ZekeB Posted December 3, 2019 Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 Looking great mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2019 2 hours ago, ZekeB said: Looking great mike thank you sir. I appreciate your support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 =========update 12/3/19=========== just a few minor things... planed down my broadchaser body another 3/16 and ended up just a hair above 5lbs... started working on the back access and cover routes for the les flaws =============update 12/08/19================ put my steps in 4lbs 10.5oz did my neck joint on the tele... nice n tight: put the 1/8" roundover on and got the pickguard aligned and it follows the horn nice... rough cut my my steps for the tele carve My neck angle jig slipped again and I screwed up my blank for the tuxedo... so I ended up building a new sub-jig for the neck angle. Bolts on either side of the pivot bolt allow me to dial in the angle with precision and they lock themselves in position. worked like a charm! put the angle on the les flaws w/o issue: so when life gives you lemons... switch to quarter-sawn mahogany! on the tuxedo blank, I could have saved it by cutting my nut slot 1/16 deeper as the angle only ran about 1/8-1/4" into the fretboard area but I figured rather than do that I'll save it for my next gibson scale neck. I was only using that blank because I had enough material leftover from the neck for the baritone... and it hadn't occurred to me that I have some 3x7 mahog that would allow for a quarter sawn neck given the tux's narrow profile. So I milled that down today... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Nice evolution of your jig. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 Just now, ScottR said: Nice evolution of your jig. SR thank you sir. necessity... bla bla... mother... blah... invention... ya da yada. Really just the best thing I could think of to keep it from slipping again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mistermikev Posted December 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 got a lot done today and can barely type at this point... got my neck machined for the tuxedo... here's how I cut the neck pocket for the tuxedo... nice tight fit started working on a radius for the internal route... but quit pretty quick. I need a long bit with a bearing and a very short cutting edge. was scary because you can't see anything and with the bit I had -as I cam to the center the bearing would be out of range. so save that for next time. you can see here I just did a little corner... went back in and carved it deeper with my bowl bit since I'm not doing the radius route. then started my outter radius and about 19 passes later... so setup up on the backside... and another 19 passes later... this thing is COMFY! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Nice work and great jigs! How did a dirty sock find its way into the work zone? You feet get hot? We tend to give grief for feet in the shot....but this is the first time I've ever seen a dirty sock cover up. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, ScottR said: Nice work and great jigs! How did a dirty sock find its way into the work zone? You feet get hot? We tend to give grief for feet in the shot....but this is the first time I've ever seen a dirty sock cover up. SR hehe, that's a pic of my office. apparently a lone sock meandered into the shot. I have no idea how it made it in there because, as my wife will tell you, I NEVER leave things lying around. Pretty sure it just wanted to be closer to all the picks that have gone awol over the years... (I wondered if someone would laugh at that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 I always wondered where those lone socks go. Every load of socks ever washed in the whole world starts out with only matched pairs and what comes out of the dryer includes one sock missing its mate. Who knew the one with wanderlust was headed to your office? Socks being the devious rascals that they are, I suppose some of those dryers loads could actually have one extra, when one of the strays decide to come back. SR Oh and picks don't go awol. Dogs eat them. sr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, ScottR said: I always wondered where those lone socks go. Every load of socks ever washed in the whole world starts out with only matched pairs and what comes out of the dryer includes one sock missing its mate. Who knew the one with wanderlust was headed to your office? Socks being the devious rascals that they are, I suppose some of those dryers loads could actually have one extra, when one of the strays decide to come back. SR Oh and picks don't go awol. Dogs eat them. sr I just assumed all those lots socks were meeting up with all those lost picks and having a party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 42 minutes ago, mistermikev said: I just assumed all those lots socks were meeting up with all those lost picks and having a party! Pickin' and darnin'? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, ScottR said: Pickin' and darnin'? SR probably getting funky given my socks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 I've been wanting to do a fully radiused body like that for years. Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, komodo said: I've been wanting to do a fully radiused body like that for years. Nice! thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willliam_q Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Looks great, given me an idea for later down the road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Crikey someone has been busy, What kind of Ash is that? I got myself some American Ash from the local timber yard the other day to go under a walnut cap. I was under the impression it was going to be heavy but I was really surprised how light it was, especially happy as it was only about £30, so I'll be using it again. But that's another build thread I'll be starting soon Builds are looking good, especially looking forward to seeing the les tele 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 9 hours ago, willliam_q said: Looks great, given me an idea for later down the road. don't you dare steal my ideas... I legitimately stole those myself! hehe 5 hours ago, ADFinlayson said: Crikey someone has been busy, What kind of Ash is that? I got myself some American Ash from the local timber yard the other day to go under a walnut cap. I was under the impression it was going to be heavy but I was really surprised how light it was, especially happy as it was only about £30, so I'll be using it again. But that's another build thread I'll be starting soon Builds are looking good, especially looking forward to seeing the les tele well, I'm in the southwest so one would guesstimate that it's "velvet ash" aka "Arizona ash" aka "mosesto ash" aka "Fraxinus velutina" given that I got it local at a lumberyard I would have thought black ash... but given it's weight and grain I'm inclined to think white (northern) ash. It was sold to me as "ash"! thank you re builds looking good. It has been a real challenge to keep switching back and forth on the builds but the nice thing is that as I wait for parts for one I can go do something for another! so... for my tuxedo... I had originally planned to do an ash top.. and had one set aside... it was just big enough for a tele. a while back I realized that once you figure in the bend over the 30" radius it was going to be too close if not too short (not wide enough). Have been wrestling with alternatives since. I have a beauty blister ash top... but boy it'd be a shame to do that in black as I think I'd loose a lot of the beauty... and anyways it's 3/8" thick and I require exactly 1/4". Would hate to waste the thicker top by planing it down. so... I'm switching to a beautiful quilt maple top... very small quilts. Will be working that today. Now I'm wrestling with whether or not I should still do black. I don't want the black burst - not for this one. and the ash would have been ideal as I figured a grain fill would make for good contrast. at this point I'm going to go with the maple and see how a sand back on red looks with jet black die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 put some tru oil on the innards of the tux... did the neck holes for the tux did the neck holes for the broadchaser... then did a lil video of joining the top for my tuxedo here is the result: put in my f-hole in just 974 easy steps! and switched back to carving my les flaws: wow, much more work than I thought! should have done more steps (next time). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Some beautifully tidy work going on there Mr Mike! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 You linked to studio.youtube which only you can see, you need to share the youtube link instead. Carve top looks awesome though, nice work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Norris said: Some beautifully tidy work going on there Mr Mike! thank you Norris. Means a lot to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 57 minutes ago, ADFinlayson said: You linked to studio.youtube which only you can see, you need to share the youtube link instead. Carve top looks awesome though, nice work doh, thank you for pointing that out! my bad. thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Love the carve on that top! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, ScottR said: Love the carve on that top! SR thank you sir! I do appreciate the support. Still has some ripples that need blending but turned out better than I thought. Lots to learn there but not bad for a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayT Posted December 19, 2019 Report Share Posted December 19, 2019 Wait...you "cut the join" with a router? Is this something done commonly or just your personal method? I guess it obviously works great for you, I may borrow this technique. Any tips on this for a new builder? Is this limited to thinner tops, or can this be done on like 3" body lumber? Is that a dumb question? Thanks for posting as I'm learning so much from these, I'm loving the "Tuxedo" design most but all are awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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