Our Souls inc. Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 The first half got lost in the 'hiccup' so it made no sense anymore really.... so here in all its unglory is : The Chisel part 2..... I made an odd-shaped guitar last year http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=44857&view=findpost&p=486327 and had some cut-offs from it. I also had two strips of maple from a neck trim-up and a neck-thru mahogany neck-blank thanks to a failed experiment. So - out of the ashes of other builds, I started a build for pure fun. specs are : Single-cut design with a twist. Pa-doook wings/maple accents/mahogany neck-thru. Carved top Undecided fretboard but either maple or ebony 24 frets 1 pickup brought to life with a chisel. Yep. a chisel. From the beginning..... I glued up the neck / strips and wings before doing any shaping. So I basicly had a guitar shaped chunk of wood. After shaping up the body some and thinning down the neck here's what I had. a list of chores I've knocked out without power tools includes: neck shape, and thickness. Body shape, including treble horn. Body carve Truss rod rout Pickup rout TR access hole Neck angle Obviously,it's still rough and sanding/scraping will be what makes it pretty, but I like what's coming out so far. Moar pics below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thats the carve coming to life... and there's some initial routing done [ without a router. ] and here's the mascot : Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted January 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 and thats where I am as of today. ready for a fretboard and moar shaping on the carve. still needs the control cavity , bridge located, etc , etc....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Mike, if you are very patient with your clean up work on this, you have a shot at making this one of your most balanced, visually successful designs yet. Artistically, you've got a nicely flowing body shape going. You need to work on the treble side bevel, elongate it down towards the lower point and it will complement the beveled curve on the bass side better. This is getting interesting. Keep it up. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Scott, I'd like to take a moment out of my posts to send a public "Thank you" . You have given me several GREAT ideas over time and they always seem to improve my builds. Your idea for the TR rout was utilized ( from the lost thread ) - except for the "guides" . I penciled the lines I needed and used a razor knife to score the edges, then chiseled the rout out slowly. Worked great- thanks !! I took a pencil and drew out the curve you mentioned above.... looks stellar. I will be bringing it around toward the point now. As far as 'designs' I can claim no credit. This is a "dual oval" design with a single cut - normally called a Les Paul, but the hook at the bottom and the swoopy butt came from the shape of my offcuts. Figures.... potential to be my best and it was all an accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Scott, I'd like to take a moment out of my posts to send a public "Thank you" . You have given me several GREAT ideas over time and they always seem to improve my builds. Your idea for the TR rout was utilized ( from the lost thread ) - except for the "guides" . I penciled the lines I needed and used a razor knife to score the edges, then chiseled the rout out slowly. Worked great- thanks !! I took a pencil and drew out the curve you mentioned above.... looks stellar. I will be bringing it around toward the point now. As far as 'designs' I can claim no credit. This is a "dual oval" design with a single cut - normally called a Les Paul, but the hook at the bottom and the swoopy butt came from the shape of my offcuts. Figures.... potential to be my best and it was all an accident. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I made good progress on this one recently. The bridge has been located and drilled for, the control cavity and output jack are done too. Abalone dot inlays on a maple board with pyramid shaped frets from SM. Worthless without pics, but an update none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Souls, I like were this is going.Now that you have your carves going ,a scraper is a great tool to help clean them up.Good luck and keep learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Thanks Dean. 'preciate the encouragement. here's some pics..... ^^ It's coming along. Still got some cleanin' up to do. My forstner bit was a hair too big for the bigger dots ,so i used black epoxy to place them. I also knocked a big chunk of padauk out of the headstock ear and had to slice them off and replace it with maple . :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 This is cleaning up nicely. I like how your bevels come together at the point. I didn't think it through far enough to see that coming, but that is a perfect spot for them to end up. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 This is looking fantastic, love the concept of doing so much with muscle power, timber colours are really working together, and the lines are flowing. Site foreman Max looks chilled about it all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thanks guys. Tomorrow starts the black pore filling process. I've got it sanded up to 240 and its looking pretty good. I just hope to do it justice with the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted September 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 yup.... started the pore-filling. Scraped back and sanded. found some flaws. sanded 'em out and had to re-pore fill some spots. scraped back and sanded one last time . Began the clear coats. I have 2 on now, i'll scuff and add a few more before I cut and buff. pics then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted September 12, 2012 Report Share Posted September 12, 2012 Your designs are about as unique as I have seen. I cannot say I like all of them but I do give you credit for being original. This one in particular definitely suits my fancy. I think it is going to be stellar when completed and I look forward to watching your progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks, Maull. Well, it's done. I just got it strung up tonight for the first time. It's a good player, but it'll need a bit of time to settle and get its proper setup. It does suffer a bit of neck dive as well, but nothing too bad. My camera flash aint having it, so I'll get some pics tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 I am likeing the curves on this....just take your time and finish them off .Take a marker and get your lines where you want them,then make it happen.Very cool so far.....i don't like stright lines much.hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 As promised, here's some shots.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Our Souls inc. Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 and that's all you'll see from me for a while. We bought a house up the mountain from where we are now and we'll be moving come March. In the meantime, the few projects I have left are shelved until i get to set up my new workshop. [ happy dance] which, in turn ,will allow me to completely overhaul my building approach and give me a spray booth and a drying room. [continues happy dance] So I will be taking what I've learned and incorporating it into a better structured build style. I can resume building furniture too, which I used to do on the regular. I'll post pics of the place once I'm in and spread out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I let it settle in and set it up, it's quite a good player. The local music store likes it enough that they're letting me hang it in the window on consignment. I put up a video on the Tube demonstrating the tone to a degree. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 haha very cool man I dig the tone! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 So satisfying to hear and see the guitar getting played at the end of the thread, this one looks and sounds great. I would fix the position of the low E machine head, Lovely timber, flowing lines, I dig it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 It blows my mind you did this without power tools. Great job man. How many hours you got on that puppy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted December 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2012 It blows my mind you did this without power tools. Great job man. How many hours you got on that puppy? Thank you much, sir. I did use an electric drill for the holes i needed . I didn't keep track of my hours, but it took a year from start to finish, with life getting in the way where it does. Muzz. i redid the logo with some gold, I'll post up a pic. The tuners are 'vintage correct' - you'll have that. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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