ScottR Posted January 18, 2023 Report Share Posted January 18, 2023 Very cool Matt! Classy classy classy. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted January 19, 2023 Report Share Posted January 19, 2023 Nice! I do admire your clever solution to turn the knobs without a lathe! On 1/18/2023 at 9:46 AM, Bizman62 said: Starting from a square block sure makes finding the center easy! Center can be easily found from round stock too if you have the right tool. I use one which is purpose-made, but it's basically a straight angle combined with a set square. Like so: \|/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted January 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 1:46 AM, Bizman62 said: Starting from a square block sure makes finding the center easy! Nice job. Yeah, you could start with it round and do the drilling operations afterward or start with it square, do the drilling operations, and then make it round. Either method is perfectly legitimate. But to me this seemed to be the easiest method with my tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattharris75 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 So, the flu knocked me out for a week. Apparently the vaccine didn't work so well this year... Back to work the last day or two and managed to get all the knobs completely finished. I have to say, I'm pretty fired up about these. They're not exactly a difficult thing (though of course they're more involved than one would initially think), but the fact that everything went to plan and there were no hang ups, well, that's an unusual thing in a project! I ended up chucking them all up in the drill press and polishing them with micro mesh papers while they were spinning, all the way to 12,000 grit. Then just a light shot of Tru Oil, also while spinning. Honestly I polished most of it off. These things are as smooth as anything I've ever made, just crazy smooth! And they're going to look great on the bass! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 54 minutes ago, mattharris75 said: I have to say, I'm pretty fired up about these. For a good reason, too! I especially like how you didn't just use offcuts but instead built them proportional to the body. It's just one of those things that look simple and obvious when you see the end result. But if it's simple and obvious, why don't we see more of that? Goes to show that simple things aren't that simple to come up with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 12 hours ago, mattharris75 said: So, the flu knocked me out for a week. Apparently the vaccine didn't work so well this year... Back to work the last day or two and managed to get all the knobs completely finished. I have to say, I'm pretty fired up about these. They're not exactly a difficult thing (though of course they're more involved than one would initially think), but the fact that everything went to plan and there were no hang ups, well, that's an unusual thing in a project! I ended up chucking them all up in the drill press and polishing them with micro mesh papers while they were spinning, all the way to 12,000 grit. Then just a light shot of Tru Oil, also while spinning. Honestly I polished most of it off. These things are as smooth as anything I've ever made, just crazy smooth! And they're going to look great on the bass! yes... nice knobs. they compliment the bass well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted February 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2023 I have been doing stuff, I promise. Pre-finish installation of the pots, the bridge, the tuners. Roughing out the nut. Re-sanding and danish oil filled a couple of scratches on the top. But I, admittedly, have been working on my next build too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted February 24, 2023 Report Share Posted February 24, 2023 Love everything about this build, that walnut is divine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2023 It's been a busy year, and I haven't had much time to think about this build. But I have managed to get 8 coats of Tru Oil on her. She'll get finished one of these days... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Well, slow progress or not, this is a truly beautiful build @mattharris75. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 The best stuff is promising and nice right from the start but only when given enough time to mature they reach their full potential. Many start with a 'W' like wine, whisky and women - and wood-finishing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 the pictures look great Matt- how is this one coming along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted July 12, 2023 Report Share Posted July 12, 2023 This just keeps getting better Matt! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted July 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 10:53 PM, Mr Natural said: the pictures look great Matt- how is this one coming along? Very slowly... Because I'm working on stuff like this at the same time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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