ihocky2 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 A few more updates from the last few days Neck blank and fretboard glued on Neck tapered and headstock Body routed, back Body routed and drilled, front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Yep, they are already glued. I know it is a dangerous situation but I only use a grinder with flap disk to rough out the back half of the carve, so it never gets anywhere near the neck. The rest is done with a rasp and scrapers, and the rasp never gets near the fret board. So even though it is a little tougher work, I try to minimize the risk. Plus I feel this method gives me a lot greater control of the contour. The first few carved tops I did, was with the neck already glued in, so this is just the method that I got comfortable with. I am still trying new techniques every time, but I only try those on guitars for myself or to sell locally on consignment. So while this way is a little higher risk, I feel the risk for me is still lower than trying something new and messing things up worse. But the day I do it this way and mess up the neck, I’ll be eating those words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Seems like it would be a PITA to work around the neck like that, but whatever works for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted March 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Not really as bad as you would think it would be. Only about 1/4 of the cut aways becomes more difficult, and that area has the least amount of wood removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 A little more progress, the carves are mostly done. A little fine refining when I begin to prep sand, but other than they are done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Man, I love the way this is going! FWIW, my carves have been done after neck set too...but they were long tenons that went way under the top. There are going to be a ton of controls on that, do you have the switches yet? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted March 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Thanks. Yeah I have all of the switches and pots already. The hard part right now is keeping track of which ones go where. They look like they were in a masking tape tragedy with all of the flags hanging from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Niiiiiiiice looking guitar man. The carve is really smooth, the inlay is exquisite, I'm not seeing a darn thing I don't like. Looking forward to seeing the progress on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Only took a month for progress. Control Recesses Neck Carved Cavity Covers Electronics Trial Fit-It is a success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 After a long break I've finally gotten back to work on this and have a few new pictures. I would have rather kept working on this but we got stuck on mandatory overtime for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarkid4143 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 That inlay work is INTENSE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali-Blues Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 if you read the back it summons a horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 After a few more weeks of goofing off mixed with random hours of sanding and test painting she is finally ready for paint. Nothing fancy in this photo, but this is the last time you'll see natural colored wood. This is wetted with naptha. Tomorrow night I'll break out the dye and the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I wasn't a fan of the carve at first, but now I'm convinced! This thing is pretty sweet looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madawgony Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 The chatoyance on that top is outstanding, can't wait to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 The chatoyance on that top is outstanding, can't wait to see it finished. I never thought I would need a dictionary to read posts on here, but I guess I was wrong. But at least I learned something new today. Anyway thanks for the compliment. I ran a few color tests on some off cuts, and the finished product should look very nice. For now the colors will remain a secret. Got to keep people on edge a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 For now the colors will remain a secret. Got to keep people on edge a little. this is the last time you'll see natural colored wood....Tomorrow night I'll break out the dye and the paint. The use of the word paint in reference to that top has certainly got me on edge. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 For now the colors will remain a secret. Got to keep people on edge a little. lime green or fuchsia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 I should expect colors like that from you Jon. While fuscia isn't quite my thing, I think this would actually look pretty damed sweet in a transparent lime green. Unfortunately neither of those two colors will be used. I'll keep you a little less on edge Scott, it is going to be all transparent colors I'm using. I think I would get banned from the board if I used opaques over quilted maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 I think I would get banned from the board if I used opaques over quilted maple. or fuchsia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Here is a little color work I got done this weekend. Dyed the top with a very lite grey, sanded back and then a lite amber mix and then sealed with poly. I will start with the candy colors tonight. The back looks worse than it really is. The finish exagerates the pores. For this one I am just going to build the finish to fill the pores of the mahogany, so for the first two coats it's still pretty rough. But it looks like once it's sanded back, it'll take one more coat and then it should be level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 I am finally getting around to posting pictures of this. I actually finished it up before Christmas, it just took forever until I got pictures sorted and uploaded. So here is the final result. The customer wanted a paint job that looked kind of like a nebula, so this is what we agreed on. This is a light amber center out to a candy green out to a transparent midnight blue which carries around to the back. The inlay work on the back was done in house and the inlay work on the neck was done by Cliff at Shark Inlay. I ended up taking pictures and decided after I did to move the Ghost Saddle wires under the bridge, so even though they are shown here they were moved, but that was a last minute deal that was done in the final hours before it shipped and I never got to take pictures of it. Custom Typhon Gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) I was just thinking about this build a week or so ago and wondered what happened to it. I must say... WOW! I did not see that coming. Awesome finish! I especially like the headstock treatment. The masked areas creating the plasma rays or whatever you are calling them turned out very well. I can't say I like the way it looks better than the double fade you did on the headstock, but I love the way it was executed. I did not foresee a black back either. It really makes the inlays pop. In fact I did not expect any of the black in this but I'm sure glad it's there! Tremendous look. Were the back inlays tough, or maybe I should ask was it tough painting around them and cleaning the edges and whatever it took to make them come out this nice? Is that a P-rail in the bridge? How's it sound? SR Edited May 16, 2011 by ScottR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes it is a P-Rail. I can't remember exactly how it sounded anymore, but I can say I will be putting one of those in one of my personal guitars in the future. Not overly powerfull as a humbucker, closer to a SD Jazz, it gets nice a gritty, but cleans up nicely as well. Split it gets a pretty good P-90 sound and the rail is nice and glassy. The painting wasn't actually that hard around the inlays, just time consuming. I used frisket paper over the inlays and trimmed to the shape. Once the paint once on I gave it enough time to set up that I could pull the frisket before it started to actually dry. After that it was only a little touch up here and there with a broken exacto blade as a scraper. I will agree that the headstock got a nicer fade than the body. I've been working on sunbursts more since then and most of them are getting nicer than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) :O WOWWWWWWWWWW! I didn't see this coming either. Definitely made my morning coffee and forum browse a little more interesting Fit and finish look great, how does she play? ps. Pretty slick logo aswell Edited May 16, 2011 by ae3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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