Prostheta Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 That IS a tasty burger! I've no idea how people manage to keep houses in one piece once kids are factored in. We also became godparents this week to Nina's brother and his wive's monstrous 10-1/2lb baby boy. I'm reading in that already....he's a bassist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted November 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks Scott. Prostheta, I'm not quite sure what 'tasty burger' means, I'm assuming that's British slang of some sort. But based on the context, thanks. As far as keeping the house in one piece. It's a constant struggle. In certain areas you just have to say screw it, and assume you'll have to fix things once they get get older. It is what it is. It's contrary to my nature, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. And a 10-1/2lb baby around these parts would already have the parents hearing, "He's going to be an offensive lineman." I can't help myself, here's a picture after half a dozen thin coats of Tru Oil. It's still relatively smooth, so I may do another set of coats before I sand/buff everything flat. So far so good. Also, I must say, trying to sand off excess epoxy is a crappy job (especially on the finicky edges of the headstock), and it's a shame I'm so stupid that I spend two hours doing it before I figure out that I can pull out the card scraper and save myself a ton of headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 Dayum! I would not have been able to resist posting that either. That orange came up very nicely. Looks like a snifter of well balanced IPA held up to the sun. What is that matching ring off to the side there? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 14, 2015 Report Share Posted November 14, 2015 17 hours ago, mattharris75 said: Prostheta, I'm not quite sure what 'tasty burger' means, I'm assuming that's British slang of some sort. But based on the context, thanks. Samuel L. Jackson, Pulp Fiction quote. I'm awful for my cinema quotes, and that one wasn't even obscure! I almost qualified what I just said with an obscure TV quote too. That seriously wouldn't help. Context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yeah, I haven't seen Pulp Fiction in 20 years... Scott, I love your description, I think I'll call it 'IPA Burst'. The trim ring is to provide extra depth for the strat style jack on the back of the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Wow - what a fantastic finish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Thanks Norris! You know what occurs to me now, after staring at the nearly finished product, and about 6 years too late. I should have purchased gold hardware for this. How great would this dye job look with gold hardware? Plus the girls would love it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I love gold hardware on the right type of burst. This one has the range in the colours to pull it off nicely. A honeyburst is too low in contrast and light in tone to handle it. Gold would set off the central portion wonderfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Buy the gold hardware, save the chrome for your next build 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted November 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Alright, alright! I pulled the trigger last night and ordered all gold hardware. Edited November 20, 2015 by mattharris75 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Thats an incredible finish on that thing. I want it. A lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 On 20/11/2015, 16:23:33, mattharris75 said: Alright, alright! I pulled the trigger last night and ordered all gold hardware. If you hadn't, you would have regretted it afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Yep, you're right Norris. The gold was definitely the right choice: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 That looks delightful. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 It is. You can't unsee that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Things got busy during the holidays, and my work space got cluttered with christmas decorations and whatnot . But I kept trying to trudge forward with the finishing process. In order to make faster progress I hung the guitar off of my ladder, so I could put a coat of tru oil on the entire guitar at once. However, due to the location the lighting was very poor, and I was getting some runs that I was unable to see. After four full body coats had dried I pulled the guitar down and brought it into the light where I was able to notice for the first time how bad it looked. Crap... So, I let it cure for a few days, sanded all four coats back off, and promptly stuck the guitar inside and have ignored it for the last few weeks out of frustration. If the garage warms up a bit in the next few days I will pull it back out and have another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Nothing like kicking out the cobwebs the first week of Jan, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's gorgeous! Did you ever say what the actual scale length is? I built a small guitar for my son. and took so long doing it that I built him another full-sized player right after it was done. My mini is a 19" scale and currently resides by my nightstand for my nighttime noodling with JamUp on the iPhone and headphones! It's so fun to play! It's also the lowest and smoothest action of anything I've ever built, maybe because of the short scale? It is so small/short that I glued two pieces of limba together (like a bookmatch) and carved the whole guitar from that one piece. Here's a pic of the guitar - first post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Komodo, that sounds pretty cool. Would love to see pics. Mine is a 17" scale. I have several more 17" scale fretboards, so I was thinking of making an acoustic mandola next with one of those, since I personally play mandolin a lot more than guitar these days, and have wanted to build an acoustic instrument for a long time. I put 3 thin coats of tru oil on the front yesterday, in better light (laying on my bench top) and being as careful as possible. I'll knock out the scratches with micromesh, hit it with 3 more coats, and hopefully will be able to micromesh that all the way through 12000 grit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 After letting it cure for 5 days I went ahead and micromeshed the top all the way through 12K grit, just to see if I had enough tru oil built up, or if I needed to keep going. It looks nice. It has that old, warm, varnished look to it right now. Not dipped in glass, but glossy. And not quite the sheen of the raw tru oil. In another day or two the back should be cured enough to micromesh. The one thing I'm not particularly happy with is the front of the headstock. There were some drips on the front from when I put tru oil on the back of the headstock, and they made things a bit uneven. I need to re-flatten it and do three more coats of tru oil. I've ordered some 3M finesse It, which will hopefully bring up the shine where I want it to be. If not, I can always keep re-coating with tru oil. But I have a feeling I'll be happy with it. The lighting was poor, so it was difficult to capture what it really looks like. I think you can tell that the sheen is different than the raw tru oil, but it doesn't really capture the reflectivity of it either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 So, it's getting there. I hit it with some Finesse It. The luster is back. It doesn't look as good under the the fluorescent light as it does in reality. It's funny that this picture looks worse than some of the early pics in this thread, but in reality it's much smoother. However there are definitely some visible scratches and a little bit of haziness in some spots. I'm going to give it another week to cure, give or take, and hit it with the Finesse It again and see how it's looking. This weekend I'll micromesh the back and sides. Still thinking I may make wood pickup ring. Hoping to have this thing finished by my daughter's birthday at the end of the month, so if I do make a pickup ring I'll need to get on it pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lighting can mess with your pics a bit, but this thing still looks awesome. And you finally gave yourself a deadline, how about that! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Yup. Twelve days, the 30th. I think I can get it done. We'll see. I'm also working on wall mounted TV cabinet that's an ASAP house project as well, so I'll be busy these next few weeks. Getting close: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Wow. You buy everything in large quantities! Those are the largest bottles of Z-Poxy and Tru-Oil I've ever seen. I'd not like to meet the guy who that hoodie fits in anger though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 That thing is soo killer looking, you are going to have to make yourself a full sized one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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