Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) This is hopefully going to be a tactile mellow sounding thing to pluck on the sofa. It’s an old piece of flamed mahogany which is going to be chopped up to make a book matched front, back and headstock piece. I’ve got a pillar drill, a router and a few basic hand tools and will be doing most of it on the kitchen table whilst the Mrs isn’t looking. Going to put my Bodging skills to the test and see if I can triumph over adversity and create something worth playing. I haven’t drawn anything up, I’m just going to see what the wood gives me! Edited July 30, 2019 by Danstinyexplorer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 you had me at 'flamed mahog'. looking fwd to it! welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 A band saw would have been nice today! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 looks brutalz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 I’ve got one very pumped up shoulder and have passed about 3 pints of sweat. Need to sit down until October 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 hehe, I bet. my shoulder hurts just looking at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pointer28 Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Jesus, that's a special kind of torture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Pointer28 said: Jesus, that's a special kind of torture. It was horrible! The piece was 25mm thick. I needed two pieces at roughly 10mm each. My head told me that by the time I’d got through it (bearing in mind my saw is about 2” longer than the timber) I’d have lost about 4 or 5mm through saw wander. As it transpired that’s just about how it ended up so happy days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 My bridge, pickup ring, knobs, trussrod cover and control cover all landed this afternoon in the form of a fabulously busty fairly old ebony lady that came via eBay. After looking at the price of ebony in timber form it struck me that this is the best way for me to buy. Well seasoned, cheap, kinder on the forest and there’s a good chance its sale benefited a local person at its point of origin instead of a cruel logging company......that’s what I’d like to think anyway! Either way it’s 4lbs of rock hard ebony so I’m happy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2020 So I got round to doing a bit more..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 She’s one big piece cut down the middle, flipped over and stick back together. I made a spine out of some kind of rosewood and some Victorian teak as it’s not the hardest lump of mahogany in the world. It did spend 80 years drying out above a fireplace though so it rings nicely. It’s heavily hollowed out so is getting fairly lightweight now. I think it will be a bit of a challenge getting everything perfectly true and flat with the tools I have but who doesn’t love an uphil struggle eh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Better start making the guts look pretty before I think about sticking a top on..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 I’m finding this part tedious for some reason! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusader Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Danstinyexplorer said: I’m finding this part tedious..... Yes I also find many aspect of guitar making to be tedious ...So that is a different piece of wood than the first photos in July right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted May 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 The piece I was slicing up last year is the top and headstock veneer. That part is languishing under a load of dust in the attic. Hoping to get that cleaned up and stuck on in the next week or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted May 10, 2020 Report Share Posted May 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Danstinyexplorer said: The piece I was slicing up last year is the top and headstock veneer. That part is languishing under a load of dust in the attic. Hoping to get that cleaned up and stuck on in the next week or two Was that ghe pidce you did the hand-cut bookmatch with? Amazing job. All looking good so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2020 I had the use of a thicknesser for a while which was great until it tore half of my top in two. Had to use the standby piece instead, less pretty but a nice piece nonetheless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 27, 2020 Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 8:31 AM, Danstinyexplorer said: had the use of a thicknesser for a while which was great until it tore half of my top in two How does that happen? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted July 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2020 God only knows.......I suspect a sharp change of direction in the grain allowed it to tear. It matters not though as the smaller piece gives me a reason to build a ukulele somewhere down the line! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted July 28, 2020 Report Share Posted July 28, 2020 Yes - powered thicknessers can be brutal. I have a decent one and with sharp blades but have still ruined a couple of pieces. As you say, it depends on the grain direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danstinyexplorer Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 I got a bit more done. She’s starting to look like a guitar now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted October 21, 2020 Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, Danstinyexplorer said: I got a bit more done. She’s starting to look like a guitar now real smooth look to the back there. nice color balance between teh pickup ring, binding and fretboard. good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 17 hours ago, mistermikev said: nice color balance between the pickup ring, binding and fretboard. good work. I agree. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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