supplebanana Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Reminds me of when I was a prep cook in a Mexican restaurant. I was mincing jalapenos and then rubbed my eye without washing my hands first. That side of my face went numb for a 1/2-hour and I lost vision in the eye for about 5 minutes. I'm not ashamed to say I went straight into b1tch-mode for a few minutes. just as well you din't scratch your balls then...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Reminds me of when I was a prep cook in a Mexican restaurant. I was mincing jalapenos and then rubbed my eye without washing my hands first. That side of my face went numb for a 1/2-hour and I lost vision in the eye for about 5 minutes. I'm not ashamed to say I went straight into b1tch-mode for a few minutes. just as well you din't scratch your balls then...... Oooooohhh.....that reminds me of high school athletics and sports creams with names like Cramergesic, Tiger Balm and Icy Hot. Duuuuuuude. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Reminds me of when I was a prep cook in a Mexican restaurant. I was mincing jalapenos and then rubbed my eye without washing my hands first. That side of my face went numb for a 1/2-hour and I lost vision in the eye for about 5 minutes. I'm not ashamed to say I went straight into b1tch-mode for a few minutes. just as well you din't scratch your balls then...... Well, actually...... Early in my kitchen career, there was a time with a food that I didn't know was spicy at the time. I found out when I took a leak. WOW!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 just think of Gollum.... "Burns us, burns us it does.." lol : there's also a scene in "Apocalypto"....... AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! when I was at school we went on an outdoor activity week, skiiing, hiking, orienteering etc. one of the lads came back one day complaining of a groin strain. one of the other guys threw him a can of "Ralgex" (kinda like Tiger Balm but in a spray can) & said "here - try this!" basically taking the p***, not expecting him to actually use it. we all stood there open mouthed as he used it not just liberallly but excessively. and then we waited...... he spent quite a while in the showers....... I think the rest of us strained more muscles thru' laughing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcrash Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Reminds me of when I was a prep cook in a Mexican restaurant. I was mincing jalapenos and then rubbed my eye without washing my hands first. That side of my face went numb for a 1/2-hour and I lost vision in the eye for about 5 minutes. I'm not ashamed to say I went straight into b1tch-mode for a few minutes. Just to share in the pain - grabbed a full pot of fresh coffee - the urn split at the handle and proceeded to splash all about my groin area. I had to be wheelchaired into the ER and spent the next day barely able to walk. Anyway - looking forward to some sound samples from this build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I've slipped when pouring out a 5-gallon pot of boiling water & pasta into a sink-sized strainer. The whole thing soaked me from the waist down. Fortunately, the apron, pants, and shorts took the brunt of the heat. My legs were red & tender, but my junk was uncooked. Then there's the time I cut off all the skin on a knuckle with a can lid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterblastor Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Well, actually...... Early in my kitchen career, there was a time with a food that I didn't know was spicy at the time. I found out when I took a leak. WOW!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH! I had a roomate that went through the same thing. Only, replace "food" with "waitress" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 I had a cat food can pulloff lid accident when I was 12. I felt it rattle against the bone when it sliced into my right ring finger. I have a scar now, and it reminds me every day how lucky I am to have all 10! Other than that, i worked at mcdonalds, and those clamshell cookers are pretty easy to burn your knuckles on. I remember washing my hands one day, and the top of my middle finger near the fist knuckles just fell off. It was pretty freaky to see the dent and the giant piece of flesh that fell off of there! It all grew back, and it didn't hurt at all, but it was enough to make me jump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhold Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 When Campbell's soup started with those new pop-top lids, I managed to fold it down over itself onto my pinky, creating an 2 inch long gash and a flap of skin there. I theatesn bought myself a one-touch can opener, which creates unnecessarily sharp edges around the edge of the can, and cut my hand on that too. Oh kitchen injuries... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Ummm.... I haven't read all the posts in this thread one by one... so sorry if someone has already mentioned this. But what's up with the truss rod? That does NOT look centered and could lead to some awkward neck movement when tightened. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I've slipped when pouring out a 5-gallon pot of boiling water & pasta into a sink-sized strainer. The whole thing soaked me from the waist down. Fortunately, the apron, pants, and shorts took the brunt of the heat. My legs were red & tender, but my junk was uncooked. Then there's the time I cut off all the skin on a knuckle with a can lid. I did my share of kitchen duty as well years ago. i once was cubing up some ham for seasoning in green bean for a catered event. I sliced a piece of my middle fingertip off-- a strip about 1/8"x 1/8"x 1/2". I made a quick trip to the emergency room for my first set of stitches ever. Then I went back to work and finished slicing the ham, cooking the beans and serving the meal. Never saw that piece of finger again..... