killemall8 Posted September 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 On 9/23/2016 at 1:24 AM, Prostheta said: Oil and figure are just made for each other. You should try and pick up a Maple burl set Luis, rather than a burled veneer. The craziness amplifies tenfold in that.... I am still limited on what actual woods i can buy online. Unless they are already drum sanded on one side, i usually cant use them. They move like crazy when they get here and usually crack or never flatten out. I have some flame maple sets i ordered about 5 years ago that are basically a semi circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Yeah, that's a bummer if you've got to put extra work into working them back into the flat for fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 It would work if they had been prepared on the back before they were sent, Because then even if they warp i know they had a flat, glueable side at one point, and i can clamp them flat. If not, i can never get them flat enough to plane or drum sand. Here are a few that i have made progress on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 Here is the back of the bubigna. I really love carving the heel and the horn like this. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 28, 2016 Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 That works really really nicely, Luis. Strong definite lines always make a superstrat better. Kind of like stepping up from a Fender to an RG or a Caparison kind of thing. Defined and designed, man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 So i think i have ran into another problem. A previous buyer that has 4 of my guitars messaged me the other day. He bought a maple burl SS i made earlier this spring. Oil finish, like all of mine. One thing i didnt realize would happen with a lighter colored wood. When he plays with a long sleeve shirt, the dye in the shirt rubs off on the wood. So now it is a little stained where the forarm goes. Really too bad. Now i cant do any light colored woods without outsourcing a clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdshirtman Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 As someone with 25+ years in the T-shirt/garment printing industry this sounds like a shirt problem and not a guitar finish problem. I'd ask him to send you the shirt that was causing the problem and see if you can replicate it yourself on a test piece. Then try the same test with another brand of T-shirt with the same color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I dont know if it was even just 1 shirt. But there was definitely a noticeable reddish/ brown tint now, that wont ever come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I agree with John. And even if the shirts are fine and that's something that just happens with oil finishes....then that's something that happens with oil finishes. There are tens of thousands of guitars out there with oil finishes. You are not responsible for how the finish on your guitars react with this customer's clothes or even just as likely, his own personal biology. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I suppose. But it is definitely going to turn people off of wanting an oil finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Some times in retail you have to eat one and make the customer happy (especially a good customer). A lose now could mean gains in the future. Then again sometimes it's best to cut one loose. The trick is figuring out which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 It's difficult having to say "no" to a customer when you're used to making them happy. I mean, this is totally not your fault Luis. It's the guy's shirt. It's a bummer, but his bummer. Not yours. Offer assistance and advice, but don't accept blame. This is no time for the old catholic guilt, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Hell, if somebody complained that a sandblasted Ash finish collected dust.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 He wasnt really upset or wanted me to do anything about it. He was just disappointed. He is used to clear coated guitars, so i guess that was a surprise to him. I am just worried about that happening to the quilt maple now, since it is so light colored. here is the bubinga with some oil. Love the figure on this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 It just goes with the territory. You didn't cause it, and you can only lightly advise people about this going forward. "Like any oil finish...." are the leader words you're looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 19 hours ago, killemall8 said: Love the figure on this. Me too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Got it strung up for a test run. This thing plays and feels dang good. Even though i made the neck a little thinner than i would have liked, it still feels great. Put the pickups in today but didnt wire them. Hopefully tomorrow. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 That is a flippin' awesome top Luis. Did you do the bookmatch yourself, or were you lucky enough to find to find a set with a really high end bookmatch already done? They don't always show up looking that good, you know. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Thanks scott! The top was already resawed. I did it a little differently than most. It always cups on me, so instead of gluing the 2 halves together then to the bod wood, i glue each half of the top to half of the body. Then i glue the 2 halves together after, like a normal body blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 5, 2016 Report Share Posted October 5, 2016 Clever. I'll have to think about that one. I've always fought that cupping with highly figured maple too. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2016 I think its way easier. It doesnt move after being glued to a thick piece. Wired up and ready to go. Dang this thing feels good. Threw in some black winters. sound pretty good. They have a really hot output but dont sound as hot as they are rated. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Been cranking stuff out like crazy lately. I had a couple guitars on the shelf waiting to be sanded and i finally gave in and did it. The spalt and the bubinga are looking amazing. This bubinga is just insane. I wish i could find it thick enough for a carved top. The wenge board in the pic is going on a zebrawood SS that i am going to dye lime green. Also is a pic of the sheen the bubinga has from an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightroExpress Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 You're not kidding, that bubinga is intense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Totally is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 12, 2016 Report Share Posted October 12, 2016 Gorgeous stable of guitars there Luis! That quartersawn wenge makes a very cool fretboard. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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