brutal-lv 17 Posted May 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) these bodies are made from same mahogany board, but have a significal difference in weight. so i decided to rout weight relief chambers. Edited May 24, 2012 by brutal-lv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dean 31 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Wow, that's all I got. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psikoT 256 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 brutal job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottR 3,328 Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 So I am a little new at this but I am curious how you did those bindings to match the frets. It looks awesome and my next project (just in the design stage) is a LP copy for a friend. Would love to add some detail like that. It looks like he used a pattern following router bit and used the frets themselves as the pattern for the bulk of it. A razor or exacto was likely used to square up the corners where fret meets board. Elegantly simple solution. SR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 So I am a little new at this but I am curious how you did those bindings to match the frets. It looks awesome and my next project (just in the design stage) is a LP copy for a friend. Would love to add some detail like that. It looks like he used a pattern following router bit and used the frets themselves as the pattern for the bulk of it. A razor or exacto was likely used to square up the corners where fret meets board. Elegantly simple solution. SR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Prostheta 2,280 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Sveiki! Neat little touch on the switch and cavity covers there. A nice contrast between curves and sharper edges across the entire instrument! (sorry, I don't know any more than "sveiki"!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crazygtr 13 Posted May 29, 2012 Report Share Posted May 29, 2012 SWEET! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Terve! Glad to read such a positive comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) rosewood & ebony pickup rings Edited June 6, 2012 by brutal-lv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
maull 35 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Any updates on these? Your work is astounding. I am excited to see the finished products. Any tips you can give a newbie on inlay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Guitars are almost done. I'm too busy with repair and refret jobs at this moment to take good shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaycee 9 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 great work. The inlays are excellent, so good in fact that I think you should have left the 11th and 12th fret off and told the customer to play alternative notes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pestvic 3 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 This helps so much! I just got some mahogany that wasn't wide enough. For some reason I just didn't think I could glue it up like this. (you know not having a "perfect center line"). Thanks for this. I'm looking forward to this build Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pestvic 3 Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 This is a great inlay Idea. Could I use this for my builds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
helliumbrz 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Wonderfull work ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 This is a great inlay Idea. Could I use this for my builds? Sure! Idea taken from mid '90 ESP horizon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Got one fair shot yesterday 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
supplebanana 21 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 me likey! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abraxas 0 Posted June 20, 2012 Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Niiiiice! Very interested to see a pic of the other guitar. Love the inlay work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brutal-lv 17 Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottR 3,328 Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ahem..... Those are really really.....really sweet. Excellent build thread with some cool techniques and beautiful guitars. Hat's off to you sir. SR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony 0 Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 all I can say is elfin wooooooooooooow. I want one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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