Robbinst Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Here a little bit of progress My scarf joint jig being used to cut the headstock plane After the cut then cleaned up square tube truss installation bound fretboard neck cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 neck, ears, heel block, headstock veneer and stencil gluing the ears glued and planed ebony veneer being glued (there is scrap between the clamps and the veneer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Cripes! Is that a guitar on a Uke scale? Either or it looks small when next to big tools! Nice work and very by the numbers. Are you going to give the game away when you reveal the body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Its going to be a cigar box uke, I gave an introduction explaining it but it looks like that post got deleted some how? I dont have too much money so this is just a fun little project to keep me occupied for now. More pics coming soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I got a little bit more done over the last couple of days fretboard polished up to 12000 grit with two coats of tung oil heel block glued and the neck starting to take shape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Looks great! Can't wait to see more The missing posts has happened all over the forum. I think there's a few days worth of posts gone as the forum had to be restored to the last point of backup, so don't take it personally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 Its going to be a cigar box uke, I gave an introduction explaining it but it looks like that post got deleted some how? I dont have too much money so this is just a fun little project to keep me occupied for now. More pics coming soon! Ah, I see. The problem was that posts were irrecoverable with the board screwing up the database, and possibly unavoidable short of making silly numbers of backups. A Uke eh? Sweet. I saw the four pegholes and that put Mandolin out of the window! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 School started up again yesterday so my progress might roll on a little slower then I would like it to, but for now here is what Ive managed to get done since my last post. Fretting! Taped up to keep the finished board clean Binding channel routed. Had a minor blow out with the ebony veneer but luckily I found the piece and was able to glue it back on. This is one of the most nerve racking parts for me at least. My "R" inlay. I decided to double up the MOP and get two logos for the cutting time of one. safety first and after about an hour and a half here are the finished R's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Nice shop,and your build is looking really good.Looking forward to more of your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 I hit a speed bump in the build process guys. I got alittle greedy and went too deep routing out the inlay cavity in the ebony veneer and when took a break to check my cut I watched the cutter of my 1/32 stewmac dremmel bit simply fall off... although I was pissed, it was sort of comical the way it happened. Anyways I decided to try a new place for a replacement bit. stewmac cost like 18 per bit plus closer to 9 or 10 bucks for shipping. I found this other site with the same size bit for $13 and only $3 dollars for shipping. I let you know what I think of it and if its worth checking out the site once it arrives. hopefully this can save every one who does do there own inlays some cash because paying almost $30 every time one decides to break gets old quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 FWIW: 1) When I do my inlays, I'll rough out the larger areas with an 1/8" bit in the small trim router, then finish it up with the Dremel. If it's a really large cavity, like a block inlay, I'll even chisel out the center. All of this will save a LOT of wear & tear on the small, delicate little Dremel bits. 2) I was talking with my dentist about this, and he gave me a small handfull of dental bits that were too dull to work on teeth. He was just going to throw them away, but he now saves them for me. Teeth are a LOT harder than wood, so they're still great for inlay work when they can't do a tooth anymore. The tool he uses has the same 1/8" collet as the Dremel, but STARTS at 30K rpm, where the Dremel tops out at 10K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) thats a good idea, I will talk to my dentist next time I go and hope that he is as cool about it as yours. In other news im very excited for the build I will be starting after I complete this one. Its going to be a custom take on the tele design for my girlfriend. It will be a semi hollow with three butterfly shaped sound holes, a Quilted maple top, an ocean blue burst, maybe a figured maple fretboard, white binding all around( maybe double bound front and back), chrome hardware, not sure of the pickguard material yet, it might be white or a natural color maple to match the fret board, and I'm thinkin an S/S/H Pup set up using lipstick pups(i love the looks of the lipstick tube humbuckers). I really hope i can make it nearly as nice as the image I have in my head. Here is a little teaser: Edited January 21, 2012 by Robbinst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Update time! The bits worked great and i believe them to be of the same quality as stewmac so if your lookin to save a few bucks check out these guys: http://www.bitterrootguitars.com/servlet/the-Inlay-Material-cln-Inlay-Bits/Categories Pics: finished slot and epoxied inlay I want the rosewood bridge to match the ebony veneer so I stained it black binding being glued up before the clean up the binding went better then my first attempt but I think the plastic Im using is too thick for such tight curves. Heres the one spot that did not glue up right. time to clean it up a bit just patchin up the less then perfect glue spots, but you can see the finished inlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Pics! Finished binding carving the neck finished carving, stills need to be sanded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted February 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Added a black heel cap my fret beveling tool in action sound holes marked out then cut neck slot, its going to need to be reinforced to prevent the joint from failing and finally the neck with 2 coats of oil on it, just waiting for it to dry then i can finish up the project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Excellent job on the neck, love the box; keep it up- this is getting very interesting! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 So close to being done!! Glued the neck to the body ( I did reinforce the joint but my camera died before I could get the pic) Bridge being glued into place All I have left is to put a few coats of clear on the body, then shape the nut and the saddle. I'm really excited to get this one strung up and hear how it sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Very sorry for the delay everyone, I got busy with other projects that I was excited about and left this one sit for a while but now I finally managed to finish it! This things really neat, its about 3/4th as loud as my store bought uke and has a much brighter tone. It is lacking in the low end but I did not expect any kind of fully rounded amazing sound from a cigar box any way. For what it is I am very happy with how it turned out. Thanks for looking guys! -Tyler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Looks awesome man! Really creative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 This so has to be entered for GOTM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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