Popular Post killemall8 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 And here we see the Quilted sapele super strat in its natural habitat. Here it hides in a batch of green mint plants, waiting to ambush its prey. It has been known to hunt solo, and also been known to shred its prey apart once caught. Most people figure it is at the top of the food chain. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom727 Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Ahh! It is an apex predator. Looking very quilty and voracious. The headstock looks fine to me. Do not worry about minor aesthetic points -- we all spend too much time fretting about those things. Luis, your craftmanship is always excellent, and you should charge more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks man. I am trying to not blow it out of proportion. It looks better from different angles. Wish i could charge more. But i cant even sell them at my lower prices currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Sweet! Love the shot. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks scott. I ordered some purple and green kandy colors. I am unsure how they will look on this color of wood, but i hope i can use one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 So i have been thinking. The only part of guitar building i actually enjoy is the making of the body. I love planing, jointing and use the bandsaw to cut stuff out. After i finish these and stop building, maybe i will just sell body blanks or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I thought you enjoyed carving the neck and neck body join. You do it so beautifully, I cannot imagine you don't take pleasure in that part as well. Probably aught to sell those with your bodies too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted May 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I enjoy carving the heel, but i hate carving the neck. I have one sitting there waiting to be carved, but i really dont want to. It takes way too much mental focus, which i do not have these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Finally got the last SS sanded. I decided just to go with a danish oil finish on this one. How about the contrast here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 How about the contrast here? Striking, particulary when compare to the shot of it in its natural habitat. I love what it did to the colors in your neck too. Don't you wish the padouk would stay that way? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 That looks awesome man... especially for a veneer, there's still a ton of depth to it Really like the neck though... headstock looks great also, I dig it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 How about the contrast here? Striking, particulary when compare to the shot of it in its natural habitat. I love what it did to the colors in your neck too. Don't you wish the padouk would stay that way? SR Thanks Scott. I do wish it would stay that color. Here in NM, the sun is so harsh and it is so hot, it will be really dark in a week. It still keeps its red color, but just more of a brick red. That looks awesome man... especially for a veneer, there's still a ton of depth to it Really like the neck though... headstock looks great also, I dig it Thanks Sancho. People seem to really under estimate veneer most of the time. These were taken while the oil was still soaking in. About an hour later it was already dry ( it was like 98* yesterday) and now the entire guitar is much darker. I leveled the frets and assembled it with my test parts. Now i really wish i had done a clear coat finish on it, because it plays great and sounds great. I always choose the wrong option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Nothing wrong with a Danish oil finish IMO... I like the look and especially the feel of the natural wood when I'm playing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I do too, but to the general market, it is low on the wishlist. Looking at this one side by side the other sapele strat i made, the other one looks more like a high end guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 You can always clear it after the oil cures. I've done it, and I know RAD does it form time to time as well. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Really? I didnt think that would work with danish. Maybe i'll try that later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Works fine with nitro as long as the Danish is cured. I suspect it will work fine with poly too. I'm pretty sure it already has poly in it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I tried going over Danish Oil with 2K poly once about 2 weeks after the oil went on and I got a ton of fisheyes in it... Figured it should have been cured by then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 That is what i was worried about and was hoping wouldnt happen. Might not be worth the risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Got this one pretty much ready to sell. Put the test parts on, played great. Now it will sit here for 4 months like all my other ones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Oh, and i have yet again had jointer trouble. The new/old one i got has always seemed to have a vibration issue that causes the pulley on the cutterhead to come loose and outward. It was rattling like crazy a couple weeks ago and i thought the pulley just came loose again. I haddnt used it since then. I went to fix it the other day, and notice it wasnt all the way out like i thought it was. I took the belt off, and the pully was actually broke in half long ways. How does that even happen? I tried to take another one off an old motor we had but it was frozen on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Here is a project i have been slowly working on. This is one of those projects that comes up around ever 5 guitars or so, where EVERY SINGLE THING goes wrong that possibly could. It came out decent for what all happened, but it was still a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 The best ones always seem to involve some pain. Cool idea on the scarf joint decorative lam. Is that walnut with your maple in the neck? That looks like a new variation of your valute too, how does that one feel? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Yes sir, it is black walnut. I was out of all other neck woods and didnt want to spend more money since i havnt made any, so i used it with some figured maple.The figure doesnt show in the pics for some reason. That shape of volute feels better, because it isnt in the way, even if you try to find it. My main reason was that i want to reduce every single ounce of weight that i can, since these stupid strat shapes keep neck diving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 The Black Walnut is amazing contrasted against the body. Sweet look.I like the volute as well I think it fits the guitar.Nice work I would buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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