andyt Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Ok another 80's Ibanez build, always wanted a Passion and Warfare Universe, but the price of 7 string parts is too expensive. Was even thinking of buying the cheapest 7 string i could find & just cut & shut, replace fingerboard & swirl, but theres just not much out there - so 6 string it is.. but why not try my first neck. Fretboard been sitting around for about 6 months waiting to be used. Spent last week making templates while I was waiting for the wood to arrive, also made the pickguard. routing today - pickups Outline body Tomorrow, going to tidy up, do the contours & the lions claw...& start the neck..maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hey looking good! I think im gonna do a JEM for my next build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Did some more today, the claw is never fun without a cnc machine. Mark up the body, 10mm, then 1mm gap, then 10mm etc, make sure the router doesn't slip sideways & go for it. The garage is covered in dust & shavings as usual Loads more sanding to do but its getting there & remember to use a fully charged drill when doing the neck screw holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 That's looking very clean! I would almost assume you had a CNC mill in the shop or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Agreed, very clean. I like how it's coming together thus far. Where did you get that set of plans? They look very very detailed, professional. A nice buy! ::EDIT:: Should've read the post first. You MADE those templates? Them's very nice. I resorted to buying a $30 beater body to make mine, but you clearly already have one kicking around. Edited March 22, 2009 by Xanthus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhollowman Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Fantastic! I also looove those PAW swirlies! Will be watching this one with great interest!!! Looks very good so far! Are those neck inlays your own work? Or a kit? DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Fantastic! I also looove those PAW swirlies! Will be watching this one with great interest!!! Looks very good so far! Are those neck inlays your own work? Or a kit? DJ DJ cheers aiguitars is the seller name on ebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 That's looking very clean! I would almost assume you had a CNC mill in the shop or something! Its most defnintly done with a CNC. You cant really cut out bodies like that without one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Umm, actually, yes you can. And you can clearly see that the body is not sitting in a CNC mill. If you have a long enough router bit, and enough patience you can get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Yeah, you can, but there is no reason to just rout a body from a blank like that, and for it to be that exact, it couldnt have been done by hand. Just because it isnt sitting on one, doesnt mean it wasnt CNCd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolanski Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I guess I'm just confused... If he was using a CNC machine why bother making a template? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I guess I'm just confused... If he was using a CNC machine why bother making a template? It was probably done on a pin router now that i think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Man43 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I know, but he may not have the tools necessary to accurately cut out the body. To each there own though, if it works it works. PLain and simple and it seems to have worked very well for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The body was cut with my crappy 20 quid B&Q router - lay the template on make a cut, take the template off then use a bearing bit to cut down as far as it would go and the outside wood would support the router, but mainly because I have no bandsaw & didn't want to cut it out with a handsaw. Started on the neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The body was cut with my crappy 20 quid B&Q router - lay the template on make a cut, take the template off then use a bearing bit to cut down as far as it would go and the outside wood would support the router, but mainly because I have no bandsaw & didn't want to cut it out with a handsaw. Horay, i was right. How long did it take to do it with the router? I'm sure you had to go pretty slow to avoid damaging your bit. I'm asking because there was a thread about a week ago that asked if you could rout out an entire body using just a router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The body was cut with my crappy 20 quid B&Q router - lay the template on make a cut, take the template off then use a bearing bit to cut down as far as it would go and the outside wood would support the router, but mainly because I have no bandsaw & didn't want to cut it out with a handsaw. Horay, i was right. How long did it take to do it with the router? I'm sure you had to go pretty slow to avoid damaging your bit. I'm asking because there was a thread about a week ago that asked if you could rout out an entire body using just a router. not long, half hour? about 5mm at a time, made it about 3/4 through then flipped it over & used a bit with a bearing at the bottom glued up overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Drill broke the other day so got an ebay special - drill, jigsaw and sander for £15.99. Jigsaw the rough shape, then onto the advanced sanding station Then onto the spokeshave to start roughing it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Neck is starting to take shape neck pocket test which reminds me I need to get some neck screws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 it seems from the neck pics that you have more work to do on the heel and headstock transitions. It makes sense to rough these in with a rasp before starting on the rest of the carve, especially if using a spokeshave it all looks really good, very neat work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks wez, I was sweating this first neck & knew from here the sensible way was to rasp out the head & heal then carve the gap. I did the opposite, no rasp so just started shaving down to a line, making sure i didn't go into the truss rod. Did a couple of hours this morning, heal fitted, neck is a very flat back D shaped, not quite a wizard but only a couple of mm off. I must admit shaping necks are one of the most fun things - just shaving some bits off - checking the feel - shaving some more etc - very satisfying. Whats left? Drilled the tuner holes & had a bit of tear out despite backing with wood, time to chuck out that vintage 10mm bit. Tomorrow plenty more sanding & maybe some frets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 just fretted got to make some sawdust & fill the ends nearly finished shaping and a quick pic of the fretpress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reamer Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Looking sweet! Love the reverse headstock! I just ordered a neck and inlays like yours (after seeing this post!) Think I am going to give a shot at making a neck, or just replacing the fingerboard on a current one. Question, how did you put the inlay's in? Were they vinyl with clear plexi, were the inlay's that color? I have not gotten mine yet, but want to know what's involved so I can get started on it right away! Thanks for you help! And post more progress! I can't wait to see the finished! I am planning on making mine like the 777LNG...converting an old RG550 - or maybe I just will build the entire thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted April 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 thanks reamer, if you got the fluro inlays like mine they are clear plastic with the colour on the bottom, then wrapped at the back with a white coating. his other inlays are either solid plastic or clear with a sticky backing - mostly the mirror ones. Brian has a great tutorial on the home page for putting them in http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/3dinlay1.htm have fun & post some pics of your progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted April 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Ok, abandon all taste from here on in. I really wanted an old style messy ATD type swirl like the original below Headstock, I make no excuses for having the logo on there, the ibanez tick is one of my fav bits so much so that I wouldn't buy an ibanez prestige, because it doesn't have it, plus I'm not trying to sell them or pass them off..stick logo on, swirl it, peel logo off.. Looks a bit washed out with the flash in this one natural light notice there are a few holes drilled in it as possible, less chance off anything nasty(apart from the swirl!)happening when you dip it in water. Normal swirl procedures, 80ltr dustbin, add a 400g box of borax, disolved leave for half an hour. Paints are 1shot signwriters fluorescent enamel. Very slightly diluted with their reducer about 5%, but depends on the colour, some spread out more on the water that others. Its just getting the balance between the colour not spreading enough, if its too thick it clumps or too thin for weak colour. Dip it in slowly move it about if you want, but always keep going down or you'll recoat the previous bit. Once its fully submerged (dont touch the sides) I use a hair dryer to blow the excess to the sides of the bin & clear a clean space to pull it out. Got some fluro cocktail sticks coming from ebay for the side dots which I always forgetto do. Clear should turn up soon, 2k in spray cans, I'm down with 24h curing rather than months after I tried it a few months back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reamer Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 You got the crazy look you were going for! I like it! For some reason it wasn't until 1 shot was suggested to me as an enamel, that I thought of using that! Duh...I was wondering what kind of enamels people were using...and a painter friend of mine mentioned 1 shot. And the light bulb went off. Considering the variety of colors that have, etc. So you confirmed a curiosity of mine. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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