nakedzen Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Needs some elbow grease but getting there slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nakedzen Posted March 2, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Done! This time for reals. Looks green for some reason. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Nothing beats a proper sanding. There's no shortcuts. Then again, with quality papers and a proper technique it doesn't actually take too long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie H 72 Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Awesome! You really crank em out & make it look easy-very cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 Thanks man! Most of them so far are a bit rough exercises, so that explains the speed. I work in engineering and manufacturing so that gives some help understanding streamlining prototyping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 Moving forward. Ferrule holes done. Dyed them green. Can't make up my mind about the headstock shape. Maybe this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alucard0811 Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 5 hours ago, nakedzen said: Maybe this one? Maybe, but I think you need to add a design feature from the body to the headstock. Since your body is round and flows, the wavy outline feels disconected. I would make it a little rounder and add the same bevel like you have on the body. In my mind the headstock should "belong" to the guitar and desing and not just be there to be. Sorry if I dont get my point across 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 I understand what you mean. But I'll go for this regardless. I'm kind of fond of the shape now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Neck moving along. Checking for tuner placement with the cristmas present I got from the missus. Headstock thicknessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 sure are a lot of teles in here lately! iff'n they look that good... the more the merrier. nice work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Thanks! Bit more progress today, shaped the neck and headstock to the final shape. Next fretboard inlay once I figure out the design. Probably will just do epoxy filled, my first attempt at inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 Inlay done, neck dyed and shellac'd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 Nitro done on the logo side, three coats of tru oil on the rest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 9:31 AM, nakedzen said: Little progress on the tele. Starting to get the top colored where I want it. Sanded back the first try: Getting somewhere: This top seems to really soak in the dye. That is some beautiful flame maple and I love the color choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/26/2022 at 11:25 AM, nakedzen said: Inlay done, neck dyed and shellac'd. Awesome inlays! I haven't tried anyinlay other than dots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 7 hours ago, David Ivy said: Awesome inlays! I haven't tried anyinlay other than dots. Glad you like it! It's pretty basic. I just took an owl graphic I found with google images, drew over it in Illustrator (rather, Affinity Designer since I moved from all my Adobe software to cheaper/better alternatives. Illustrator -> Affinity Designer, Photoshop -> Affinity Photo, Lightroom->Luminar, Premiere->Davinci Resolve. Only one I couldn't find a working replacement is After Effects. But you can do the same fx with Blender. But I digress. ) I printed out that simplified design, taped it on the fretboard with doublestick tape, slowly went through the lines with very shallow passes with the dremel. I think 7-8 passes to get it deep enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ivy Posted March 29, 2022 Report Share Posted March 29, 2022 Nice! I use stencils on paint jobs on some builds. I have a cricut explore air 2 machine. It plots and cuts images that I design or find on free internet sites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted March 31, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 Nitro needs buff/polish, but the tru-oil looks pretty nice already. Not entirely sure if I'll smooth it out after a couple weeks with steel wool and apply a last super thin gloss coat or just leave it as is. Next the frets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2022 Frets done, and level sanded and buffed the headstock nitro. Now we wait for hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Slight change in plans for the strat style one. It'll be a 27" scale 7-string. And most likely I'll try to make it look (somewhat) like this: Anybody used the white dye from TLC guitargoods? I've seen some good looking tops done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2022 Nut is cut and shaped, hardware installed. Just needs pickups now. EMG was on just for testing, it'll have passives, most likely SD Custom/Jazz combo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedzen Posted April 29, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2022 Done is done! Probably my best quality yet. Couple small issues but nothing too obvious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Congrats for another GOTM! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Congratulations Zen! Another superb looking guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 congrats! well earned! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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