Prostheta Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 It's a conversation worth having, definitely. I have to say that I get sick and tired of the same old chestnuts doing the rounds on micro-attention span sites like Facebook when it comes to glues and glueups. Things like the differences between Titebond 1-2-3, basic PVAc, protein glues, and polyurethanes, etc. There's no discussion needed on that side of things because it's all very clean cut and factual. What gets my goat more than anything is people seeing problems where none exist, or worse yet taking an imperceptible but real difference and blowing it up out of all reasonable and practical proportion. The Titebond 1-2-3 thing being the usual circular lack of logic bullshit.... I suspect that underneath all of this usual flurry of bollocks, people are well-meaning enough. They want to do what they do better and to the best of available resources and knowledge. That's all cool and I can get behind that, however it all falls down when defensiveness flares up and "nobody is allowed to be right if I'm not!". Yeah, and I thought YouTube comments were a minefield full of cowchips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 16 hours ago, KnightroExpress said: Haha yeah... it's in my title Seriously though, I'm really glad to be part of a community that can productively discuss the merits of various adhesives. Look at you guys bonding. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Har. I see what you did there. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 I was trying to think of a pun involving hydrogen bonds, but fell somewhat short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Bit of a sticky wicket, wot? I'm not even sure exactly what that means but I've always wanted to say it. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 We've never wanted you to say that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 33 minutes ago, Prostheta said: We've never wanted you to say that. Yep, it would be hard to hear I'm sure.....with a Texas accent to boot! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Man, things get weird when I can't check my thread all day. Seems like I'm stuck with you guys though I did things today! Trimmed the 7's fretboard: And started two new ones after picking up some nicely ribboned sapele: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psikoT Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Wow, that V is promising... good choice in the location of the jack input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Thank you! It's going to be really fun, I can already feel it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Yeah, V stuff! I'm doing this as a batch of two. The woods are identical (same boards and all), but the bodies will have different grain orientations: one is standard vertical/along the centerline for the grain, the other has the grain following the outer angle of the 'wings' to make a V pattern along the center. I'm also doing different pickups for each...one vintage-flavored set, one modern. I had to summon some knowledge from high school geometry and make some clamping fixtures to deal with these odd-shaped blanks. Got one of the necks scarfed (scarved?) up. Blank two- vertical This hasn't been routed yet, just shaped on the bandsaw and edge sander. Yeah, pickguard! The other one will be black. Next episode: the V vs a big honkin' router bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 "Scarfed"; check out this week's article. Clean workshop? Not any more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Nicely done article! My internal spelling debate may or may not have been preceded by a fairly gnarly imperial IPA (or two...) It feels good to be making a mess in my own space! As I work, I'm already figuring out a few improvements to be made... namely, storage and more bench space. Everything is sort of piled on my workbench, as we're still doing renovation work on the internal areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Love this V. Minus the number of strings you put on things I think our builds mesh pretty well lol Are you doing this full time now? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Haha the V's are gonna be regular sixes, nothing too outlandish (admittedly, I am drawing up 7 and 8 string variants). I totally dig your style too, I think we have a similar appreciation for retro-futuristic design. I'm trying to go full-time, we'll see how it goes. I'm also a full-time student, so there's a few days of the week that I can't be in the shop. More than anything, I just needed a space to call my own after years of borrowing workshop or garage corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 50s jet age imaginary futurecentric optimist style? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 ^ Yeah, something like that Today I made a bit of a mess, picked out some knobs, and found a cool guitar on my floor. I'm still deciding on a fretboard for this one... thinking cocobolo or something with a similar red tone to it. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 That's a damn nice bit of design, Andrew. I think something simple and understated would be perfect for this one; wood porn just distracts from the lean modern design. Something like Pao Ferro? Lighter than EIR or other Rosewoods and flatter/more consistent in contrast if you get the right piece. I love that stuff, personally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Thanks Carl! I agree, this isn't the place for something too showy. The coco I have is a good color with pretty bland grain, but it's gone and warped like nobody's business so I have to sort that out before use. Pao Ferro is on my short list as well and I have a nice billet of the stuff, I just don't know if I want to cut into it yet. Actually! One of my local lumberyards had a piece that might be perfect. I hope it's still there, I'm going to go get it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Go to it, Andrew. It's a really nice wood to work with. I'm liking the texture and consistency of feel it offers, plus it polishes up nicely in the high hundreds. 1200-4000 grade pads bring it out wonderfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 So I'm taking this one in a bit of a new direction; I was struck by inspiration and have to roll with it. I don't want to show anything yet, but I think it's going to turn out pretty damn cool. Today was a chill day. I slotted a QS wenge board and took care of a few little renovation-related tasks at Knightro HQ. Carl, that G&W miter box is pretty great. Thanks for putting it out there, I'm more than happy with it. Now I just need to replace my decrepit old $tewMac saw.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I got a box! Mojotone Hot Classics with A4 mags and chrome covers. Their packaging is some of the most entertaining I've gotten. I also trimmed up a wenge heel lam that was cut from the same board as the fretboard, it'll be a nice little detail in the heel carve. Just waiting on the truss rod so I can get on with some more substantial work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Very cool. Do their pickups live up to the rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I have one of their strat pickups in a parts guitar I assembled several years ago, I think it sounds very nice. I haven't tried their humbuckers yet, but every sound clip/video (I know, you can only judge so much from those) sounds like exactly what I'm shooting for here. I'll definitely let you guys know what I think when we get to that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I think that any decently-constructed pickup made with consideration will sound good. I'm going to roadtest some Irongears and run them against those of "the other Aria Pro II SB-1000 guy" here in Finland (Veijo Rautia of Rautia Guitars). Irongears have the advantage of being shit cheap, however Veijo knows his beans. I just completed a top-to-bottom restoration of a gutted SB-1000, and fitted an MB-1E pickup made by Veijo. The tone is phenomenal....it nails that middy-80s sound perfectly, and my new PCB-based active/passive loom helped. So anyway. My point being that at a certain point of capability, most makers can nail 80% of the "target" tone. Irongears might have the organ recipe, but not the monkey grinders. Mojotone seem on the right rails from what I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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