Hitone Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I am working on this years Art Guitar Auction donation. As with every year I have come up with a unique themed instrument. This years guitar is going to have a vintage fishing theme. Like last years Texas guitar it will have a resin cast body with fishing lures and very weather wood embedded. For the fretboard, I took 2 different woods, Flamed Maple and Rosewood, and cut out a wave-like pattern. They were taped together and I ran them through the bandsaw. Then I glued them back together. I did this least year and it turned out good. I also wanted to try compound radiusing the fretboard. I found a great radiusing jig on Youtube by C Monck. I did a 10" - 14" radius. This jig is legit. I will try to do a demo video to show how easy it is to compound radius. More to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Here's a shot of last years resin cast guitar. Spalt Instruments is well known for doing this type of resin casting. The options are endless with this and it makes a good sounding guitar. This years will only be partially resin cast mixed with a solid wood core/pick guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinky Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Looks like something you should demo at a GBGC meeting. I have a couple maple fretboard blanks if you care to. I see a two parter - slotting, then radiusing. ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Any advice on resin casting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Any advice on resin casting? I'll try to document it on this build. My one main learning is to follow the directions. You have to be accurate on measurements and mixing times or it won't cure right. I use a wooden base to start with. I'll add my elements on top, laying out my design. Last night I glued down the wood. I'll route it flush with the base and seal everything with shellac. If you don't the bubbles will never stop. After that I will start making the walls out of packing tape. (Photos to come) This will give me my area to pour the resin in. I need to read the instruction, but I think you pour layers about 1/4" think. More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 More neck work. The neck is built and fretted. Like I mentioned in my first post the fretboard is compound radiused. My first to do. Everything looks good. I am going to do a light fret job this weekend. I also added a split veneer of walnut/maple to the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salamon-rs Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 This looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Tutorial on resin casting? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Quick update. I have the resin poured. Ended up doing 4 pours. It came out really nice. I did shoot video so I hope to soon put up a tutorial video. I will be removing all the molding tonight to review the final look of the resin. More to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Cool. What resin are you using for this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Cool. What resin are you using for this ? Pauliemc, I am using Parks Super Glaze. It the Home Depot stuff. I haven't really tried anything else. It seems to work and is basically an Epoxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Oh I like that finish! It seems easy enough to do, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetzerHarah Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Are you manually rounding the edges on that resin, or is that curve just from the surface tension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Are you manually rounding the edges on that resin, or is that curve just from the surface tension? I was able to get most of it by filling the resin till it almost spilled over. I think I heard it called capsulation. I still had to go back and flat sand the top and round the edges off more, much like lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Sorry for not posting in a while. I went fishing. Here are some pics I took at the pond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 That is sweet. I just noticed that you made use of a void in the wood to display those two lures, very cool. Looks like someone is chasing a golf ball on your pond....... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 That is sweet. I just noticed that you made use of a void in the wood to display those two lures, very cool. Looks like someone is chasing a golf ball on your pond....... SR Thanks SR. I did design it to use the splits in the ends to have the lures pocking through. I even painted the back dark blue to give a little water effect. Funny that there were people in the shot. I got up at the crack-o-dawn to take the picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 I worked up a video to demo how the guitar sounds. I am pleased with the tone and the playability of the guitar. I really like the compound radius neck. The set up was really easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 I forgot to ask earlier Rob, how much did that poured top add to the weight of the guitar? Oh and it sounds quite nice btw. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitone Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I forgot to ask earlier Rob, how much did that poured top add to the weight of the guitar? Oh and it sounds quite nice btw. SR Thanks Scott. It adds some weight, but I counter it with a lighter back wood. I used spanish cedar for the back. It weights a little less than a solid body tele. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckers Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Rob, Dis you ever manage to post how to do the epoxy pour? Cheers! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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