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ta Paulie, don't know yet. Not much going on quick wipe with oil on the body

made some shavings & fretted

Cheers for the advice on the Paduk, got plenty to test with. Had the angle grinder out this morning for some shaping. Then stopped for lunch and a jam

Nice piece of black limba off Simo - cheers Body was just about big enough for a JS, only about 5mm too small for the waist. Routed & a quick round over front and back all the radius carving to do. flame maple scarfed neck paduk board

Love it - rustastic, think I'm going to dig out my gold leaf

Didn't know about the black sandback thing when I did these - Both tops from the same bit of wood, dark brown sandback then colour, black sandback then colour

J, got my guitarist sub yesterday - good stuff, pages of reviews & even sound clips on the CD - should be out in a few days

Sheena Basswood body Maple neck with flame board 25.5" Chrome hardware Axerus Lipstick humbucker Humbrol Enamel swirl & 2K clear 1st guitar I've ever made for someone else - a present for my sisters birthday, so simple and cheap, the only request her fav colour. She been playing longer that me, but only ever strummed chords on a classical, never played an electric. front http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/amr...l/finished4.jpg back http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/amr...l/finished7.jpg build thread http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=42836

nearly done, just need to glue the nut & wire

cheers gents, I think I like this one better also.. normally the 2k I buy, has the button on the bottom of the can to mix the parts but this one didn't. (didn't know until it arrived) I asked the seller who said it mixes inside the can, ok whatever, fell for it despite loads of sellers offering the same thing on ebay. Anyway, recoated yesterday with the proper stuff so no worries

I like it a lot, really fun

Bought a different brand of 2k clear in a can off ebay as I couldn't find my usual, 2 weeks later it still soft - it was like 2k without the hardner, so stripped it all off & just reswirled & back to the usual 2k

thanks, I made that one from scratch. I know logos are a contentious issue, but the logo & ibanez tick are so much part of the look along with the grip & claw, that the headstock shape just doesn't look right to me without one. If I had some sort of thermal printer/cutter it might be different though.

I love it great job, must have been tricky on all those contours you know what would look hot...some lipstick humbuckers no idea what they sound like though

cheers, you must have dreamt it, but I keep meaning to do a vid knocked the frets in & did some sanding

my second scarf Nice flame board from Jaden

500ml which google says is 0.9 of a pint- don't know if you Aussies are imperial or metric The only good spare pickup I had lying around was a 20yr old faded pink paf pro & even I though it didn't look right. So with some inspiration from Bare Knuckle did some modding of a chrome cover

cheers, about 3/4 of a spray can, that was about 6-7 coats.

Made the neck- flame maple blank & board, but forgot to take any pics. Fretboard from Jaden on here, cheers & I'll get round to buying a fretsaw sometime. Strung it up to check alignment.

I'm loving the 2k in a can the last 2 swirls finishes were just one can each, & this top was 3/4 of a can, same as you - about 6-8 coats, 5 mins between coats to flash off + being only the top, could lay it down & get some wet coats on without have to worry that it was hung up. Dry in an hour or so, cured in 24hr & ready to polish tomorrow, but might just watch the GP instead

sorry to hear that, how thick was the veneer & was it going on a flat top? I was quite surprised when it worked being a 1st attempt. I tested the body in the bag, sucked the air out, left it a day & you couldn't pull the bag off the body, so figured it was good to try. I just had to look at paypal because I forgot to save a bookmark - it was from http://www.originalmarquetry.co.uk Axminster - first time I ever used them was the start of this build, couldn't believe what great service - ordered some sanding drums, router bits & the dye. Everything turned up the next day, apart from the dye & I'd forgotten where I ordered it from anyway get a call from them next day saying had I received it yet, as ups had tried to deliver & left a card (card tucked in with the rest of the junk mail, so missed it) stuff delivered next day. They included a catalogue which made me drool at all the shop tools...I would like a band saw, drill press, jointer, spindle sander, belt sander, router table...oh well back to the hand tools

yep, seemed to, veneer is less than a mm thick so dont sand too hard. Just sprayed the top with 2k rattle can

thanks, I got this sample pack of coloured stains from axeminster in the uk only 10 quid or so, did a little rainbow test piece of all the colours lined up & blending into eachother. It was like oh thats nice & I like that, but decided I wanted something different than the usual. Then it was just trying to follow whatever I stain tutorials I'd read, so black then sand back, then covered the whole thing with the bright yellow, then something called jacobean oak applied neat around the edges then blended in with a cloth inwards almost tried to rub it in following with the quilt pattern. its got a light clear coat to protect it when I start on the back

doh watch the finger

ha, thanks wez - it's tempting, but I've got another finished jem body waiting for that. I'm favouring a bengal, but you never know, when I play around with the dyes, it might end up pink.