RestorationAD Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Crap crap crap... the bocote and the ziricote are pulling themselves apart in the dry heat. Crap. Not sure what I am going to do about this one.... I put a humidifier in the room but the headstock plate has already pulled apart on the bookmatch joint enough you can see it. The ziricote top cracks have spread. The top had a few cracks anyway but I stabilized them with CA. Now they have spread. I guess I will fill the splits and cracks with thick CA and move on... Crap. This sucks...at this moment I hate gas heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzedd Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Sorry dude, that's not cool. The guitar Gods can be cruel sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Well the top has pulled apart right between the pickup and bridge route... It is ia common thing since there is so little wood there. The top has developed cracks in several spots now. Got the humidifier working so we will see if this helps. Not sure about the long term stability now. I guess it is the evil trying to get out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 Its the Iommi flaw! Like the paint imperfections on his Old Boy guitar. I say go with it if there's no repairing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 The thing is evil anyway...it is pissed off because it only has 23 frets. It has 13 pieces in the neck... I am going to let it settle for a few days and see were it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I just read minimally... but this doesn't sound like things that SHOULD be happening from the little I've read. Are you sure the wood was properly dried first? And are you sure you joints were good and your glue wasn't past it's prime? Titebond's only REALLY good for 1 year, some allow 2 (like the bottle says if I remember correctly). Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted December 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 I just read minimally... but this doesn't sound like things that SHOULD be happening from the little I've read. Are you sure the wood was properly dried first? And are you sure you joints were good and your glue wasn't past it's prime? Titebond's only REALLY good for 1 year, some allow 2 (like the bottle says if I remember correctly). Chris Joints were good ... I buy new titebond for every project. However I decided to try epoxy on the headplate and the top seam. I used Z-poxy never had an issue with it before. I used titebond to glue the top and headplate to the guitar itself. I think we have to assume that the wood wasn't dry enough. But I will say this the Ziricote and the Bocote were very strange pieces and the crazy grain did not help the issue. I though that gluing them to stable wood would keep them from moving but I was wrong. Hard to photograph the cracks they don't show up. Here is the headplate split. It looks fine but you could put a piece of paper in it... The other is the bridge crack. It actually separated on the grain not the glue line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bichmaker Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 glue it, fill it, get a finish on it as soon as you can... Still looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 First coats of sanding sealer go on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhold Posted April 11, 2010 Report Share Posted April 11, 2010 Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Man, that really is wicked! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted April 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Sanding all the finish off... The sanding sealer went milky and needs to come off. Of course it is under 3 coats of lacquer. I guess this thing really is evil. This thing really doesn't want to be finished. Maybe I need to sacrifice a spray gun or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'm not seeing "milky" anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted April 19, 2010 Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 (edited) I agree, I wish my milky looked like that. Edited April 19, 2010 by Stewey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted April 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2010 I will try to get some photos of it... it is evident in the sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Ordered a new can of EM6000 and am getting much better results this time. Should be done next week. It needs a sanding and 2 more coats as the seem in the back decided to show through at the last minute. This thing is possesed... The EM6000 goes on milky white then as it dries it clears up nicely. The first batch must have frozen in shipping because the milky white would not disapear as it dried. The new stuff looks pretty good and is going on flat. This is a crazy shot of the top from underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 What a beautiful guitar! I can't wait to build with Zircote one day. Mmmmmmmmm, de-LISH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Looking good Brett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 These are just some early photos. I will get some better ones up as I finish up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I still have work to do on the cavity covers and not sure about a trussrod cover. Also havea little fine tuning on the nut and intonation. Not the best shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuffinPunch Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Im usually not a huge fan of guitars that are all made of fancy, spalted woods, but this thing is AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Dave Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 GOTM # 2 Brett Fantastic work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Creepin' Crawdads you've got me all lathered up for some Zircote, I MUST have some! Once again, really beautiful work and wood. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) What those guys said! Absolutely gorgeous.....even if it is possessed. SR Edited June 29, 2010 by ScottR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I hate SG's. but this thing warants unlawfull carnal knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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