Dmitry Sushkov Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Neck pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Back contours and control cavity following front profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 And most exciting job - MOP inlay in progress 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted March 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 And the body signature inlay finished 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very intricate! I'm looking forward to seeing this sanded down flush. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 15, 2019 Report Share Posted March 15, 2019 now there is something I just don't think could even be done w/o cnc. or at least without a lot of 4 letter words and a jewelers file! nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 first one was done without cnc. Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted March 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 and this time i have just milled slots with cnc, mother of pearl was fitted by hands using jewellers saw and dental micro motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 After sanding down some elements did not reflect the light as expected, so I have replaced them. This is how it finally looks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 truss rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 neck fitting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 1:44 AM, Dmitry Sushkov said: first one was done without cnc.  wow, you are a mop warrior. Nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, mistermikev said: wow, you are a mop warrior. Nice work. Aint it just! Its so beautifully crisp! Ive been looking online recently for CNC machines, you can get kits that can do routes for inlays etc for not too much outlay at all, problem is you have to assemble them yourself and learn how to sort out the software/programming; its a whole other skillset. Edited April 16, 2019 by ShatnersBassoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, ShatnersBassoon said: Aint it just! Its so beautifully crisp! Ive been looking online recently for CNC machines, you can get kits that can do routes for inlays etc for not too much outlay at all, problem is you have to assemble them yourself and learn how to sort out the software/programming; its a whole other skillset. I've often thought about this. I'm a programmer and have had some experience with cad a long time ago... so I would guess I might have a leg up afa figuring that out... perhaps not. Either way I dunno... if I was going that route I'd want to be able to cut guitars... and since I likely won't ever repeat the sm guitar twice... seems like I'd just be substituting router time with cad design time. I suspect there wouldn't be a 1:1 ratio either. Obviously there are some things you can't do by hand that you can do on a router, and the precision is def not possible... but the up front investment in time/money... I'm not sure it really makes sense for someone just making one-offs. all this would apply to inlay and anything else you might do with it. def on the 'someday' list for me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) 20 minutes ago, mistermikev said: I've often thought about this. I'm a programmer and have had some experience with cad a long time ago... so I would guess I might have a leg up afa figuring that out... perhaps not. Either way I dunno... if I was going that route I'd want to be able to cut guitars... and since I likely won't ever repeat the sm guitar twice... seems like I'd just be substituting router time with cad design time. I suspect there wouldn't be a 1:1 ratio either. Obviously there are some things you can't do by hand that you can do on a router, and the precision is def not possible... but the up front investment in time/money... I'm not sure it really makes sense for someone just making one-offs. all this would apply to inlay and anything else you might do with it. def on the 'someday' list for me. CNC is a skill in itself from what I have seen. I follow 'Highline Guitars' on youtube and its obvious that its not as simple as putting a guitar template in to the machine and pressing go...the guy certainly knows his stuff. I think occasionally inconsistencies can equate to a certain kind of beauty? I suppose its a bit like painting a landscape as apposed to taking a beautiful photograph of it...a different skill and aesthetic. Edited April 16, 2019 by ShatnersBassoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 55 minutes ago, ShatnersBassoon said: CNC is a skill in itself from what I have seen. I follow 'Highline Guitars' on youtube and its obvious that its not as simple as putting a guitar template in to the machine and pressing go...the guy certainly knows his stuff. I think occasionally inconsistencies can equate to a certain kind of beauty? I suppose its a bit like painting a landscape as apposed to taking a beautiful photograph of it...a different skill and aesthetic. at the end of the day as long as your own style comes thru I'm not sure it matters how you do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 btw @Dmitry Sushkov sorry for hijacking your thread. Your builds are amazing and your mop work is out of this world. when you said before that you did that sig by hand... you mean you routed it by hand? how in the world did you do that? I'm just curious for my own understanding... did you use a number of templates or do you really mean 'by hand'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Thank you! 3 hours ago, mistermikev said: you mean you routed it by hand? Yes, first one was routed by hands. I was used FreeCad for body curved top modelling, then moved to Fusion360 with some errors which locked me from projecting the sign to surface. Second guitar is modelled in Fusion360 from scratch. 3 hours ago, mistermikev said: did you use a number of templates or do you really mean 'by hand'? I mean by hand. Glued a printed sign to surface, cut lines with a sharp knife and routed with a 0.6 mm router bit and mini Dremel. 6 hours ago, mistermikev said: I'm a programmer me to 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 9 hours ago, mistermikev said: at the end of the day as long as your own style comes thru I'm not sure it matters how you do it. True, sorry I’m not sure why I posted that to be honest, it’s an awesome looking guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splintazert Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Excellent work @Dmitry Sushkov, this will be a beautiful guitar I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Dmitry Sushkov said: Thank you! Yes, first one was routed by hands. I was used FreeCad for body curved top modelling, then moved to Fusion360 with some errors which locked me from projecting the sign to surface. Second guitar is modelled in Fusion360 from scratch. I mean by hand. Glued a printed sign to surface, cut lines with a sharp knife and routed with a 0.6 mm router bit and mini Dremel. me to wow... I need to improve a lot in that area. I tip my hat to you. I say programmer but really I just save the world from badly formatted data... rearranging strings... a code monkey if you will!  12 minutes ago, ShatnersBassoon said: True, sorry I’m not sure why I posted that to be honest, it’s an awesome looking guitar! There are no wrong answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 4/16/2019 at 4:03 PM, Dmitry Sushkov said: truss rod Any reason on a neck that wide you are using a single truss rod instead of two? Not that two are always needed, but with that much room I would have done two just two allow for more adjustment on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Sushkov Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 7 hours ago, ihocky2 said: Any reason on a neck that wide you are using a single truss rod instead of two? Yes. The reason is called carbon fiber. Those 2 black stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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