Chris G Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Looking Good!! I'm about at the same pace as you are. Slow and steady. This guitar is going to be awesome when its done. Keep up the Great Work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 That did fit nicely. I love the sound of vintage tube amps. I don't own any, I'm sad to say. I do have a boutique (Category 5) amp that's main purpose in life is to recreate vintage tube amp sounds. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Looking Good!! I'm about at the same pace as you are. Slow and steady. This guitar is going to be awesome when its done. Keep up the Great Work!! Cheers Chris, Just realised that the routing on this is all done, next stage is put the screw holes in the neck pocket and shape the heel. That did fit nicely. I love the sound of vintage tube amps. I don't own any, I'm sad to say. I do have a boutique (Category 5) amp that's main purpose in life is to recreate vintage tube amp sounds. SR Those Category 5 amps look awesome, I must try one out sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Planing the screw holes for the screw on neck join Drawing inside the neck template Cut out and marked up like the plans pricked, I ended up moving the lower right one a few mm drilled from the top position and starting on the AAAJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Brutalizing the heel then smoothed with sandpaper Here is my installation for holding the body level to drill the neck holes testing the depth done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supplebanana Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 What's happening? Where's the BOWWAHDII? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 How long did it take you to find the proper combination of paint cans to come to the correct height? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 What's happening? Where's the BOWWAHDII? BOWWADHII coming up very soon mate How long did it take you to find the proper combination of paint cans to come to the correct height? SR The paint can tower went straight up, the cardboard box was the second choice, then I fine tuned the height via the drill press stage until the bubble was between the lines on the level. That installation looks so funny and ramshackle, but it was surprisingly stable and did the job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Here's the installation for drilling the connection channel from the neck pickup cavity to the bridge pickup cavity, the guitar body is lined up on a centre line drawn on the table, the BOWWADHII is 90 degrees to this, with a hole that leaves 1.5 mm clearance between the drill bit and the bottom of the neck cavity. It came through OK into the bridge PU cavity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Drilling down into the cavity Drilling space for the pup mounting bolts and that is all the woodwork done time for this thing to turn red 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 You gonna sand it first? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Yes it needs cleaned up a bit before the stain goes on, and the edges need the sharpness taken off as well. Also I have to decide on the headstock colour, leaning towards matching red rather than black at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 You going with that deep red Gibson uses on their mahogany or you got something special in mind? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 You going with that deep red Gibson uses on their mahogany or you got something special in mind? SR I am going to try and get as close to the 1970's solid colour as I can using a transparent finish and Stew Mac Cherry Red stain http://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Finishing_Supplies/Colors_and_Tints_and_Stains/ColorTone_Liquid_Stains.html I couldn't find a Destroyer editor so I had to use an SG editor to mock up the hardware combination I am thinking of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sandpaper attached to the base of the nut with double sided tape, trimmed flush with a craft knife Rubbing the nut/sandpaper back and forth to square off and seat the nut Mixing up Aquadhere half and half with water to stick in the nut Got my nut stuck on Next step veneer on the headstock to cover the scarf joint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Rubbing the nut/sandpaper back and forth to square off and seat the nut Cleverness again. I'm pretty sure I'm going to steal that. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Rubbing the nut/sandpaper back and forth to square off and seat the nut Cleverness again. I'm pretty sure I'm going to steal that. SR Glad to see you find a useful technique to use later on, it's the same principle as the way you flatten and square off using your perspex block, just different moveable parts and scaled down a whole lot. Also the first time I have ever fitted an acoustic/Gibson style nut and my first slant headstock. Drawing about 4 mm outside the headstock template on maple veneer for the front of the headstock. The clamping caul is upper left. I cut the veneer with a craft knife, put pva glue on both surfaces, positioned and clamped down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Pricking through the veneer with a brad point Stuck a 6 mm brad point in the hole from the other side and cleaned up the holes with a dowel with sandpaper wrapped around it The veneer hides the scarf joint and blends in OK with the rest of the headstock Just got to open up the truss rod hole, I need to get some thinner dowel to do that and have a go at making the old fashioned Ibanez truss rod cover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Listening to these albums, hoping the tone of this guitar is going to be as good, AC/DC - Back in Black Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast Avenged Sevenfold - Hail to the King T.Rex - Electric Warier Slash - World on Fire Mick Ronson - Play Don't Worry L.A. Guns - Cocked and Loaded Kiss - Hotter Than Hell Lynch Mob - Wicked Sensation Van Halen - 1984 Backyard Babies - Making Enemies is Good Thin Lizzy - The Black Rose Garry Moore - Over the Hills Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare Billy Idol - Rebel Yell Rounding over the edges Ready for stain I stained it dark red, then sanded back and stained again with a more dilute stain, just about to get the first coat of 2 pack on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris G Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Looks Great!!! I am really enjoying your thread. You are vary informative on your build and have the every stage documented. I do have a question, because I am new at all this. You rounded over the edges by hand and not a round over bit. Do you prefer doing it by hand? Just asking, because I will need to round over my edges as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Looks Great!!! I am really enjoying your thread. You are vary informative on your build and have the every stage documented. I do have a question, because I am new at all this. You rounded over the edges by hand and not a round over bit. Do you prefer doing it by hand? Just asking, because I will need to round over my edges as well. Cheers Chris, I am very glad I documented a couple of previous builds because this time I had to check back a few times to see how to do some steps I have done one body round over with a router previously and I did enjoy doing this one by hand. I could get the edge just as I wanted it, not how the router bit wanted it. To do anything rounder though I would probably go for the router to get the uniformity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Coat number 3, 7 more coats to go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 I am very glad I documented a couple of previous builds because this time I had to check back a few times to see how to do some steps I find myself doing the same thing....on every build. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I am very glad I documented a couple of previous builds because this time I had to check back a few times to see how to do some steps I find myself doing the same thing....on every build. SR Haha we share a few traits On the downhill run now, its the 4 day Easter Weekend so I should be able to get all the coats on in this time. Strange thing with this timber the dark parts in the grain become the lightest parts when the angle is changed, funny, is there a name for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Strange thing with this timber the dark parts in the grain become the lightest parts when the angle is changed, funny, is there a name for that? Chatoyancy. You are seeing mahogany's version of what curly or quilted maple does. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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