goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 ive had my guitar body roughed out for about a year now and i want to bevel it now, what tools will i need to do it, keep in mind i dont have a hell of a lot of money so power tools may not be the best recomendation, thanks for anybodies help, if i figure out how the heck to post a pic of the guitar im building i will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 2 or 3 peices sandpaper, a good eye and about 30-45 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 what about scooped bevels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 ... you mean like the 45 or 30 angle bevels on some BCRich guitars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 if i knew how to post a pic from my hd i would show you, but they look like the were done by a router or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 is it a ) b ) c ) d ) or something else like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 like c. just not as extreme as that, do you know what the anihilator is?(doyle wolfgang von frankenstein's axe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 from what i can tell it's probably more of a mix between a & b http://www3.alpha-net.ne.jp/users/vivi/Mis...s/DoyleCool.jpg http://www3.alpha-net.ne.jp/users/vivi/Mis...Doyle2.12.2.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 so what will i need to do that just sandpaper and a hell of a lot of patience? and thats exactly what im building! i love that axe!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Rasp. Quicker, easier, more accurate, and less dusty than sandpaper. You can usually go straight from the rasp to 120 grit paper to smooth any tooling marks. I'm kind of down on just using abrasives when there is an alternative - that much dust just isn't good for you, or for your workshop. This may be because I spray in the same area I do my woodworking, so a 2 inch layer of dust on every surface is asking for trouble.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 hey setch! hows the new guitar comming along? i saw the pics in the repair shop, looked awesome, what kind of a rasp should i get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 11, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 ? im going to go to the hardware store today so i would like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 flat wood rasp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 i prefer a classic wooden spokeshave, but anything that removes would could do the job, you might just have to do more sanding to level it out and get it smooth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 I just use an old rasp which used to belong to my Grandpa. I've heard good things about Nicholson's pattern makers rasps, but I have no idea how widely availale they are. Derek - spokeshaves are great for general top shaping, neck carving etc, but they lack the ablity of rasps to cut against the grain, and work in tight corners/radiii. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 I bought a tool at woodcraft last week that might work for this: Go to http://shop.woodcraft.com and enter 144822 in the search engine. It is a spoon plane and I have only fiddled around a little with it so far. I got it fo top planing but it should do edges as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Derek - spokeshaves are great for general top shaping, neck carving etc, but they lack the ablity of rasps to cut against the grain, and work in tight corners/radiii. What he said. It can be done, but its an absolute pain in the butt to continually turn the work piece around, and come from different angles. Rasp > file > 120 grit You want a half round rasp and file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 I bought a tool at woodcraft last week that might work for this: Go to http://shop.woodcraft.com and enter 144822 in the search engine. It is a spoon plane and I have only fiddled around a little with it so far. I got it fo top planing but it should do edges as well. OMG, your going to get frustrated using that! Thats a bowl making plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted November 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 i just got a 6 piece rasp set for about 15 so now im gonna be able to get to work, but what should i do to acctually bevel it god i just realized how stupid a question that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Derek - spokeshaves are great for general top shaping, neck carving etc, but they lack the ablity of rasps to cut against the grain, and work in tight corners/radiii. ahh, very true my friend, i guess i just used a chisel at such times, maybe i should look in to the whole rasp thing, lol probably alot easier then what i do now at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 rasps are really useful tools...i only wish i could find mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Hey goth if you ever have any acess to a router at all I think a Chamfer Router bit would would work for what your trying to do, hear's a link to one I used and a pic of one of my body's I used a Chamfer Router bit on I also used one on my IMPALER guitar. Chamfer Router Bits http://amos.shop.com/amos/cc/main/catalog/...1-2''-H Body http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ZAD...Dec29411new.jpg !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idrum4food Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Rasp is my tool of choice for shaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goth_fiend Posted January 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 man talk about bringing back an old thread! i already got the body for this guitar done and I used a 45 degree chamfer bit and then a rasp to get the rest of the shape i wanted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 (edited) man talk about bringing back an old thread! i already got the body for this guitar done and I used a 45 degree chamfer bit and then a rasp to get the rest of the shape i wanted What the hell!! when I posted in hear it looked like a new thread iam not sure what happend there well do yopu have any pics? It would be cool to see how it came out !!METAL MATT!! Edited January 13, 2005 by !!METAL MATT!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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