DivebombInc Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) i'm making this one for john evans; he's a big john wayne fan and his nickname is... well... you can see what his nickname is. the image was sketched and then carved out of the alder carefully. i applied a little stain and then sanded to sharpen it up. Edited May 30, 2008 by DivebombInc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArieBombarie Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Not my cup-of-tea, but nicely done.... How did you do the letters on the neck? If you carved them to, your fretboard won't be flat... Grz Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 looks really nice, the photo came out really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljib Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 looks great! I'm wondering how your bridge will fit without covering the image, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 looks great! I'm wondering how your bridge will fit without covering the image, though. I actually thought the same thing. Maybe using a TOM style could limit the amount that is covered but a traditional Tele bridge could really fudge things up it seems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Nah, a tele bridge will only cover a bit of the duke's left shoulder at worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 looks great! I'm wondering how your bridge will fit without covering the image, though. Bet he did that on purpose -- it's going to look great having the image sneak out from beneath the bridge plate. I'd like more information on how you pulled this off -- could you post closeups? Is the image recessed into the wood, or is the surface still flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 I like it! when you say carve i'm guessing you mean going over the sketch with a knife to prevent the stain bleeding through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivebombInc Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 i was very careful to not stain up to the edges and once i sanded with a block it sharpened everything up. carve is more like scraping with this. yes the bridge will cover the image slightly, but it was intentional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 How did you do the letters on the neck? If you carved them to, your fretboard won't be flat... Grz Arjan Looks like inlayed wood to me. But regardless, as long as the frets themselves are leveled and are at the right radius, it'd be fine. You don't need the whole surface to be perfectly flat for a fretboard to work; that's how you can get away with scalloping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivebombInc Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 that's a walnut inlay on the fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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