit, Drak? Or is it a bigger one. Any word, Drak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 I looked at the bit yesterday actually, and there are no size markings on it that I can see unfortunately. I don't think it's a 1/2" bit tho, not quite that big. 3/8" maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanFafian Posted November 3, 2007 Report Share Posted November 3, 2007 Hello Mr Drak; Did you ever finished this body? I just bought a top similar to yours except it is a burly black poplar and I'm still deciding how to finish it up. BTW. Great finishing posts. I am learning bunchs from them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted November 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Thanks for the nice words. I tried two different finishes on it and sanded both back off, ...wasn't 100% happy with either one, so it's still here, but will probably be spring/summer 2008 before it gets pulled out and another attempt made on it. Good luck on yours! Post a pic of your burly Polar if you can, I'd love to see it, and maybe I can give you seome feedback how I would approach it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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