andyt Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Was looking through ebay the last week & found a mahogany blank for 17 quid, so I though it was about time to try a body from scratch, as all my previous builds had been cut & shut jobs. Made some templates from another body, but had a bit of an accident when the router depth guide slipped on the neck pocket so had to glue a shim in. Freehanded the body outline, then sanded & finished the depth with a follow bit Bought a sanding disk for the angle grinder, that saves so much time. Getting there Tried some tru oil a a sealer, not grain filled as I want that to show on the next bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nice job! Cool mahogany too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madawgony Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeah, nice looking blank. Good job on the cutting/carving, very fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 That was a good buy Andy, I was watching that piece and it is a bargain by the look of it. It's shaping up very nicely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 not my kind of body shape, but the work looks good and clean. good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 thanks guys, really enjoyed the carving with the angle grinder its just such a timesaver Not much going on, just waiting for the clear to cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Woah woah woah woah.... hold up a sec. You didn't just paint over that mahogany. "I keel you!" Jeff Dunham fans? Yes? No? Moving on. Let's get a full frontal (and back-al and side-al) for this paint job! It looks like an amazing swirl, great color choice! It looks like a big hunk of rock. Methods/tips/tuts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 yeh, sorry about the mahogany, but if god wanted natural finish guitars he wouldn't have invented the 80's. After the tru oil sealing applied vareigated gold leaf - not real gold but I think its copper or brass thats heated to give the colouration. Then a couple of coates of clear or it oxidizes, then a swirl in black & clear - standard platicote enamel 'little pots' - the only thing I've ever tried. No borax just pour into a storage box full of water & dip, then some more clear, just auto spray cans from halfords (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 That is a very cool finish!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Dude, that's pretty ****in sweet right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar101 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 thanks guys, really enjoyed the carving with the angle grinder its just such a timesaver Not much going on, just waiting for the clear to cure Now that's incredible!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 that does look quite well done. great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 Woah woah woah woah.... hold up a sec. You didn't just paint over that mahogany. "I keel you!" Jeff Dunham fans? Yes? No? Moving on. huge fan of jeff dunham here! "sa na ta ana hey, sa na ta ana hey" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 That finish is amazing. What color hardware are you going to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malakai Posted September 13, 2008 Report Share Posted September 13, 2008 holy crap thats beautiful. more pics man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Woah woah woah woah.... hold up a sec. You didn't just paint over that mahogany. "I keel you!" Jeff Dunham fans? Yes? No? Moving on. huge fan of jeff dunham here! "sa na ta ana hey, sa na ta ana hey" "...Is it a nice facility?" "It used to be" "What happened?" "New guuy! The idiot tried to practice!" Awesome finish! Get more pics A.S.A.P! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 Damn thats amazing! MOAR pics, bigger of the entire body please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted September 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Cheers for the comments, did a mock up today as the rest of the parts came in. The neck is not tightened as I need to sand the finish out of the neck washer holes, finish up the wiring & make a control plate cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 I don't know the words to explain how awesome that looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 You should be ashamed of that, you need to send it to me right away so you don't ever have to look at it again. That looks awesome, I LOVE the swirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 im going to have to be honest with you its terrible, and you should throw it away but before you do, tell me where you live and where your going to throw it away i LOVE the swirl, if you could elaborate on how you did it, and with what materials, i would love to know thats psycodelic Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!METAL MATT!! Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Very cool paint job!! I would own that guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 Very good finish, what did you used under the swirl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 That's really a very cool finish. I'll pretend I don't know it's mahogany under there. Basswood. Yeah, it's basswood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I dunno, Rick. Wasn't this one of the builds where he was experimenting with the tonal qualities of plywood under a thick paint finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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