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killemall8

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  1. killemall8
    Thank you sir. Actually, in the pics the fretboard/ fret edges dont look nearly as clean and polished as they do in person. I have always really focused on a lot of attention and detaill there. But now that i think about it, i probably never posted pictures of the side of the fretboards after the work was actually done. I usually take pics of that part before i do any fretwork, when i have only rouged in the bevel with a file.
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    Thanks scott. I have been doing them for years, so it is about time i get them right. Here are some pics of it with mineral spirits.
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    Here is the mac ebony exp. Looks pale because it is completely dry.
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    So again, i have been working non stop on guitars but somehow dont have much to show for it. I got most of the work done on a macassar ebony veneered EXP today. I'll get some pics of that tomorrow. I also am making another olive ash EXP with the last piece i have of it.
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    Nah, i would sell some of it if anybody wanted some!
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    Yeah, woodcraft, when they were here, used to have good exotics. I get my bocote locally, so i am not much help there.
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    It seems like i have been working non stop, but i dont really have anything to show for it. I did get a neck done for a macasasar ebony EXP. I'll get some pics of that tomorrow. I also just realized i havnt sold a guitar for about 3 months, and i have 5 guitars sitting here right now. I guess i have been really bad on the business end by spending a ton when i am not selling.
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    Interesting. The hipshot guitar tuners have an abnormally short post, and headstocks have to be .6" or less.
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    I didnt really put too much thought into it. I havnt really had that problem before. I have found as long as you really sand along the grain and blow it out with the air compressor often, it doenst stain the maple. The massive amount of leaves has not fallen yet, so we wait until they are all done. Or else you have to rake twice a day as they fall.
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    Here are some pics i took today of a few of the guitars i have laying around.
  12. killemall8
    Man, a lot of great guitars this month, i have to enter! I'll throw this one out there. Olive ash SS 2 piece mahogany body, 1 piece Burled/ figured olive ash veneer Seymour Duncan Nazgul/ sentient set Hipshot hardtail bridge Hipshot griplock tuners 24 fret, 25.5" scale BOCOTE fretboard Mahogany, maple and paduak neck Super carved heel
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    A lot better than my first guitar, for sure. I think the slanted pickups and headstock dont really match it well. And the maple fretboard and headstock dont go along wtih the color scheme. I think it can be turned into a good overall design with some tweaking.
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    That piece of bocote was especially special. I usually do my full bevels in 3-4 passes. I havnt had any tearout or chips in quite a while. Though that cheap bit is pretty dull by now after doing probably a couple hundred bevels.
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    Got the olive ash SS all done except for the nut, truss rod cover and back plate.
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    What do you consider "veneer"? veneer is almost never thick enough to have a lot of sanding an staining done before it gets too thin. VEneer, from a standard market definition is 1/42" thick.
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    I could do that, but the goal of an O ring wasnt really for the contrast, it is for grip, like the hipshot knobs. I am going to do some more testing of making knobs this week.
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    Well, I can break it down into the increments i do things in. Day one: (assuming i already had the neck blank glued up) Glue body Glue scarf joint Day two: Rout truss rod channel, glue on ears, cut headstock to shape, cut taper to shape. Glue veneer on headstock, drill tuner holes. Glue fretboard to neck. Rout body to shape. Day 3 Rout nut slot, radius fretboard, fret, carve neck. Make neck template, rout neck pocket, drill bridge, rout cavities. Glue in neck. And there it is, a guitar ready for sanding after the glue is dry.
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    Here is the skully burl. I realized i made both these guitars in 3 days total, minus final sanding.
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    The O ring is a great idea. I am not making them on the lathe though, so i cant think of another way to do that.
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    Yup, i checked it out. Pretty good idea. I am still a little hesitant to do it that way but i guess i can try.
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    Got one oiled and also made some matching knobs for the Olive ash. The Pickups also came in.
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    Ok, got it. I might take a file to kinkos and have it printed 1 sheet there.
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    Ah, dont know how i missed that. When you print it out, how do you align the separate pages perfectly?
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    I had been checking that out. Isnt there a way to change the parallel fret? I cant remember which it was.
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