The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 yeah i worked on the guitar for about 10 hours today with the sanding and cutting out the back. Still need to check out the walnut lol. I need to work out the contour on the "hip" of the guitar. Kind of wide, I'm making it smaller. I'm just a little tired right now I'll do it later. You can see the start of the almost "tree of life" stylings of the contours starting up by the horn where the contour splits into 2. Don't mind the chisel marks near the hip i'll sand that out when I'm a little less tired. I also put in the customary strat arm rest thingy. yeah enjoy the pics. tell me what you think. I know it looks rough now but its in the very rough stages. http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/481911 tell me what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 wow snork you are coming right along!i am impressed. by the way i love the little bedsheets....reminds me of my childhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i know dont you dig the clouds? what about that vine like split in the carve by the horn i LOVe the way thats coming along what do you guys think? thanks wes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Yes, it's shaping up nicely. Very impressed! You may yet redeem yourself... in the meantime, it's too much fun ripping on you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i don't know what you mean by the split? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 can you see how the contour turns into one contour going one way and one goes the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 on the carved top?like i did on mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 I'm impressed, Snork..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 ;-) Sometimes you guys have to give me a little more credit than i act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i will admit i am surprised...still doesn't mean i want you to be my public relations expert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Sometimes you guys have to give me a little more credit than i act. we did, Snork... we did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 lol true....true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 How did Slash creep up in your pics...and how did he lose 80 pounds for the pics? J/K...nice work and don't take everything in here so seriously mate. You're getting the well-earned respect for your work and if you quit asking "are you gonna give me some respect now?" you'll get double. Everyone in here gets picked upon at times and noone takes it too seriously because we are united by the love for great guitars even if opinion exchange on other topics tends to get rough at times. Along those lines: Peace out and love one another (in a non-gay way or not, whichever you prefer) so long ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Amen, Ace! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 That's a good start, sp00t! There's something weird about that carved top, though. It looks like the middle is carved out as well as the edges, so you've got this weird ridge running around the body contour, instead of the middle of the top being higher and the carve sloping down towards the edges. Don't most people also laminate the top to the back before carving it? Seems like it'd be a lot harder to fit and glue it after it's all carved and contoured. Also check out the tutorials here on how to cut a proper monkey grip. (Also something most people leave to the end, by the way.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 dont call me spoot. who are you from jemsite. and 2 i only had a dremel. I'm going to fix it with a spindle sander. no it isnt harder to glue because the back isnt carved. the back being the part of the guitar that is attaching to the midsection and back. I dont apprecialte the people on jemsite being such bastards to me i wish you would give that up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 what is a spoot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i called someone a spoot on jemsite just kidding around and lets just say they didnt like that. i always a spoot is like a happy insult Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Also check out the tutorials here on how to cut a proper monkey grip. That's nasty. If you don't have something nice to say, please don't say anything. Snork comes out pretty strong at times, but this carved top guitar looks pretty damn good. Who are you to comment on that monkey grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i called someone a spoot on jemsite just kidding around and lets just say they didnt like that. i always a spoot is like a happy insult oh..well you kind of reap what you sow sometimes...i agree with coen though...i think you are doing a great job and i don't think that just because your monkey grip is different thanthe norm that it is somehow worse.i find it boring to make a guitar exactly like a certain brand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 btw if i was routing out a monkey grip i would also do it while the guitar is still flat.i think it makes it easier that way.you are doing good snork...now if we can just get you to stop bashing other guitar brands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 lol sorry. thank you tsl. and wes ill try. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 i finally see what you mean about the vine..looks good...interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nordic Gawd Posted December 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 lol you have to take a look closely to notice. I'm making it more apparent right now. thanks for the compliment that jemsite bastard hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Sorry, i didn't mean for that to sound nasty. What i meant was that there's a really great step-by-step tutorial that might give a result that's more like the "real thing". But you're doing pretty darn good so far for cutting freehand with a dremel. And i don't mean "sp00t" in a bad way at all. I just think it's a funny word and it stuck on Jemsite. I'll refrain from using it further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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