Robbinst Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Here is one more I'm working on at the moment. It's a LP based design that I am building for a friend of mine. It has an ash body and will be inlaid with bloodwood, walnut, curly maple and ebony. He requested the I integrate an Anchor into the design so here what I've got so far: The ebony will be used for a chain that wraps around the design. When its done the anchor should appear to be buried into the guitar. Really hope I can pull off the image in my head. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Interesting idea. I am anxious to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 wow, very cool. i hope this turns out as good as it looks like it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I am loving this already. I have thought of doing something similar with various woods on the top creating a picture or design. Are you going to make the whole design and then glue, or glue a piece and then get the adjacent pieces to fit before the next piece is glued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted June 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I think I'm inlaying the center shaft first then inlaying the other peices off of that. Once the anchors in I will come in with the ebony chain and inlay that then cut the pickup cavities and other stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Very cool concept & design. Cant wait to see it complete! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 just a thought, if you make the crosspiece on the top straight across, it may not fit the idea that this thing is an anchor. you might want to put some foreshortening or perspective on it. also, you could put some detail around the ends (maybe like the ball ends on this guy: http://www.beaverlakeboaters.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/anchor.jpg), or any of those three. it looks a little bulky compared to the rest of the anchor now as you have it planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I see what your saying Charlie, its hard do to space limitations because the humbucker goes right in that area also. I think I am going to make the cross bars slightly thinner and taper them to the ends but i wont have room for the ball ends. Those sides will also have a bevel which you can kinda see in the first pic. That is why the cross bar is thicker, so i dont carve through it. Thanks for the thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I think it would look good if the cross bar was the same height as the humbucker or even a bit wider so that the hb sits within it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted June 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I routed out the cavities for the anchor pieces today and I'm pretty happy with how they fit. I also managed to get the neck cut and glued up As well as the fret board My next step is to mix the three different colors of epoxy I'll need and glue the pieces in, then it will be time to tackle the chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted June 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Finally got all 33 pieces of the chain cut out, took awhile but I think it was worth it. Making the templates which were a pain to keep track of Tomorrow I'll start epoxying everything in then sand it flush 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 Thats a lot of fiddly work but it looks pretty cool. I'd be lazy and just paint it on there so I have to give you extra credit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 this is just too awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkHenry Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Great creativity. I like the design very much. The creation is simply WOW. It will look superb when it will complete ready. Thanks for sharing this here with us. Edited June 25, 2012 by MarkHenry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I've been busy but I got a few more things done rough cut neck and headstock Ripped a thin piece of swamp ash from the body scraps for a headstock veneer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted July 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Chain is being epoxied in and now I have to wait the 24 hours for its to cure Its a little messy but should clean up nice once dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Dude,that chain kicks ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Indeed. Excellent inlay work all over that top. Have you got some plan or treatment in mind to make the top look like it's been parted where the anchor slips beneath its surface? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 this build is so damn awesome. It makes me want to puzzle some scrap around and make a bad ass build like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thanks for the comments guys, lovin the positive feedback! After the epoxy cured for 24 hours I ran it through the drum sander a few times and got every thing all cleaned up stencil of the carves roughed them in, them still need some more attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Cleaned up the body and got the rear carve done today marked out and cut I'm not happy with the fret board. Using the 8in stewmac radiusing sanding blocks has left me with a board whose thickness varies from one end to the other. Rather then fighting to get it back to where I need it I'm going to take a day to make a router jig and save me a lot of time and frustration in the future. I think I'm going to do a version of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Is it different at the center of both ends or just the edges? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 That is a pretty cool jig. I might have to try to build one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 The thickness differs at the four corners. Like the end closer to me will end up thinner then the end farther away and the two corners of each end will vary. Its due to my in ability to put even pressure down the length of the board. I always push to hard toward one side or one end with out realizing it. I figure this jig will make my life a lot easier so I think I will try and tackle it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbinst Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Hey guys sorry about the hold up, been workin on some other stuff recently. I'm not satisfied with the neck and fretboard so I decided to redo both of them to hopefully get better results. Heres the new fret board I made using the fretboard radiusing jig I found on youtube. Once off the jig you still need to clean up the surface with the radiused hand block but it takes less then 5 minutes, compared to the hour it took to shape everything by hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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