Kenny

6 - monkey pod?

edit: oops! didn't realize that everyone already figured it out!

absolutely stunning Erik, I just want to touch it!

i would be very curious as well

there are a few different options

you can either put a thick figured cap on the body and carve that, or carve the body and vacuum a veneer on.

that is one HOT guitar, your going to have to post a video or soundclips or something when its done!

Kenny

im really digging the egyptian themed board!

really clean work on the headstock inlay too! im subscribed now

Kenny

i really like the color choices on this guitar, it all fits together very well

i taper the FB on my table saw, glue it to the neck and then use that as a "Template" for my router.

droool.....

thats going to be STUNNING under a clearcoat!

this is starting to come together very very nicely! cant wait to see it assembled

Kenny

Dude those are awsome! i really like the explorer. Great job man!

Kenny

to get down to the wood? 220 always works nicely

i would make it a point to go to an LA one being held

My method works great for me

I slot (multi scale with adjustable guides, standard with miter box)

Then i taper on my table saw using nifty little jigs i saw in an article once (has since gone offline)

Then i attatch the slotted and tapered board to my radius jig thats that

since im gluing a perfectly radiused board i use that as my "template" when sizing the neck with a router

I slot then radius then attatch

now thats just silly!! there aren't any strap buttons...

out of curiosity, how did you acquire that bridge?

also I like how there is a lot of motion in the guitar, I think the body would generally be disproportionate however given the rest of your design I think it works well.

and here is my theory on multi scale fingerboards

when I first designed my multi scale boards i did it using the taper as my reference. I realized however that since my reference was at an angle to a normal that my proportions would be slightly skewed and as the stings grew closer to a normal the intonation would be less accurate.

I decided the best method for me was laying out the two scale lengths parallel to each other, even though the strings go through multiple scale lengths I did my best to make it so the outer most strings only angle 1.5 degree or so from the normal. I just felt that the intonation would be more accurate this way. I think its also important to note that no guitar is going to have perfect intonation since the strings are angled across the frets, multi scale guitars really just solve the issue of tension IMO, and they look cool as heck

time for jury duty...

Kenny

EDIT: teach me how to spell

you could recess the tuners like this

beautiful carve! really compliments the body shape

cant wait to see this one progress

this happened to one of my necks, but the effect was multiplied by the fact it didn't glue correctly in the middle either; let it sit for a while, if it doesn't fix itself rip it off, save the rod and make a show out of it

Kenny

yo patrick, we love progess pics here this is a beautiful guitar, i like the direction your going with these.

Kenny

P.S. Cynthia says hi

I hope your not proud of that....

im just kidding, thats an awsome guitar i actually really like the finish...something about the shape though

you should put a disclaimer before you post wood porn like that....

awsome, great mockup too

im subscribed

Hey patrick, remember me from myspace :-p

welcome to the forum, i think you'll like it here theres some great luthiers