Chuck_Chill-Out

THIS Tamo Ash guitar! That looks so cool!

Luis, I haven't been on the site for a while until recently. Congrats on the job and I am glad to see you are still building. Amazing work! How is the tamo ash build coming? I never saw that particular wood before and I am intrigued.

Scott, I continue to go back to the beginning of this thread for the before pics and then look st the after pics. Amazing build, sir! Looking at a few upgrades to the planned second build here.

Your joke assisted me in my planning and drawing of my second build. That is a +1 in my book! Cheers, Chuck

Norris, stupid question here, but is there any difference between mounting the pickups perpendicular compared to angled? My second build (in my head - still planning) is a 5-string multi-scale and that was one of the items for me to research. Cheers, Chuck

Got it. I appreciate the explanation. Sometimes I can't turn off my job.

@ProsthetaFrom a safety standpoint (sorry for being late to the party) how fie is the silica powder? Silicosis is a nasty respiratory condition. And @Mr_Riddler, this is a cool build.

I think I may have said this in another of your threads, but you are one of the reasons I want to continue to build. To hopefully get to your level of skill. Yours, Pros', Scott's, and Curtis'. Your guitars are amazing. Cheers, Chuck

Well, a few things: 1. The bass case is on hold. I was at yard sales the other week with my wife and daughter and found this Hohner bass case for 10 dollars. The only issue was the zippers were missing the pull tabs. Enter two keychain rings, and it works fine. 2. We passed on the house. It had a large unfinished basement, but the rest of the house was too small. We are working on becoming pre-approved and are looking at other houses. My wife knows that I am looking for a place to work and she is okay with that. 3. Sad news. After fighting liver cancer for a year, my mother passed away this past Tuesday. She was a fighter and blew the doctors away by living this long and this well. They only gave her 6 months to live.

Okay, a little update. I hauled the Brick to my church Wednesday night. It definitely is a brick - 9.5 pounds. Thanks to Vorson for a padded strap. The one bass player in our worship team asked if he could play it. He sat down, plugged it in and started playing a few licks. Needless to say, I was very happy that it made music, The bass player looked at me and asked, "When are you going to build mine now." We are in discussion about what he wants in the way of wood and hardware. He wants the same shape, so I must have done something right. Oh, my wife and I looked at a house nearby that has a full basement and is being sold 20K under list.

I don't know how to take that since my last name is Piper.

SR, thanks! Coming from you, that means a lot. You and Pros were a big help in this. My friend who is teaching me carving was requested to make birds for the Long's park Art Show in Lancaster this year. He does not carve to sell, he always gave them as gifts to friends and family. He is really excited for this, plus a little stressed. He is making 8 gray catbirds, 3 cranes, and 8 mallards. I told him I would help him by keeping out of his way. He laughed and thanked me for it.

I didn't know I was old school, just old! Pros, thanks for the assistance and advice on this build. I have a feeling that the next one will go much smoother.

I have the shell built, but my daughter's penguin comes next in the priority list, as per my daughter. Well, that plus finding a single home with either a large basement or a garage that I can turn into a workshop. My wife said that she would not mind if I continued to build, as long as a 30 second walk was involved instead of a 20 minute drive.

Wow, it's been close to a year since I have been in here. Life certainly has eliminated my free time. I was given a promotion at work - EHS Manager - Plastics Division. Pros - More money. More money than I expected. Cons - More time at work - in TWO locations. Less time for work. After busy summer and winter swim seasons for my daughter (I announced home meets. She hates it when I do - I use my British accent), I was able to get into the woodshop Monday to complete this thing. My friend's granddaughter is going to wood burn my name in Japanese along the headstock. Then I will apply finish to the headstock and The Brick will be completed. When The headstock is finished, I will take better pictures and post them here. Thanks to all who gave great advice during this build. I now have a better understanding in planning and execution of an idea. Yes, I am bitten by the bug.

Thanks for sowing me that I wasn't crazy in measuring for frets (or in my case, side markers for frets) this way.

I'm glad to see you found the cause. I hope that it continues to work.

Have you worked with poplar a lot in the past? You may be sensitized to it. I'll investigate from my end.

Yep, I have a need to follow this adventure.

Hey, I don't have to worry about neck dive! :-) All kidding aside, the wood choice was due to what my father-in-law had in the basement of his house. He was a wood hoarder before he died and the basement was crammed full of mainly oak, but there was maple, cherry, and mahogany. For my next build, I'll definitely choose something lighter. Next build two words that make my wife break out in a rash...

Well, I can come up with 1 thing - it makes you paddle the canoe faster when you hear it.

Pros, it is Formby's Tung Oil finish. I had to purchase it for a college class I had.

Oh, when this will be curing (? Oil needs to cure, correct?) I will be working on this:

Okay, I had three whole hours to work on Monday afternoon! Spent a lot of time sanding, sanding, and more sanding. The body and neck were sanded to 1000 grit. Decided to attach the nut, so here is a picture of it so far. I also wanted to see how the wood would look with a Tung Oil finish. on it. I had Tung Oil on hand, so I wanted to see how it was. Here is a picture of the cherry cutoff and the maple/cherry/maple/cherry/maple neck. Thoughts?

Well, due to work and family, I have not been in the shop since JANUARY, I was able to squeeze about 30 minutes in on Saturday and shielded the cavities. I think I'll have this done by the time I retire, which looks to be about 30 years. Oh, I've named it - THE BRICK. Sucker weighs a lot. Something I've learned, maple is heavy. Cheers!