HuntinDoug Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 (edited) OK...I have a new personal project in the works, so I thought I'd share. This model is the Parable "Paradigm" PD1. Here are the specs: Alder body w/ Padauk inlaid flames (thanks to Jon's Basses for the super nice piece of padauk). Set maple neck w/voloute & padauk FB TOM bridge Duncan SH13 As with all personal projects, specs are subject to change. The coolest thing about this build is the inlaid flames. The idea is to cover the neck & HS with padauk so it ties in with the flames. It has pretty good contrast with the alder. I purposely put a .012" black outline around the flames to tie in with the black hardware & black binding. I re-sawed a 12" wide piece so I could get the flames from one piece, and get the fretboard & headplate from the other slice. All the wood should match up well. On to the pics... Here is a test to see how the contrast & color looks with a satin finish. The padauk piece has a lot of flash in the grain, so I think the finished guitar will get a liberal coat of poly instead. http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2.jpg boring glue up pic: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2a.jpg Pic of the body blank in the laser as the pocket is being cut: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2b.jpg .150" deep finished pocket ready to accept the inlay: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2c.jpg .150" thick piece of padauk in the laser as the flames are being cut. This is a single piece of wood with no seams. Very fragile: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2d.jpg Here you see the inlay after it was popped out: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2f.jpg Test fit: http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2e.jpg Here is the mess I made epoxying the inlay in. It took 4 tubes of epoxy. Some of the longer flames warped slightly, so I expect the outline to be off in spots as much as .005" to .008". http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2g.jpg http://members.aol.com/huntindoug/2h.jpg Now I just need to let the epoxy cure for a few days before I send it through the planer, and start cutting the shape. More in a few days. Edited July 14, 2007 by HuntinDoug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 >>SNIP<< SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonsg26 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 looking amazing doug you do some really great inlays. Cant wait to see it done. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 So. Freakin. Cool. (and suh-weet!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Pretty cool man. I'm using the other section of this top on my 5-string build that I'm doing right now. Nice inlay work as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i so need to get myself a laser!!! - mainly for world domination, but if i can do this stuff with it as well that would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 i so need to get myself a laser!!! - mainly for world domination, but if i can do this stuff with it as well that would be great I was just thinking the same That top looks superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Awesome!!!! I wish i had a CNC some days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Nice! I see a vacuum bag in your future. You might want to think about doing an epoxy grain fill on the top; I think you'll find that you still have a fair bit of epoxy in the grain anyway after you sand the face down. It will also do a nice job of retaining the flash in the padauk underneath the poly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmarlin Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Nice, I wish I had a laser cutter when I did my flame inlay top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubab0y Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Nice, I wish I had a laser cutter when I did my flame inlay top. I still think that looks great. And now I wish I had a CNC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 That is really cool. When you are cutting with a laser. Does the heat that is generated make it tuff to keep the wood stable? Do you overdry(bake) thin wood before attempting to cut an inlay? Very interesting stuff. I bet you really have to have a great deal of experience to get wood inlay to cut so nicely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted July 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 The epoxy set up quicker than I thought, so I skimmed it off in the planer. Here is what I've got: A vacuum bag would be great to have, but I dont know if it would work well with the flame tips. I will most likely grain fill the flames after I do some light carving. For now I plan on letting the body blank sit for a couple days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Very sweet! You have done complete justice to the Padauk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer7440 Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Man, I love this concept! I have access to a cnc mill, but I am still jealous of your lasers ability to cut such tight corners. I can do it with the mill but it turns in to a bunch of fiddly monkey business, using tiny cutters. Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 I can't remember, but there is a saying about things happening in threes. There was pmarlins cool flames, HuntinDougs cool flames, and I am not certain, but I think this inlay at sharkinlay.com is newish. Here is a link Padauk inlay fourth pic down. Anyhow, I think that look is amazing and I wonder why not many people do it or have done it. It seems like such a cool idea, when I first came to this site I had the idea of doing a fretboard in a yin and yang type pattern using two different woods. Not sure if its been done yet, I know a bass builder does some bodies that way. Anyhow, very nice Huntindoug, looks great. Can't wait to see it all finished. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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