westhemann Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Just going to chronicle the neck here,because I am so slow that if I do the entire guitar here it will get real stale real quick I have crap for tools,so suck it if you don't like it Skillsaw with neck blank on my C3500 workbench.The blank was glued years ago Cut both sides as deep as I could Finished the cut with my bandsaw then cleaned both pieces up with planer and stored the one I won't be using yet Doing scarf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Did cutoffs of body blank for headstock.Thanks to Mikro for the mahogany,I bought it from him a few months ago for another project but I see a V in it All glued together in an ebony sandwich...scary,right?That is Gaboon Ebony I bought some years ago and I have been using pieces here and there on stuff.Ebony is good to keep around for random stuff I did some bandsaw work and did not take pics...I forgot...but skip to sander with old paper Less scary now,huh? Edited November 26, 2013 by westhemann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 So ... The famous rasp Messing up a floor and a pair of pants I put my hand covering "no touch" areas...because I would rather gouge my hand than the wrong part of the wood And as it stands now...sandpaper from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 And my disgrace of a sloppy workbench...it is really nasty outside and so I am really getting the indoors of the big house filthy.Luckily I live in the little house out back Oh...missed the fretboard clamping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 I think that neck may take me some getting used to from the back, but I absolutely love it from the side. The way the ebony accent melts into the ebony board is so cool! Are you planning to keep the point of the headstock as is? I'd be tempted to trace it out and experiment with different ways to knock the tip back a bit. See how different angles or curves add a little visual excitement. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Aside from just rounding it over a bit,the headstock is in it's final shape. Yeah,granted that the ebony scarf is a bit unusual in it's placement,and a bit thick.Maybe on the next one I'll do two thinner pieces separated by another piece of mahogany...scarf joints are not an every day thing for me,so I am still experimenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 I love it man.. Like Scott said the way the ebony scarf blends into the fretboard looks sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 I love the smell of warm epoxy in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Headstock drilled and branded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted December 2, 2013 Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Branding your logo is a cool idea, saves having decals made or hours of inlay work and it still looks awesome... "Sinister Goat" is a cool name man, I used to use SinisterDBK as a nic in a few forums, guess I won't be using it on my guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) Well,I toyed with the idea of "Evil Goat","Devil Goat",Demon Goat",and the like,but it all sounded just a bit too cheesy to my ears.I also considered my initials,but WAF,WF,or anything like that just had no ring to it.At first I was going to just inlay a goat's head,but the first one took hours and I could never repeat it as well,nor was I completely happy with it...So I drew up the goat thing and they put it on a brand for me.Hand drawn and I told them to copy it exactly because IMO if it was all pretty it wouldn't really fit the "sinister" moniker very well. Also,my initials are in the brand.The horns form a W and the F is on the forehead... DBK on the other hand does sound good all by itself. Edited December 2, 2013 by westhemann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2013 Almost done Next come the side dots,locking nut shelf,and then sanding out any minor things...like that flat spot by the volute.Then it will be done and I will start the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Okay,so I'll turn this into the entire guitar topic...body is top routed and power sanded to rough dimensions.Notice the black lines,which are where the body was going to be originally,but because this is a 22 fret guitar and the body was designed for 24 the bridge was overlapping those lines,so I redrew it Hand sanding from here,then I have to rout the back for the control cavity and battery,since this one will have EMG 81/85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 That is a decent chunk of ebony in the neck, still looks fine though. I imagine it would have been a real pain to sand/carve that next to the softer wood and prevent the softer wood from scalloping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I just spent extra time with the rasp on the ebony and my sanding blocks are really hard and flat,so it wasn't too bad...definitely did have to keep an eye on it though. It's funny how a 3/4" thick chunk of ebony covers so much area at that 12 degree angle.Being that I don't do scarfs too much I wasn't really prepared for that. My Cumaru LP I am working on works out better in that area,because I used a much thinner chunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 The best name I've seen for a while has been Whalehazard's name! Sinister Goat is pretty good. Perhaps you should alter your member title to "Under suspicion of goat". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Different camera,but I took these earlier today before I drilled for the straplocks,random screws, and 3 way switch.Now all it needs is final sanding and finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looking good. I'm definitely a fan of these style V's (with rev head) as opposed to a Gibson V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Got my nut shelf routed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Nice Work! What will the finish be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Going to paint the body black.The rest will just be cleared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Got my nut shelf routed Careful you don't get splinters... ba da tssshhh Corny I know... but seriously I really like the bevel on the wings, very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Got my nut shelf routed What is that multi scale in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/topic/46665-spalted-multiscale/#entry511101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 There it is. I remember seeing it a long time ago but couldnt find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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