Andyjr1515 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 10 hours ago, ScottR said: This gets me to the fun stuff. Carving! Let the rabid beavers feast! SR OOOOOoooo... here we go The bit I've been waiting for The pickups delay is frustrating, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Bizman62 said: Have you checked your spam folder? That has often happened to me since Thunderbird doesn't synchronize the Spam folder. I've since learned to check them via browser every now and then especially if I'm waiting for an answer from a new contact. Not to mention the case when my ISP enabled filtering and started to send the messages from my website to trash and delete them after two weeks. Don't know how many customers I lost before finding that out! Also note that the filtering rules may change without notice. I did. No love there either. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: OOOOOoooo... here we go The bit I've been waiting for Me too! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 19, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Rough shaped top. Rough shaped back. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted November 19, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Less rough shaped top....with mineral spirits. Because I wanted to enjoy it so far! SR 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Looking great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Lovely job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 9 hours ago, ScottR said: Rough shaped top. Your chiseling is so clean even the rough shaped top looks superb! On such a spectacular piece of wood leaving it as such would be a waste of appearantical (is that a word???) resources. But on a blander piece of wood, have you ever thought of leaving the surface structured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 I agree. Like @Bizman62 said, on this top the smooth finish is probably the way to go. But you should really use that beautiful chiselled surface somewhere sometime. I think I saw similar in your burl table and thought, damn that's beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 6 hours ago, Bizman62 said: Your chiseling is so clean even the rough shaped top looks superb! On such a spectacular piece of wood leaving it as such would be a waste of appearantical (is that a word???) resources. But on a blander piece of wood, have you ever thought of leaving the surface structured? 6 hours ago, henrim said: I agree. Like @Bizman62 said, on this top the smooth finish is probably the way to go. But you should really use that beautiful chiselled surface somewhere sometime. I think I saw similar in your burl table and thought, damn that's beautiful! It would be a fitting top for a band named Bloody Forearms. Seriously, I supposed I'm going to have to do that sometime.....maybe not on a guitar top. I get that suggestion at that stage of pretty much every piece I do. And I agree it's a cool look. I just get so insanely curious about what the wood is going to look like all polished and finished. So I finish it to satisfy my curiosity. I can always carve it some more..... But nope. So far I cannot carve it again.... SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 hours ago, ScottR said: I just get so insanely curious about what the wood is going to look like all polished and finished. So I finish it to satisfy my curiosity. Take a piece of Abura and build a chiseled one out of that! Pretty please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Bizman62 said: Take a piece of Abura and build a chiseled one out of that! Pretty please! That does look carve friendly as long as I don't get a freshly cut piece or decide to snack on it.. And it looks like the temptation to polish it up would be more easily resisted. The note says it is seldom available in North America... I'll keep my eyes open for some. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Your sanding skills are so impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, killemall8 said: Your sanding skills are so impressive Thanks Luis. Looking at the pics, I see one area where I want to tweak the contour... SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asdrael Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 Looks awesome. The electronics "plate" will not be easy to do though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrim Posted November 21, 2023 Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Asdrael said: Looks awesome. The electronics "plate" will not be easy to do though Why? As far as I can tell it's a rounded rectangle that can be sanded flush in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Asdrael said: Looks awesome. The electronics "plate" will not be easy to do though 6 hours ago, henrim said: Why? As far as I can tell it's a rounded rectangle that can be sanded flush in place. It's not too bad. The bottom is mostly covered by the plate and will be dark, so I don't have to go all OCD on it. The vertical sides can be a trick to get to evenly, particularly the radiused ends. Rounding off the top edges makes it easier and makes the clear easier to polish and less susceptible to chipping, as @killemall8 alluded to in his current build thread. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Natural Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 5:42 PM, ScottR said: Rough shaped top. Rough shaped back. SR Dig that grain on the butt end. What a sexy a$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 11:59 PM, Mr Natural said: Dig that grain on the butt end. What a sexy a$$. Thanks Natch. Gotta love a nicely figured bottom end. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 Time to carve the neck join. Before: And after: SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted November 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 And after that, sanded up to 220. SR 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScottR Posted November 26, 2023 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 Flip side. SR 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 27, 2023 Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 I remain in awe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2023 8 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: I remain in awe.... Awe thanks Andy! That's ahfully kind of you to say so. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 16 hours ago, ScottR said: Awe thanks Andy! That's ahfully kind of you to say so. SR Awe is it? (cue intrigue music: dum der dum dum ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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