Nice guitar,
If you want to you can make a thread in the work in progress thread with photos and tell us a bit about it.
For general chat, good or bad, 'the misc stuff' about life thread is a hoot.
Its full of calories and gives you horrendous eyesight where ladies are concerned... I hope by 'beer' you don't mean budweiser because thats a soda in all but name!
I think, but don't quote me on this, the rods make up for lack of mass in a neck the thinner you want it the more flexible it becomes so you add the rods to stiffen it up the trussrod is an adjustment for any bow in the neck.
Lol I kinda made that up on the spot can you tell?
I think what wes is trying to say what makes that particular guitar is special is the neck. Would you buy a ferrari sans engine and replace it with a 4 cylinder fiat engine just because the body was cheap? I bet more people would have a stab at sticking a ferrari engine in a cruddy fiat!
Is the Ed Roman thing a joke? if it is...
Weight doesn't mean sustain all on its own there are other factors! Its definately the enemy though not being able to play the guitar because it hurts I would class as a serious design flaw.
Tectona grandis is Tectona grandis . . . there is no difference between the trees in any SE Asia country - as I said I can't fathom it out!
Thats no what I meant I meant perhaps the importers import the higher quality harder heavier timber as it meets the requirments of the market.
and another thing, I think it would still look pretty good as a paint job if not better (sometimes using all wood is NOT the way to go).
Or another possibility would be a bit of veneering just like you were veneering a chess board rather than all the inlaying you had planned.
Very wise
Although people have been doing intricate work with wood long before CNC machines
Rough it with the router and tidy it with charp chisels
And I think you could possible rotate it 90 degrees the curve of the knight could be made to follow the curve of the guitar...
Where is the 'actual rock' option?
I'm into granite and felsite in a big way. I can cope with a bit of limestone occasionally but I think chalk sold out a long time ago. I also take alot of time to 'slate' slate its just to flakey yet it gets all the top jobs.