balooka Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 finally shot some pics of my guitar in progress. this is the first one so I allowed myself some mistakes (as if i culd do it flawless at my first attemp). anyway - this is it for now. Will post updates when i have found some time to work on it (and my parts arrive). JP Click Here For The Pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 another oak supporter!!! yay! seriously dude, i like the look of that guitar! , keep up the good work! john. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 what kind of headstock cut is that? ive never seen a scarf joint look like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balooka Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 @John, you have any finished oak guitars? and thanks for the comment @ASM ... erm, whats so strange about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Lookin good. I'd add a few chambers. The oak will be a little heavy, and rather bright. Pore filling will be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Whered you get these laser cut templates? Looks neat so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 I think ASM might be referring to the extra wood insert in your scarf joint. I think another user here did a similar thing and it was kinda neat. Personally, i'd rather not have more glue joints there than necessary, but it adds a neat character line when the neck is carved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balooka Posted April 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hi, Yeah I'm gonna chamber it some more. I already made the cavities bigger than needed on the inside and I'll chamber the lower horn. Not sure wheter or not I should chamber the 'armrest' part since it might be tricky to do (gonna do the cutaway on the back lateron). Whats the average weigt of a body? Im still not sure if I should try and bind it or just round the edges. Rounding -IMO- would be nice since it aint a thick top so you probably gonna see some of the light wood in the curve. On the other hand, I planned on doing a binding just to see how that works. Im not afraid to screw this one up as long as Ive learned something along the way @MKGBASS, I just drew the templates in Adobe Illustrator (using the 'info' palette to make sure its accurate!) and exported them in DXF format. The lasercutthingie only had to convert the data once, took like half a second lol. Those parts fit like a dream. I also have the templates for a bold-on and i should be getting the pickup and cavity templates soon. I used MDF templated on this one. As for the 'where' part, a friend of mine did those for me (here in the Netherlands), and I only paid for the steel, not the machine or labour. Speaking of templates, has anyone the correct measurements of a floydrose template-set. I don't mind ordering it from stewmac but I'm currently ordering my stuff in england and germany, and they dont have the clear templates. TIA JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 @John, you have any finished oak guitars? and thanks for the comment i used a small amount of oak on my 2nd project.(on the back of the guitar) have a look here: here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balooka Posted April 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 Ive done some more routing on the neckpocket, setting the angle and doing some testfits. Made some pics while i was at it... Here How should I shape the 'belly cutout' or whatever the correct word is? Rasp, beltsander? Seems stewmac didnt get my order that I faxed them :/ (or misplaced it somehow ) so now I dont have a trussrod. I have to re-order the parts and I might change the allen trussrod into a spokenut ( This One ) so I can adjust it rigt at the heel. I wont be using covers on the pups so that should give some clearance without moving the pup too far away from the neck... uhm... right? TIA JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boggs Posted April 21, 2004 Report Share Posted April 21, 2004 Nice work, man! KUDOS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted April 22, 2004 Report Share Posted April 22, 2004 How should I shape the 'belly cutout' or whatever the correct word is? Rasp, beltsander? Draw it on, and spokeshave it! One thing I discovered when building my bass is that almost all back bevels follow the same formula the two ends are the high points of the top horn and curve, and the lowest middle point is just above where the neck pocket is (distance down from the edge) and about half way between the two ends. Do that arc, and a similar arc on the side, making sure the ends and the deepest parts are lined up correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balooka Posted April 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I was expecting the 'Draw it on, and spokeshave it!' answer, skibum, but problem is I cant really find one anywhere close to me. I know the US has plenty of sources but here (in .NL) they all tell me thats a 'tool from the past'. So far I'm out of luck and this is keeping me from completing my body anyway, what I did today was round the edges with a 10mm radius bit, I have a 14mm also and I tested that on a piece of scrap and it kinda made me think of my dinnertable so I took the 10. just a few pics, no real update. ... rounded edges the bitbearing rolled over the lower part of the body, leaving the extra deep cut unchanged. I kinda like it like that. I will smooth it later when i start sanding. same thing, better pic (kinda) the bellycut I cant complete. This is annoying so I will attack it tomorrow with a rasp and beltsander if I fail once more to get a spokeshave! thats it. JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balooka Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Ok, the spokeshave was not an option since I couldnt lay my hands on one (during this weekend). I attacked it with my beltsander and some 60grit paper and it works great! Never thought it would go that fast either. I was done in like 15 minutes. Anyways, I took a pic while i was at it. It's a bit deeper now than when the pic was taken. Just a small question, not that I'm in the finishing stage or anything, but can I do the 'stain black and sand back' thing on oak too? Would it blur/bleed too much? thanks, JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovisa Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Beauty! Lovely walnut... mmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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