andyt Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Nice piece of black limba off Simo - cheers Body was just about big enough for a JS, only about 5mm too small for the waist. Routed & a quick round over front and back all the radius carving to do. flame maple scarfed neck paduk board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Before you glue that on I'd do some reading on padauk. I don't know if it has the wear qualities to be a great fretboard... not to mention the sapwood portion :S Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Nice to see somebody else doin a JS. I have a nice piece of Limba set aside for one for myself, all one piece hopefully. Neck, body & headstock all cut & shaped from a single block. only glue joint is the fret board. But as usual I never seem to have the time to do any work on it This one should come out sweet. the grain should look realy good with the carve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_c Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Padauk is fine for a fretboard, Ive played a few factory guitars withh Paddy FB's. I would guess the sapwood would be ok structurally, but I have not used any yet myself. I have tried finishing some sapwood and it does get a dirty kind of tint in the finish. You may want to do a test on some scrap if you have some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted October 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Cheers for the advice on the Paduk, got plenty to test with. Had the angle grinder out this morning for some shaping. Then stopped for lunch and a jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted October 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 made some shavings & fretted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy g Posted October 19, 2010 Report Share Posted October 19, 2010 Smooooooth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I've always heard Black Limba was a PITA as a fretboard due to its brittle/chippy nature. You seem to have proven otherwise. How would you rate your fretting experience with Black Limba, and how would you rate it as a fretboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Thats a beautiful piece of wood there. It looks like a mountain to me. Not making suggestions, just killing a few min in photoshop when I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPA or death Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I was thinking this: But yours is a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 Man, this looks cooler than my green JS, & I taught that looked cool realy nice guitar, What pickups are you loading this with ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Turtles Posted October 20, 2010 Report Share Posted October 20, 2010 I've always heard Black Limba was a PITA as a fretboard due to its brittle/chippy nature. You seem to have proven otherwise. How would you rate your fretting experience with Black Limba, and how would you rate it as a fretboard? The board is paduak, though i could see how you'd get it confused. The light part is the same color pretty much. Looks really nice. I love limba so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Man, this looks cooler than my green JS, & I taught that looked cool realy nice guitar, What pickups are you loading this with ? ta Paulie, don't know yet. Not much going on quick wipe with oil on the body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diffidentia Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 I'm loving the color and shape. The fretboard is an especially nice touch, and the shape vaguely resembles a Warwick meets Strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menapia Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Class love it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menapia Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Any updates Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 I've always heard Black Limba was a PITA as a fretboard due to its brittle/chippy nature. You seem to have proven otherwise. How would you rate your fretting experience with Black Limba, and how would you rate it as a fretboard? The 'it's Padauk' angle has been answered, but let's get back to the 'brittle chippy nature' of limba (white or black)- not any of the stuff I've got. It cuts and planes like butter (like a good south american mahogany, only more so), easy to smooth, easy to carve, beautiful to look at and work with. One of my favourite woods. Too soft for a fingerboard, but a fantastic wood for necks, bodies, backs and sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 11, 2010 Report Share Posted December 11, 2010 Limba is all of those things you mention,but it is more prone to surface chipping than mahogany...not tearout on the edges,but just the surface grain has a tendency to flip up if you were to,say,fret on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 this has been sitting around doing not a lot. Redid the fretboard as the first finishing attempt using oil left massive black dirty marks under the frets, tried sanding the board down but got too thin so replaced it. Coated it in CA this time, tru oil on the rest of the neck & body, still got a few coats to go but strung it up the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock1740 Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 as i said on ss.org, best js i've ever seen. love it, especially the black limba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 beautiful wood choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWk5150 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 Comin along realy well Andy. This should be seriously cool when its done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted March 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Finially got round to finishing this up. Stuck a Sustainer in there for a laugh. Wasn't sure what to do on the headstock as the flame maple looked a bit out of place, so did some creative dyeing to try & match the board. Was going to make plastic covers but had some limba from a uke kit, so tried to make it match up a bit. The trem cover was as wide as the piece was hence the gap. Also made a little sight glass for the Sustainer LED from a toy watch. The body blank was slightly thinner than standard and right on the limit for a trem, but is very resonant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted March 25, 2011 Report Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thats the way it should be done. hats off to you man, thats gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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