ScottR Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Seriously. Congratulations. +1 SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff St. Germaine Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 That limba is beautiful and the workmanship looks top notch. I really like how you did the cavity cover, I'm going to try that out on a 1 piece mahogany blank I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 That limba is beautiful and the workmanship looks top notch. I really like how you did the cavity cover, I'm going to try that out on a 1 piece mahogany blank I've got. im not sure my way is the best way of doing but it works though. cut y finger open with a utility knife yesterday, so to keep the typing to a minimum I'll just say that I decided to go with a 3 ply binding instead of the single ply I already had installed. This is what insued.. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I got the fretboard glued on and started binding the it this afternoon, i only had enough binding for one side I'm still waiting for another strip to come in the mail, but I got my channels routed though. I got a new old fixture to use with my trim router for doing binding, and this afternoon i made a jig to use with it for binding my necks (it will also work with my over arm router for roughing the carve out with a 3/4" roundover) that works a lot nicer than just running it on the router table. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 Man... I want to get into binding, it looks so good! I need more research and tools :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Got the binding all finished up and did my inlay work Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pestvic Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 looks awesome. Are you going to bind the end of the freboard too? or just cut it off where it ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Yeah, I'm planning to bind the end, I just haven't got there yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 I rebuilt my over arm router recently, its still not an industrial router by any means, but it does get the job done. one of these days when I move to a new shop and have more room Ill rebuild it one more time from steel.. but thats besides the point. Since rebuilding it and upgrading the router it has become a much more useful tool and I'm able to do much more with it. for example, I can now easily set it up to do a rough carve on my necks, which saves quite a bit of time. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Here is the rough carve after two passes on the router, it turned out quite well. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Yesterday I started the hand shaping of the neck and man does that round over reduce the work, with the dragon rasp, a good cleanup file and a cabinet scraper I'll bet I had a more or less refined carve inside of 20 min, it was great. I need to wait to carve the volute until I get some maccassar ebony to put a veneer on with. I just ordered a gorgeous piece from gilmer yesterday and it will be the source for the veneer, and all the other wood fittings and appointments dotted about the guitar. I won't do any carving on the heal until the neck is set, and thats when I'll do the final refinments to the rest of the neck as well. I'm thinking about making a fixture to hold my neck solid at both ends that sit on a pedestal for use while carving. has anyone made something like that before? It'd be nice to see some other ideas before jumping in and making it. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr here is neck with a little alchohal to show the curl, its not super strong, but it's still gorgeous in my mind. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Looks pretty good. Where did you get that collet extension for that router? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 that one I just bought off of amazon. It was the only one that I could find any type of review for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 well I got out the neck jig yesterday and got through routing out five neck pockets, among them was this build. It was the first one that I did for that day, so it did not turn out as absolutely snug as I would like for it to, but it's still a plenty good joint though. you can pick up the guitar by the neck with no issued and its not been glued in yet. this neck jig is based off what myka uses with a few changes of my own. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 here is a shot I took of the top today, I have done the refining on the carve and sanded it down to 220. this shot was taken with a little lacquer thinner on the wood to show the color Can't wait to see this with finish on it. by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I haven't seen anything as beautifully coherent and subtly beautiful as this since a Myka. It is somewhat reminiscent of the slenderness of a Dragonfly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Looking good Shad. I'm liking the back better than the front, but I've always like Black Limba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I haven't seen anything as beautifully coherent and subtly beautiful as this since a Myka. It is somewhat reminiscent of the slenderness of a Dragonfly. That is a high compliment! thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 alright, so I got the headstock back veneer glued on and was finally able to get vollute shaped and glue the neck into the body. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Great looking build. It blows my mind now much that redwood looks like bubinga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff St. Germaine Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 That headstock back veneer looks great! Pure class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 That headstock back veneer looks great! Pure class. Thanks, I really like the way it came out, most of the hardware willl be coming from that same piece of wood. Great looking build. It blows my mind now much that redwood looks like bubinga. I think you'll probably change your mind once it has finish on it, or maybe if you could see it in person, it has some similarities in color to bubinga, but its pretty distinctive I think. Didn't get a whole lot done that I can actually show as progress shots this week, but I did carve the heel and more or less finish that part up. Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Untitled by Peters Instruments, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Some of those markings are close enough to make you look twice at the neck join....just to insure there really is a join. Very organic transition. How does that limba hold up as a neck wood? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad peters Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I have seen it used so many times I assume it does pretty well. On the whole limba reminds me a lot of mahogany, the way it feels and works, the weight, so I am expecting a neck that behaves similarly, but this is my first experience using it so I am still learning about it, I guess I'll see once its all finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaced_ghost Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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