ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Hi all,ive been lurking for a while now taking in some of the beautiful builds that are posted here and so decided it was time to post some of mine,first let me say I dont do this for a living as yet but hope to in the future,ive built maybe 20 or so partscasters and a handfull of custom builds soIm by no means an expert,I still run my 12hr a day Hot rod shop which keeps me plenty busy,so these guitars are done after hrs and weekends,the guitar in this thread is for a special young up and coming musician named Lachie,the body on this one is Sapele back with Curly Walnut top and Sapele/Wanut/Sapele lam neck,and Curly Walnut headplate,hope you enjoy the build and my workshop,any comments please feel free. Shane. Neck laminates cut and stacked for a week or so to settle,I usually do enough so I get several necks at once. Curly Walnut droptop ready for joining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Couple of bodies cut out,this is one of my signature series designs I call the SLP,the Dark one is Lachies Sapele and the other is aBasswood one Im doinga Gold top version of. I make great use of my Overhead router,Id be lost without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Neck Lams and top on body glued up for Lachies guitar Im a stickler for making full use of jigs to streamline my work and keep it accurate,this jig I use to cut headstock angles and scarfs. And this one is used to cut Trussrod slots and carbon fibre rod slots at the same time instead of having to set up seperate jigs each time the bottom is slotted with 3 1/4 inch slots which ride on the routers table pin. Edited November 1, 2014 by ROWE GUITARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Lachies neck cut out and a couple of others Lachies control cavity routed out and the step for the cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Top trimmed to body and pickup routes and neck route done test fit some hardware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Ears glued on neck blanks,Lachie's on the left Trimming up the neck to shape on the Overhead Edited November 1, 2014 by ROWE GUITARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) Lever switch slot cut to 1/4 inch wide and filled with a piece of ebony then a 1/16 th inch slot cut in that to form a ebony ring around the slot. Rear control cove routed to shape and fitted Edited November 1, 2014 by ROWE GUITARS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Body edges rounded over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 This is the jig I use to cut the Control cover plates recess for switch to clear control cover, my guitars are relatively thin at 39 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 neck in the profile jig,takes a lot of the initial work out of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Truss rod siliconed in and truss rods epoxied in the neck channels neck rough out and volute shaped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Fingerboard trimmed to size and binding channels cut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Cut some walnu binding and glued on to the fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Trimmed the headstock plate to size and cut trussrod access hole,made some brad pins up for the neck and faceplate and glued both on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Made up a jig to drill and counterbore the jack hole,I use a fischman type jack mated to a tele style cup and I like to have the jack exit at an angle so it goes up and over the guitar strap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Neck holes drilled and neck punched and drilled for screws Test fit of hardware again,this brings us up to where the guitar is at the moment,Ill try to update regularly till its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Welcome to the forum! I can see that you like to spend some serious time on perfecting jigs. Really nice. And the guitar too, of cause! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff St. Germaine Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 I really like your use of jigs. The guitar looks beautiful... great shape and selection of woods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Welcome again. What a nicely kitted shop you have there! That's a very professional set up and methods you are using and a very sweet guitar you are building. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. Very nicely designed logos and inlay work too. did you do the design work and cutting on those? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Exactly the same thing here Peter! Spending ten times more hours on your workholding and jigs than working the end product is a good investment. It makes the end products clean, predictable and consistent which is what you want. Good work! I noticed your neck shaping rasp on the table; what brand is that one? I didn't recognise the handle. Really nice bit of tool porn ;-) Also noted the Würth tool....I hope that was only a screwdriver....I've been using a couple of their chisels this week dovetailing a tool chest (78 dovetails is not amusing) and found that the steel is complete crap. Doesn't hold a 20° hand cutting edge for very long and 25° for hammered work blunts up in pine. That's got to be a problem right there. Good having you on the forum. I look forward to seeing other examples of your work. You obviously have your procedures down pat. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Welcome again. What a nicely kitted shop you have there! That's a very professional set up and methods you are using and a very sweet guitar you are building. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. Very nicely designed logos and inlay work too. did you do the design work and cutting on those? SR The logo stuff I did the designs for, but I have a guy that CNC routes the inlays and cuts the pearl for me,its not a job I enjoy doing by hand,thanks for the kind words. Shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Exactly the same thing here Peter! Spending ten times more hours on your workholding and jigs than working the end product is a good investment. It makes the end products clean, predictable and consistent which is what you want. Good work! I noticed your neck shaping rasp on the table; what brand is that one? I didn't recognise the handle. Really nice bit of tool porn ;-) Also noted the Würth tool....I hope that was only a screwdriver....I've been using a couple of their chisels this week dovetailing a tool chest (78 dovetails is not amusing) and found that the steel is complete crap. Doesn't hold a 20° hand cutting edge for very long and 25° for hammered work blunts up in pine. That's got to be a problem right there. Good having you on the forum. I look forward to seeing other examples of your work. You obviously have your procedures down pat. Awesome. Hi,the rasp is one from LMI's hand struck ones,not bad nice smooth cut. Ive got a few differnet sets of chisels the LMI ones seem to hold the best edge and are a great range of sizes, ,and yeh the worth tool is only a screwdriver,most of their tools are rubbish,we use their hardware (bolts etc) in the HotRod shop and these screwdrivers were a freebee on a deal,so into the guitar shop they went. Shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Welcome again. What a nicely kitted shop you have there! That's a very professional set up and methods you are using and a very sweet guitar you are building. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished. Very nicely designed logos and inlay work too. did you do the design work and cutting on those? SR The logo stuff I did the designs for, but I have a guy that CNC routes the inlays and cuts the pearl for me,its not a job I enjoy doing by hand,thanks for the kind words. Shane. Shane- I'm the same way. Love doing the design and logo work--hate cutting inlays by hand. I'm stoked to see more of your work. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWE GUITARS Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 So my young customer came with his parents and the sponser of the guitar yesterday to have a look at the progress,all were very impressed,young Lachie,sat there with the guitar in his lap and his mouth wide open,Priceless,so i went through it with him and the sort of neck thickness etc that he wants and showed him asample of the finish that it will be. So Ill do a Epoxy wash to seal the grain,and then Clear nitro with Tabacco stain added and then straight clear nitro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Can you detail the epoxy wash a little? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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