andyt Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Started this one last week before the 'dawn of the new ice age' with a paduk glueup leftover. Long enough for a neckthru with a scarfed headstock. Lime wings, quit top Route down the heal Getting the body contours sanded Made a massive ballsup routing the pickups, due to random different pickup routes on the template started routing inbetween the two, wasn't even in the right place to make it a '3 pickup special' so had to thickness down the quilt top by about half its thickness. Cocobolo board glued on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Sad half thickness top Got the frets bashed in today OMG its a hardtail I'm going to have to make a nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 The back of that neck will look great once it's cleared. Routing the heel just looks like too much hard work! I'd rather chisel it out! Looking at the p/up routes I assume it's a 7 string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 The back of that neck will look great once it's cleared. Routing the heel just looks like too much hard work! I'd rather chisel it out! Looking at the p/up routes I assume it's a 7 string? Hopefully, I like the randomness of the paduk wood/sap rather than straight lines I thought the router was the easy way? - took 3 mins freehand routing the heal, then hit it with an anglegrinder Don't know why I made it a 7, I've got loads of 6 string trems but no 7's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Don't know why I made it a 7, I've got loads of 6 string trems but no 7's Isn't that always the way though? Build something that'll cost a fortune when you've got everything to build a dozen other guitars already? As far as the router/grinder.... I have never tried it. I was assuming. Nearly every guitar I've made has been neckthru and I've always just done the heel by chisel, file and sander. I've never tried a grinder but it seems a lot of members on here use them to carve. Do you use a special timber cutting tool or a standard metal grinding disc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Don't know why I made it a 7 Are you channelling voices again Andy? Time for your tinfoil hat and medication now Mr T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 ....... As far as the router/grinder.... I have never tried it. I was assuming. Nearly every guitar I've made has been neckthru and I've always just done the heel by chisel, file and sander. I've never tried a grinder but it seems a lot of members on here use them to carve. Do you use a special timber cutting tool or a standard metal grinding disc? I use a 60 grit flap-disk on the grinder when I go that route. Works great. @ AndyT - Drum tobacco is the BEST stuff ever. When I was a smoker, I loved it. Build is looking great. Your guitars amaze me. \m/ \m/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I use a 60 grit flap-disk on the grinder when I go that route. Works great. Ok, thanks. I use a random orbital with 40 grit on of during carving. I guess it'd be similar but not quite as aggressive as the grinder with 60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wretched Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Awesome build! I like the JS but don't like the square heal I had on my JS400. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I used to do the grinder with a 40-grit flapwheel. I only use it now for the belly cut. I use 60-grit on the palm sander to smooth out a top carve and even out the neck carve. But for a lot of functions, I've taken to rasps & files lately. It seems that the longer I do this, the simpler the tool I want to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Did you see all those clamps!!! Awesome. Those wood choices look oddly familiar... have you been reading my threads again? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 RAD - you fountain out so many guitars that the rest of the world could be construed as copying your wood combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nice to see another JS being done. I taught I was the only one building custom satchmo's till I found your builds. This thing is looking realy cool I have a mssive big chunk of lime sitting here for fookin years now.. I realy must use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 RAD - you fountain out so many guitars that the rest of the world could be construed as copying your wood combinations. HA ha ha ha... Without hijacking you should see the pile of wood I have from this weekend. AndyT this thing looks great. And from your last build you have inspired me to do a couple padauk fretboards this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 This week did some dye on the neckthru & cleared a Donnie body that I sanded down & repainted after the Rustins plastic coating yellowed and cracked in about 6 months (1st and only time I've used it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! DR ED HAMPSHIRE!!!! WE'RE DOOOOOOOMED!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyt Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Well its changed colour, went to match the paduk headstock. Run out of 2k Clear, so its got a couple of coats of Truoil so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin squire Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 That's really looking great! I love the look of the open grained wood on the back. The oil finish really seems to fit this guitar well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 It doesn't appear that milling down the maple boogered up your bookmatch at all. It still looks very sweet. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 That top looks great(as well as the rest of the guitar), nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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