rsguitar Posted July 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Very nice - cool design, and nice workmanship. I'd like to see you bind and mitre joint that little wave on the end of the fretboard - that would look even sharper. Yes I have thought about binding the end of the fingerboard, and I might do a test on one to see haow I like it. Thanks for the kind words............ Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Once I have made the final shpe of the neck, and before I radious the fretboard is when I do the binding. I use the stew mac router base and my dremel, but you can use a regular router as well. I determine how thick I want my binding to be, and then route out the required spce needed. To create th actual binding I glue up the wood that will be the binding, and in this case purpleheart and curly maple. The curly maple piece is 1/4"x3/4" and the purpleheart is 3/4"x3/4". After the glue is dry I square up th piece and the run it through my planer to get the curly maple to thickness I want. Then I cut it in half on the table saw, and glue it in place. Take care to mask off all areas you don't want glu to get on. Also make sure to leave yourself enough room to clean out the clue that will get into the fret kerf. This is very important to do, because trying to do this afterwards is not at all fun not to mention super time consuming. I learned this the hard way!!!!!!! well this is how I do my bindings if you have any more questions on the subject feel free to send me a mesage. Well, rather than me learn through spoon-feeding, let's give it a whirl eh? I'll be sure to let you know how much I mess* up. *f, etc. Prostheta how goes the binding???????? Like to see some pics if you have any. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 looks awsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Sorry Mike, I haven't gotten around to it yet. I need to saw some wood down to make a few neck blanks, plus my purpleheart is in big old 3' x 4' planks at the moment so I need to work out how I'm cutting it down before nibbling away small bits. My current project is a set neck Explorer to be finished in white, so I'm only working with mahogany and maple right now. I think I'll save the purpleheart for my Dinky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 You have me a bit confused. "To create th actual binding I glue up the wood that will be the binding, and in this case purpleheart and curly maple. The curly maple piece is 1/4"x3/4" and the purpleheart is 3/4"x3/4". After the glue is dry I square up th piece and the run it through my planer to get the curly maple to thickness I want. Then I cut it in half on the table saw, and glue it in place" You glue a 1/4"x 3/4" Maple and 3/4"x 3/4" Purpleheart? Then you square and thickness the figured maple with a planer. Then cut it in half? I am confused by the dimensions. It sounds very different than the way I slice up binding. This is what I do. I usually just rip to thickness(.08" final is ripped ruff at .125") then rip to a tad over 1/4" tall. I stack them together on edge and run them through my sander (to clean up blade scatches), and then lay them side by side flat to clean up the faces. 1.5"x1.5"x32" "block yeilds a little over 40 strips. When I go for thinner binding I will rip to .05" and take it down with my sander from there (I can get good result down to .02", any thinner (never less than .01") and I have to really use fine grit paper). Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Sorry Mike, I haven't gotten around to it yet. I need to saw some wood down to make a few neck blanks, plus my purpleheart is in big old 3' x 4' planks at the moment so I need to work out how I'm cutting it down before nibbling away small bits. My current project is a set neck Explorer to be finished in white, so I'm only working with mahogany and maple right now. I think I'll save the purpleheart for my Dinky. Sound good do you have any pics of your work in progress? have a good one and I'll talk to you later. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Sorry no updated pictures yet still nothing form J.A.Allen who is signed with Steve Vai's label. I will have a new padauk neckthrough to post soon. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Sorry Mike, I haven't gotten around to it yet. I need to saw some wood down to make a few neck blanks, plus my purpleheart is in big old 3' x 4' planks at the moment so I need to work out how I'm cutting it down before nibbling away small bits. My current project is a set neck Explorer to be finished in white, so I'm only working with mahogany and maple right now. I think I'll save the purpleheart for my Dinky. Sound good do you have any pics of your work in progress? have a good one and I'll talk to you later. Mike Thanks Mike - I'll post pictures once I'm further into the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Hi guys, here is a little taste of the next neckthrough i'm working on............I will start a new thred for it when I have time to put the pics in....... This has the same body design as the one I made for Richie Sambora.. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) Just to let you know Mike, I have four projects in progress right now. I took a different slant on your method of binding the edges of the fretboard with wood, and I've made a laminated fingerboard with 1cm purpleheart and 2mm strips of flamed maple which I'm dyeing black/purple. Will most probably finish the edges of the board with more maple. This is the Les Paul I'm building for my wife (LR Baggs TOM, chambered to hell and back). I drafted this up in TurboCAD last week. This is where I am up to on my other Les Paul build....binding is becoming seriously addictive, and making it can be stressful but rewarding!! Edited August 22, 2006 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Just to let you know Mike, I have four projects in progress right now. I took a different slant on your method of binding the edges of the fretboard with wood, and I've made a laminated fingerboard with 1cm purpleheart and 2mm strips of flamed maple which I'm dyeing black/purple. Will most probably finish the edges of the board with more maple. This is the Les Paul I'm building for my wife (LR Baggs TOM, chambered to hell and back). I drafted this up in TurboCAD last week. This is where I am up to on my other Les Paul build....binding is becoming seriously addictive, and making it can be stressful but rewarding!! Looks good man cain't wait to see it finished.........nice work!!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Thanks :-) I've decided to build four "minor" projects to teach myself individual disciplines before jumping into the expensive stuff :-) Purpleheart set neck Les Paul - fretboard binding, top carving, neck angle calculation. Walnut Iceman - body binding on tight curves, neck angle calculation Koa Telecaster - veneering, body binding, maple necks and trad. truss rods. The other is a neck-through V for a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travismoore Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 AWSOME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thanks for all the great coments on the guitar!!!!!!!!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I really like the violin-esque fretboard overhang on the paduak neckthrough. Although, I think it'd look even cooler on a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 I really like the violin-esque fretboard overhang on the paduak neckthrough. Although, I think it'd look even cooler on a bass. I agree it would look cool on a Bass..... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slabbefusk Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 That is amazingly clean work, I love it. Don't know about the grammar but that pretty much says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsguitar Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 That is amazingly clean work, I love it. Don't know about the grammar but that pretty much says it all. Spelling and grammer aren't my strong suit, but give me some wood to butcher and look out baby! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTU 7's. Posted July 5, 2007 Report Share Posted July 5, 2007 Mike you'r work ir's really amazing, congrats, i like a lot that purpleheart beast! Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 I absolutely love this guitar! I could see it being a big seller in the stores. One question. Are you using a UV blocker in your clear coat? I'd hate to see that purple turn brown over time. I made a solid purple heart guitar with a solid purple heart fretboard. I hardcoated the board with the same UV blocker I used on the body to keep everything nice and purple. I'm not big on hardcoated fretboards but it turned out nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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