pauliemc Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Lookin real sweet Scott. I usually wait 16 weeks for nitro to dry before I buff the livin hell outa it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 You are a patient man. Three or four is about all I can stand although it is closer to 6 before the hardware gets mounted. Sure it keeps on shrinking and sometimes if you hold it at a real low angle sveral months later you may see some slight dimples if you really hunt for them. Sometimes I say to myself that I'll polish those out again next time I have the strings off. I actually did it once. I will admit that your gloss finishes are brighter than a radioactive diamond. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Looking unreal as i imagined it. You sir are one gifted person. Even 4 weeks seems like an eternity of waiting for a finish to dry. That is more than twice the time it takes me to build the whole guitar. Even with my 2k cleared sapele SS already shrunk back and is revealing lines and pores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks Luis, that is very kind of you. If you are used to cranking out 2 or 3 a month, I'd imagine building one at my pace would make you crazy. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workingman Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Not usualy a big fan of quilt but this one looks fantastic already. I figure that when it is at full gloss it will just get up and dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 How could you not be a fan of quilt? Too overdone? I sort of agree that it might be becoming common. They say diamonds are actually fairly common too.....but I expect it would be nearly impossible to find a girl that doesn't want another one. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplr19 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I love that inlay, but then again, I may be biased having the same initials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks man. It's actually a JR, but I can certainly see a JZ in it. Oddly enough, when Justin--and several of my friends-- first saw it, they saw only a stylized R. I told them to look at it again, and if they held their mouth just right......and maybe squinted a little, they might see the J as well. Now that you've brought it up, it's kind of hard to un-see the Z. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maull Posted June 12, 2014 Report Share Posted June 12, 2014 Actually I had assumed it was a stylized R as well. Do not think I could unsee that even if I wanted to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted June 15, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Justin mentioned a couple of times.......several times.......quite a few times that I need to sign this guitar. So I signed it. SR 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I did some more leveling and I found some great sunlight so I took a few more shots. It is not really glossy yet, in fact it is not fully leveled--there are still remnants of orange peel.......but my don't the sunlight bring out the colors nicely? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The back wants to hide in the camo...... Dang, this is fun! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Justin mentioned a couple of times.......several times.......quite a few times that I need to sign this guitar. So I signed it. SR That's one hell of a cool way to sign a guitar Scott. How long did that take you to pull off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 OK, now you're just showing off... Seriously, your attention to detail is superhuman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Justin mentioned a couple of times.......several times.......quite a few times that I need to sign this guitar. So I signed it. SR That's one hell of a cool way to sign a guitar Scott. How long did that take you to pull off? Thanks John. After a couple of tests on scrap to get the size and position figured out, I probably spent about 45 minutes carving that. It would have gone faster if there hadn't been a whole guitar stuck onto that volute. Curtis- I keep finding details that I should have paid attention to......Like looking at this thing in extreme close up I keep seeing little places I want to clean up. Even though I've already cleaned some of them since those shots were taken.....and at life size you can't see them anyway! The idea is to leave the tool marks and finish sand the surface of the initials as I finish sand everything else. I think that will give a nice contrast to the rest of the highly polished guitar. And the rough areas will darken more than the finish sanded areas when I oil the neck. It looks cool in my head anyway. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I got this bad boy buffed out this weekend, but did not post anything last night like I normally do because I was spending some quality time with my barbecue pit. All these were taken under a very cloudy sky. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ScottR Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Next weekend we strap on some hardware--WOOHOO! SR 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Absolutely unreal. I now resign my guitar building abilities before you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I have no words to say but I have some letters for you... O-M-G. G-O-T-M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu. Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I have no words to say but I have some letters for you... O-M-G. G-O-T-M ^ This! Not only is the guitar beautiful (that word still doesn't do it justice), but you seem to have a very healthy collection of chairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Absolutely unreal. I now resign my guitar building abilities before you. Actually, your last one would look perfectly at home sitting next to it. .....as well as the 3 or 4 others you have built since I started this..... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I have no words to say but I have some letters for you... O-M-G. G-O-T-M Cool. I'll toss it in there when it's done. I'd sure like to see 6 or 8 others in at the same time.......every time. I have no words to say but I have some letters for you... O-M-G. G-O-T-M ^ This! Not only is the guitar beautiful (that word still doesn't do it justice), but you seem to have a very healthy collection of chairs. Hahaha! Nope, just those two. And it looks like I need to clean the bird poop off the one. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Marino Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Top notch Scott... Top notch One thing I don't quite get is recessing the strap buttons... I would think you'd want the strap out away from the body a bit to avoid rubbing into the finish, especially on nitro... IDK what the purpose is I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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