Kenny

i never have any hardware..but i build most of mine so i know where it would be...

i did a few searches and came up with three suppliers of colored laminations however 1 of them caters mostly to gunstock sized blanks

http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store/Tu...ed_Blanks?Args=

http://www.rifle-stocks.com/laminated_blanks.htm

http://www.rutply.com/products/index.html

just thought i would throw it out there

if i were curious about making my own laminations how would one impregnate epoxy into the wood..since this seems to be the commonly accepted method of doing it...

i feel like a shmuck...i couldnt find 60 bucks...hahaha however if i could just sell some sand dollars....

~looks in wallet for 60 bucks~

i want the "woody" looking one

the red is a nice accent, subtle..at first i thought it was an accident though

Kenny

KP ive been following this thread, and never had anything to contribute until now...

GET THOSE DARN PICS UP ALREADY WILLYEA?

hehe, no pressure though, just all us folks waiting to see how it looks!

Really nice work, love the body carve and shape although I dont like the horns

i wouldnt like the horns on any other guitar; but i think the accents of the laminations make this one look stunning...i had a build that had a similar lamination plan..but with bubinga i never got around to doing anything but maybe thats why i like this build so much

i think you have a lot of potential; not many people can pick up an idea like guitar building and churn out something like what you have done

although there just a lot of things only practice can teach us this is really great. i am concerned about the headstock though; it seems the bushings for the tuners are most likely going to be partially over the carve.

just keep it up man this is beautiful

Mojoman thanks! i really appreciate that; i love just building with my hands; regardless of the medium

however i think WAS is contagious; i was comissioned to do a frame for a peice that is being displayed in Milan and i invited the guy who comissioned me to come along and put some input as to the woodchoice

2 lumberyards later and 200 dollars down we got the wood for the frame...he bought enough for 2 hahaha

i am a severe case of W.A.S wood aquasition syndrome its terrible; ive spent 1000's on wood so far....

that ones so cool! i love bright colors!

yea contrasting scarfjoints look much more intresting than just a regular scarfl; imho

You could tint some grain filler to make it nice and dark before you TO it. Might add a good dimension to the lighter wood color. If not, I would do a thicker coat to even out the pores. Unless you want the pores showing (but I don't think you do, since you asked the question).

Thanks for the scarf info!

hey; hope it helped man!

gosh thats terrible that happened Erik! its aways a horrible feeling seeing all your hard word sitting in more than one piece its good that you were able to further expand your knowledge

Kenny

thanks Dave!

Erik; to fill the pores do you reccomend a thick first coat? or just like applying poly

i dont remember how thick the original peice on the Sol build i did was that i used to scarf, however the veneer was about 1/8" the final headstock thickness was 14mm

on this build since i did a "reversed" scarf the peice i used was 2 inches, that set the scarf further into the neck, and allowed me to do a larger volute

have some extra fretboard material behind the nut; you would still get the same effect you wanted but still have the nut in the correct spot

just an idea

i guess i should rename the thread "les paul in disguise" :-p i think tru oil is the concensus (and least expensive option!) i havent had much time to really do a lot of work though (even though i just need to make the bridge and route cavities then its ready for finishing) ive been busy on another commissioned work

ill post more when i get some more done! and thanks for the feedback guys!

dude that carving looks AMAZING!

gosh that looks great man!

hopefully when i get my cnc i can do stuff that good!

like my girlfriend says; they are oldies but goodies

goodness gracious great balls of fire!

im sorry to dissapoint you pete; ill work on it

Simo's latest was a laquer coat; i love how it had that non saturated satin look

wow simo THAT IS BEAUTIFUL! is "simmett" an inlay? or a decal?

great work man, thats real hot!

Kenny

They used to say cyanide was in the final product, then there was a StewMac article where a guy from the CA company said cyanide is used in the making of it, but isn't there in the bottles you buy.

Yes, it's certainly an irritant for the eyes and nose. I suppose when they used to use CA to mend wounds in battle (which apparently is what it was invented for) they might have had a version that was made more specifically for medical use and maybe less irritating.

I was using a respirator, but no goggles ! (got the hell out of there as soon as I could, which was probably under a minute)

It might be extravagant for using it as a finish, but with me, I find if I buy a bottle of medium CA, and don't use that bottle up within a few weeks, I'm left with a bottle partly full of rock hard CA. So, if using 1/2 or 3/4 of that bottle to finish something can keep it from being wasted later anyway, I guess it's not THAT expensive of a finish. Well, that is if you had to buy that bottle of CA for other uses anyway, like I often do.

maybe they were talking about the skin shield liquid bandage :-p

Welcome aboard u6! i really like that "false" burst idea you should expand on that! but i'm a sucker for psychedelic stuff so any type of awesome painting like that and you will have won me over!

As far as information goes, this forum is a goldmine of information; so welcome aboard!

Kenny