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That color is pretty ugly IMHO

I think you should try again. Doesn't do justice to the rest of the guitar.

I agree, your other desiree colour was much better. Though the quality of the work is awesome.

That walnut top is crazy.

Progress! Didn't work on it all last week cause I've been sick, still am a little bit.. But I got to get some work done today; here are the pictures.

Headstock Front

Headstock Back Yeah, there is a cut in there, I don't know what I should fill it with to make it look good though..

Gluing Wing

Oh okay now i get what you are saying, i do that with like every hole i drill jsut to be safe haha, but with like a phillips screw driver i think we got a punch or sumthing in our schools woodshop.

plenty

neck rough cut to width

volute rough cut

heel rough cut

volute sanded

overall neck shot

more heel shaping

starting to shape neck

Going to finish shaping the neck on monday (maybe) and then I might glue it onto the body wings.

Everything is looking good, and the headstock has been fixed.

when I was routing the headstock to final shape, the router took a big chunk out of the wood where I added wood on the sides for the headstock (I guess I was taking too much wood out with the router) Here is a very dark picture, (stupid camera phone).

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar034.jpg

and a picture of the 1/4" round over on the body.

Also got the control cavity rout done, just gotta finish making the template for the cover thing. (don't have a picture.. apparently my phone didn't save it..)

hah, mock up kinda. just made it in photoshop cause I'm extremely bored.

yeah, I realize it sucks. the woods for the neck are not in proportion or anything haha.

LOL

Are you sure you want to be cutting, carving, an routing the body wings even though they're not glued onto the guitar? Any work you do only seems problematic, a hindrance to gluing the wings on when you finally get to that step. I hope you saved the cutoffs from the wings to help when you glue.

Keep us updated on how it turns out.

PS. Epoxy is very difficult to sand. I would go with black tinted grain filler and a semi-gloss natural finish, like these basses.

yes, I saved the cutouts. it should all be good, and thanks for the info about the black grain filler.

some progress pictures!

Belly cut (not quite done)

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar029.jpg

another view of belly cut

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar030.jpg

electronics cavity started

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar031.jpg

neck routed flush with the fretboard

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar032.jpg

another shot of the neck

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa98/lo...r/guitar033.jpg

so what scale do you guys recommend? 30, 32, or 27?

Gluing the fretboard onto the neck, lots of clamps

Also made a template for an explorer 8 string today.

I need help deciding the finish on this guitar.

I know I'm not painting, or staining, but should I go for high gloss, or a satin finish, and should I fill the mahogany with black epoxy? or what else should I use to fill the grain.

ALSO, should I do two 1/4" strips of wenge between the body and the neck joins? or just leave that with maple touching the mahogany.

Well I tryed searching and I cant seem to find any thing on oil finishs and stains/dyes I have A really nice deep red dye that I used on this body

Any one have any info on dyed oil finishs

I love that colour!

sadly I have no info about oil finishes.

oh, okay thanks for the info

will it work fine with a schaller floyd rose? or only with a TOM bridge.

oh, okay thanks rgman, I'm happy this wont cause a problem haha.

I have a question about the neck.

the neck is at the final width right now, (1-3/4") and when I put the fretboard on there wont be any wood sticking up from under the fretboard, will this cause any problems later? or will I just have to set the pickups a little lower than usual. Here is a diagram if you don't understand what I'm saying.

Looks good, is it going to be painted, stained or what?

started routing the electronics cavity today. Sorry, no pictures.

maybe he just doesn't look in this forum when he is on.

yeah but I would like to get some feedback on how I'm doing since it's only my second one..

can i ask why no one ever says anything on my builds? i never get any comments at all. is it really that bad?

Just like my thread man.. nobody comments on it or anything

btw, I like that wood, what is it?

oh nvm I read that it is mahogany

Pictures loaded, what is that insane piece of wood in the second picture? :O

Looking very good so far.. very nice and clean work

thanks

maybe it's just my computer, but the pictures in the links are not loading.