westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Speaking of wood....I'm sportin' some wood myself after looking at that! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 by the way coen is right,if you remove this-members/- from the url it weill work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 WOW! Looks great Wes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyb Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 hmm looking good dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Very nice, but where are your feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 some of the lines are still unfinished but sanding maple by hand is SLOOOW!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Very nice, but where are your feet? look behind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 guys...seriously now...listen carefully... DO NOT EVER MAKE A SOLID BODY OUT OF MAPLE!!!!! if you don't have a spindle sander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Yeah home depot sells em for like $100 US. Also wes has some LOOOOOOOONG legs. They go from Texas to north Idaho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Yeah home depot sells em for like $100 US. Also wes has some LOOOOOOOONG legs. They go from Texas to north Idaho! really?i did not know the home depot thing finally you show some usefulness! and stop trying to look up my skirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 I've got to ask: how do you guys get back plates to fit sooooo perfectly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 that is a HOT fret board! That looks like the rare stuff ed roman sells! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 yeah, what is it, btw? koa? bubinga? I really can't tell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 I was wondering when you were gonna post an update on the carve, it crossed my mind yesterday actually... I am sucking teeth jealous of that Bocote neck you bastid! That neck is gonna be sooooo sweet. Guitar is gonna be a monster. Good on ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 I've got to ask: how do you guys get back plates to fit sooooo perfectly? i use chisels to clean up the sides...other than that it is just careful work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Choice Quality Stuff. I assume Bluepresence was turned on because the shape is so horny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 som older pics of the bocote fingerboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Lovely; the fret board and headstock really stand out, while the body is outstanding! Looking forward to the finish. What are your plans for hardware? Color, Type, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 black schaller fixed strat style roller bridge,mini schaller tuners,emg 85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 as far as the finish it will be nitro...i am trying to decide wheter to finish the back black and clear the rest,or amber translucent the whole body and neck.i am leaning towards amber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i like the first shot the most, very nice carving around the horns wes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 No I'm just married for too long, most anything gives me wood now! Speaking of spindle sanders, etc. Home Depot here has a floor model Ridgid bandsaw (13" backset I think) for $349 if you guys are looking for affordable tools. I have been fortunate enough to be patient and do a lot of my work with hand tools at home. When I get lazy or in a hurry I have a good friend that allows me use of his wood shop which is decked out with nearly every floor model power tool known to man including - I am not kidding - a remote controlled dust collection system. Wes, is that green-gray tint in the edge of the bocote from the lighting or is that the color of the grain? That is amazing looking. I love the knot on the board. Must have been fun to cut that slot! Nice to see someone other than me that likes knotty wierd stuff in wood. It always reminds me of that old Amish thing of dropping a stitch in every quilt to remind us we're not (no pun intended) perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 that is the color of the grain,but the lighting makes it greener.the slots cut fine,bocote is so tight grained it doesn't tear out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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