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Getting some finish. I sealed it up, then brushed on 3 coats of poly. Yesterday I did a leveling wetsand on the top & sides. This is the 2nd coat after that. One more, then I start on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Cool. Reminds me of a build I did last year I called Skinny Les. your spalted top looks fantastic, At first you would swear it was one piece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 I don't usually like spalted anything, but I like this spalted top a lot, something about the colours and balck lines around the grains has a lovely effect, so now it's my turn to say, hurry up and finish the %^&#*^! thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 I don't usually like spalted anything, but I like this spalted top a lot, something about the colours and balck lines around the grains has a lovely effect, so now it's my turn to say, hurry up and finish the %^&#*^! thing Seriously Muzz. How can you not just fookin love spalt. OK, carving it is a bitch but the results are savage. Just look at the piks above & tell me its not ultra wood porn Not like its a flook either. Check out mine Spalt, Its the bees knees baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Agggghhhh that one looks fantastic too, the binding is really doing it for me, you and John are dragging me over to the spalt side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 You have come a long way my man, that is looking verrrrry nice! I'm spraying a Spalted Strat myself today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 HELP!!!!! When I glued in the neck, the finish on the lower frets spooged around. Last night, when I took off the blue tape protecting the fretboard from the other finish, I found that a lot of the rest of the fretboard had bubbled, cracked, and come loose. In no way do I want to pull the frets and completely re-finish. With the binding, I don't believe I'd ever be able to clean out the slots well enough to re-fret anyway. So what can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 you can work between the frets, carefully cleaing up before respraying - but i would be tempted by a refret and even a rebind if needed, it may still be quicker than the cleanup between each fret neither is right or wrong, but working between the frets takes out the luxury of sanding with the grain which means even more effort on a maple fretboard tbh, it looks like finish has gathered at the edge of inlays which suggests they were not all level, or wood has moved before spraying. May be worth leveling that out anyway ... and how long does a refret really take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 What I think happened: Because of the cocobobo in the inlays, I sealed the f/b with a number of coats of shellac first. I leveled it out, then coated it with poly. 1) I think the poly was way thin after it was buffed out. 2) I think the shellac wasn't fully cured when the poly went on, then the poly sealed it in and didn't allow it to continue curing. I think the combination of the two made it really soft and unstable. The fret job took most of a day to do because of the binding. Still, it's not the re-fret that I'm wanting to avoid, it's the inability to clean out the slots well. Re-binding as well would certainly take care of that, but then there's the added difficulty with where it meets the headstock binding. (gripe, gripe, gripe!) holding out for a bunch of input...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Poly's pretty finiky, as you seem to have figured out with this build... and you probably already knew. Now... what to do... There's a tutorial on the main site that shows you how to scallop your frets. In this tutorial, it shows you how to wrap your frets (even a little under the fret) with masking tape. You can use this to mask your frets. Then you can use chemicals to strip the fretboard, as abraisives would just cause more problems than solutions. Then you can respray and scrape the binding, and the tape should help protect the frets against the chemicals, sprayover, and scraper. Then you can carefully peel the tape off your frets... There shouldn't be any problem with using poly over shellac provided one has time to cure before the other is applied. I would have to say that any finish that is put on the fretboard is probably going to wear off over time. I'm not trying to sound condescending when I ask this, but why don't you just use shellac? why cover it in poly after? Edited August 15, 2010 by FireFly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 What brand shellac did you use? Was it fresh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 What brand shellac did you use? Was it fresh? Zisser, and yes it was. ...but why don't you just use shellac? No reason I can legitimize. moar halp pleez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Id just pull the frets & redo that part of the board. But then again if this portion of the fretboard is dodgy then the rest may be aswell. If you only fix this half now you may end up right back here in a few months striping & re-finishing the other half, or maby even the whole board. If it was me, id pull all the frets, take off the finish on the board & re-finish the whole thing. Cleaning out the slots is not as bad as it seems. Iv done it lots of times on bound boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Slot clean out tools I have also used a dremel with the finest bit I could find to do this. Stew Mac has them but I have found them at Ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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