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1 hour ago, ScottR said:

With good reason!

Did you go blue over yellow, or did you actually use green as well?

SR

It was actually lime green center, then 2 shades of blue as the burst

Ouf of all the paint jobs I've ever done, this one I'm most proud of. 

9 hours ago, nakedzen said:

Now that's some beautiful grain there on the V. Koa, walnut?

Walnut?

16 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

I can't but admire the workmanship on the halo, the transitions from colour to colour are perfect!

I was skeptical at first, but its grown on me. I went off the old jackson eerie dess swirl. i call it eerie dess burl

Here are some progress pics of a really grest explorer and a few others 

Here are some progress pics of a really grest explorer and a few others 

1 hour ago, ScottR said:

Is that 3x3 anew headstock shape or just one not seen too often? The rosewood looks great!

Also, what is that fretboard wood you are showing below the PM Ebony? Is it an unusually patterned ziricote? It is stunning!

It's a little jarring to see snow in your yard; we're all used to green grass.

SR

this cold front is wack!

that one is actually palemoon as well. super unique!

On 1/30/2022 at 3:40 AM, Prostheta said:

I was hunting around for the more egregious examples that got me thinking about this yesterday, and came up a bit short, but also had a realisation based on less than obvious relationship. First, photos.

ESP. Clean, crisp and well-defined. Notice the highlight off the edge of the burst's step at the end. Pearly is showing this because of the hand scraping.

 

Next, an LTD. Not sure of the year. Check out the curve around the corner next to the low E string (this is a lefty). You can also see that the flat top of the binding was encroached upon by sanding a LOT. It's clean and tidy though, but a different approach.

 

This is where things get interesting. This is....not as good as the last one.

 

AAAAGHHH! Whut. Well, aside from the terrible lines, there's a fundamental manufacturing difference between these, or at least in LTDs. That is, I suspect that the headstock is cut using a 2,5 axis CNC on the same plane as the neck/fingerboard purely as it's less time on the CNC and a far less complex production method. This means the edges of the headstock are no longer perpendicular to the face of the headstock. As home builders, we rarely consider this aspect as we tend to cut headstocks using templates referenced from the headstock face, and hence produce perpendicular edges. I'm sure that this discrepancy doesn't entirely throw off the binding work to the point that it absolutely requires additional shaping/sanding work, however it does reveal some interesting artifacts that manufacturing pressures impose upon the final instrument.

 

I had always wondered why ESP made the long edge of the headstock at an angle in reference to the face of the headstock.

5 hours ago, ScottR said:

I'll say. Your builds are testimony to that.

SR

different supplier though, this is all ive bought from him.

40 minutes ago, ScottR said:

Actually, the Hobbit house site shows some really nice Hawaiian mango, is that what yours is?

http://hobbithouseinc.com/personal/woodpics/mango.htm

SR

Im actually not sure. I feel like mine is south american. The guy i buy it from has absolutely insane woods from everywhere.

13 minutes ago, ScottR said:

Woah! There's a lot going on with that one.. I don't think I've ever seen that much curl in a spalted maple piece before. That one will be another stunner.

SR

Its actually mango!

A few progress pics. 

This is how I rout thr nut shell. Radius block clamped to the neck and I use a template bit to cut flush with the but slot. 

7 hours ago, Bizman62 said:

How much misfortune can one man have?

oh i dont think you want to know the answer to that haha

Some of the long time members here will remember that i spent years with a drum sander issue.
No matter how much i adjusted the conveyor belt, it always tracked off to the right. I spent literally 12 years attempting different things to fix it and it never made any difference at all. I would just have to loosen it and move it back over ever 2-3 minutes or just a couple of passes on a body. It was pure hell when i use it all day long.
So last may, i bit the bullet and bought a 1700$ jet drum sander.
excellent sander, works great,  tracked perfect.

2 days ago the original conveyor belt broke. ordered a new one, payed an extra 30$ for 2 day shipping.

And guess what. It tracks off to the right with no possibility of it being corrected. I swear ive been cursed by so many stupid, ridiculous things that just hinder my work.

6 hours ago, ScottR said:

You've got one blank in there with no laminates. What is the timber and what made you decide against laminates on that particular piece? Change of pace? The timber itself?

SR

Indian rosewood. It wasnt thick enough to spare any planing after making it a multi lam piece. And if i turned it sideways, the grain was boring and looked like walnut.

Herr is a full shot of all of the blanks. Man this was a lot of cutting and gluing.