westhemann Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yeah, I thought about those too. I just didn't think I could drill a good looking hole at the proper angle with just my electric hand drill. It can be tough.I do it with a hand drill too.What I do is cut an angled wood block to lay against it,and clamp everything to a table(guitar and wooden block),and I drill through the block into the guitar..it keeps any initial walking away from the guitar and into the wood block. It always scares me though,and I breath a large sigh of relief when it is done....but I can say that about a lot of things while building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osorio Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Nice and clean build, a future GOTM is coming. I love the top inlays project, the chinese dragon it´s almost equal to my left shoulder tattoo. Keep follow this project !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Nice work so far! For the output jack, this is what I do: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 >>westhemann Yeah, that would work I guess. Still nerve wracking though... >>Osorio Thanks! Let's see the tattoo! >>guitar2005 Thanks! That's a great way to have the jack, the cable goes around the strap naturally that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Routed for the jack plate: It fell out a bit when I took the pics, that's why it looks a little weird. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 It doesn't look like it's fallen out. Perhaps a few 15cm nails will solve that problem ;-) I really like the illusion that the instrument has a Wenge central "core" poking through holes in the Mahogany. Am I the only person to see this? That would make for a crazy looking build if taken to the extreme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 That jack plate, and the rest of the build looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Very clean build, and I love what you've done with the jack plate! How did you route the recess for the jack plate? It looks like it would be quite awkward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linny Posted January 1, 2011 Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 The whole guitar is beautiful, lovely choice of woods there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 >>Prostheta Yep, them nails will do it! I could route a little deeper for the jack and covers to increase the illusion of a mahogany "shell" with holes to show the wenge. The easy way would be a guitar with double tops and the "top" top being routed away in some kind of pattern to show the "bottom" top. Hmmmm... >>Neil Beith, Linny Thanks! >>Cam Thanks! I made the recess by first drilling out most of the wood and then routing it with my Dremel on a router base. That one is small enough to operate inside the V and it's actually really easy to control when routing in mahogany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Javla bra!! Snyggt gitarr!! Master Pukko, you've done it again! I am impressed!!! I love flying v's Man, i like the dragon, but as someone said, as an outline, although that test carve looks fantastic! I have been busy with my speciality ( I wanted to study it a Goteborg University, but alas, 30.000 euros a year, i don't have that kind of money) so i am studying it here in Venezuela. But anyways, i will have to check out your fourth guitar. Keep up the good work! this V looks AMAZING! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted February 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2011 ...and now it is dyed and oiled. I didn't do the dragon carve. I did some more testing and just came to the conclusion that it wouldn't look good enough. Pics: Javla bra!! Snyggt gitarr!! Master Pukko, you've done it again! I am impressed!!! I love flying v's Man, i like the dragon, but as someone said, as an outline, although that test carve looks fantastic! I have been busy with my speciality ( I wanted to study it a Goteborg University, but alas, 30.000 euros a year, i don't have that kind of money) so i am studying it here in Venezuela. But anyways, i will have to check out your fourth guitar. Keep up the good work! this V looks AMAZING! Tack som fan! Thanks a lot! No dragon though as you can see. Yeah, studying can be expensive I guess. What's your speciality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 Simply Amazing.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I didn't do the dragon carve. I did some more testing and just came to the conclusion that it wouldn't look good enough. Good. I thought it looked stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 There must be something about wenge and Vs....I'm not particularly a fan of Vs, but the two builds that have been wenge heavy I've just loved. Probably has more to do with the magnificent craftmanship of the builds than the wenge. This is beautiful. Great job. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 8, 2011 Report Share Posted February 8, 2011 I didn't do the dragon carve. I did some more testing and just came to the conclusion that it wouldn't look good enough. Good. I thought it looked stupid. +1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turgon Posted February 9, 2011 Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Holy god! That guitar looks awesome! I wish I had one looking like that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Tack som fan! Thanks a lot! No dragon though as you can see. Yeah, studying can be expensive I guess. What's your speciality? I am a dentist, and i am studying to be a specialist in endodontics. Root canal specialist. And i pay for each trimester 1560 swedish kronor ;)or 156 euros, or about 200 US $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks everyone! Eddie, sorry but... root canal specialist?! Do you like inflicting pain to people??? Nah, just kidding. I just hope I'll never have to meet you when you're at work. Here's a couple of pics. I made a switch tip out of ebony and binding material. Knobs are ebony too. Sperzel Sound-Loks for tuners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks everyone! Eddie, sorry but... root canal specialist?! Do you like inflicting pain to people??? Nah, just kidding. I just hope I'll never have to meet you when you're at work. Well, studies say that scandinavia is the place where less root canals are performed due to tooth decay. And being a dentist sucks, i don;t like it, that's why i build guitars in my spare time Maybe when i move to Sweden i could actually buy guitars instead of building them. I'll comission one to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 So sexy! I really dig the switch tip (and knobs)... I love your builds, pukko, and this is no exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukko Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 >>eddiewarlock Yeah, I suppose we have a good dental care system here. It's free for everyone until you're 18 (I think) so that might be a good start for people's teeth... You'll have access to some pretty cool tools for inlaying anyway! >>CrazyManAndy Thanks a lot! I put some strings on to see how it would work. It turns out I'm going to have to remove some material from the locking nut shelf since the nut is too high now. And I'll have to enlarge the pickup cavities ever so slightly since the Dimarzio pickup is a hair too wide. Not so with the other pickups I have, why can't they make them all the same size?! And the frets haven't been leveled so that's left to do too... Funny how the strings make it look almost done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plinky Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Very clean. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewey Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 That is ridiculous. Every aspect of the design just works so well. Can't wait to see this one finished off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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