King_Petrucci Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Time for a new build. I got my new bandsaw last week. I bought the carbatec CTJ3501 14" from sydney tools. I dont know how ive lasted this long with out one. Its got heaps of power and a nice big table and can resaw up to 200mm.. Now that the bandy is up and running, im starting a new build Mahogany neck and body Bloodwood fingerboard 27.5" scale Floyd rose Setneck Not sure on pickups just yet Just got the body routed, truss rod router, fingerboard is tapered and fret slots cut. I used .5mm black veneer and .5mm bloodwood veneer for the binding. The pics dont show it too well but it came up really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Fantastic, you are off to a great start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Cheers Muzz. The bandsaw makes such a difference in time and quality. Sure beats using a jigsaw lol. The veneer for the binding was a pain but. That stuff is annoying to work wit. Ill hopefully get the neck taper cut tomorrow and the fb glued on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted July 24, 2010 Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Looks good so far mate, that fret board would look stunning with some oil on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2010 Thanks stewey. Thats something ive been wondering about..wat kind of finish is applied to a bloodwood board? Ive never used them before..I now have 4 more sitting here but because i loved the look of this one so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I got a litte bit more done today. Finished off the binding on the fb, cut the neck taper and glued the fb down. I also thinned out the headstock on the bandsaw. I cut about 3mm off each side and then sanded it a little bit. Came out perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I got a litte bit more done today. Finished off the binding on the fb, cut the neck taper and glued the fb down. I also thinned out the headstock on the bandsaw. I cut about 3mm off each side and then sanded it a little bit. Came out perfect. Nice to see I'm not the only one who shows off the rough stuff. I love the look of this so far ! keep it rollin like this and you'll be holding a winner at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I got a litte bit more done today. Finished off the binding on the fb, cut the neck taper and glued the fb down. I also thinned out the headstock on the bandsaw. I cut about 3mm off each side and then sanded it a little bit. Came out perfect. Nice to see I'm not the only one who shows off the rough stuff. I love the look of this so far ! keep it rollin like this and you'll be holding a winner at the end. Thanks mate. Its coming along alrite so far. Im sure itll turn out real nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Bit more work done today. Neck taper and neck pocket routed. Nice snug fit. Ill hopefully get the pup rout and floyd rout done tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Petrucci Posted July 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Got the floyd and the pup routs done today. One of the stud posts was off a little so i routed out that section and glued another block in. Ill redrill it tomorrow. Apart from that it went really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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