avengers63 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 y'all might be missing the point..... I'm wanting to do something completely over the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAGGOTBRAIN Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Turquoise is utilized a lot in Native American art,, Might find some inspiration there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 y'all might be missing the point..... I'm wanting to do something completely over the top. I think we all knew that, but it isn't as much fun... I think you have established yourself as a very interesting and good inlay/scroll saw artist that most of us is a bit surprised that you ask for inspiration at all, at least I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Doing the work is the easy/fun part for me. Getting the spark of inspiration is the hard part. The native American themes have merit.... In other news, the headstock is all built up, wings glued on, and truss rod channel routed. Next up is to thickness and rout the headstock, thickness the neck, then taper the neck. There's a chance I might get it done tomorrow. Maybe not. We'll see. Pics to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetzerHarah Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 What about a horizon / landscape / spacescape design? I've always liked those. You could even toss some space-ships/flying-saucers/aliens in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 That's a fantastic idea, and I'll put it on the shelf for later. Maggotbrain gave me the click I needed. Thanks! Sitting Bull will adorn a significant portion of the lower fretboard. Frets 5, 7, and 9 will have the sun symbol, thunderbird, and a buffalo skull. Rockler and Woodcraft both sell turning blanks of various dye-infused and synthetic materials. I'll be looking into them for possible colored materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I'll soon be getting a book on the life of Sitting Bull. I don't want to do him a dishonor by using symbols he would not have been associsted with. AND.... doing an image of him makes me want to learn about him. I had a little chipour on the headstock. I was expecting it, what with all of the points and routing into the grain. It's nothing that isn't easily fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted August 13, 2013 Report Share Posted August 13, 2013 I was going to suggest some Aztec symbolism pieces because so much of it was done in turquoise but I cant wait to see what you do with Sitting Bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2013 ..... I cant wait to see what you do with Sitting Bull. Me too. I glued the wings on this morning. Given that it's a super-thin and there's just not much thickness there for controls, I'm considering a large pickguard-like plate that would also be painted turquoise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 Weird orientation/perspecive in the picture, but it's all routed to the template. Some fine-tuning around the neck transition and one of the horns and I'll be ready to do the beveling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 ......and photobucket refuses to align the pic the way I'm telling it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 .......so it's not just me...... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 15, 2013 Report Share Posted August 15, 2013 dude, why did you choose to use the cheap bolt on Warlock shape? i could have sent you the templates for the correct vintage neck thru body warlock or the newer shape too...i am sure Allan could have done the same... It even looks like the warlock bass shape... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 1) I didnt now there were differences. 2) A few years ago, I bought a Warlock on eBay to scavenge for parts & neck, then re-sold the body. I made a template from that body, so that's the one I have. Oh well. I'm OK with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Made in the USA, neck thru body ( newer)Warlock shape: Made in Japan vintage warlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 gosh dang!!!!! poplar is uber-easy to carve/extend a bevel into it's like working with clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I switched into an early shift today so I could work on this and pick up a few things. Like some acrylic pen turning blanks. I can fillet off 1/8" pieces for inlay work. giggidy bevels routed & extended neck shaped heel contoured tell me that won't be a smooth-playing heel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 There definitely are differences, there's the older USA handmade (correct) shape which is the best looking one, then the bass shape looks like its been squeezed and squished and gone fat, then there's the Chinese shape that looks like a cheap piece of shite, which is a bit smaller and changes all the angles lines which is all the modern ones. Then several variations of the shite shape. When someone says they're going to build a warlock I'd instantly assume they'd use the USA shape, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 I just had another look at your pics, just looks like you've copied the import shape, at least its not the fat, squished bass shape! You're lucky it's not one of the uglier really messed up import shapes, it at least retains a bit of integrity Don't stress, unless someone is a massive BCR fan they'll never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 It's true. Allan and I are both huge BC Rich fans, and i assumed you'd build an USA neck thru body shape Warlock. Non BC Rich fans will never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 I remember when i bought my first warlock, back in 2000. It was a bronze series warlock, not a bad guitar for what i paid, but i had been watching Sepultura's 3rd world chaos DVD and i remember seeing Max Cavalera's guitar and thought " Mine doesn't look like his at all...!" That's when i said i HAD to modify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 My first Warlock was a class axe plywood one. Black with the black painted neck, so it was probably a 87 build and I got it second hand in 1990. I thought it was the best guitar ever. I'm glad I grew up! It was Poison for me back then that made me want the warlock. Before that I had a neckthru Japanese Canora. Way better guitar than the plywood warlock, but I didn't see it that way as a teenager! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I think I'm finally ready to start the serious finishing prep. There is no recess for the cavity cover because it's not going to be flush. With the body this thin, I need to conserve space whenerer and wherever I can. I'm doing something pretty ballsy this time. I'm not gluing on the fretboard until the body is finished being sprayed. It'll most likely blow up in my face, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm looking around for automotive turquoise & clear coat. The clear is easy; turquoise not so much. Rockler & Woodcraft don't carry w/b lacquer in the store, and I don't want to mail-order if I don't have to. Which means I'll end up having to, but not until I frustrate myself scouring the area for something that prolly doesn't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 What is your reason behind gluing it on after? I really dont see a reason to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Are you just trying to give yourself time for the inlay? I'd think twice about gluing the fretboard after finishing. Sounds like a recipe for a refinish. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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