Mr Natural

disregard- I see the note about DEWONKING. DEWONK on - my bad is that a dewalt?- no its a dewonk

Just signed in- reading thru some build threads- wanted to show some love and was denied. Like buttons are missing.

ah yes- carry on- my "duh" moment of the day is complete

Didnt you build one for your daughter in law or so a couple years back??

I am the king of bad photos- so no harm no foul there- Excellent recycle/reuse idea Meatloaf- especially with a material that would otherwise sit for eternity in a landfill. Well done man.

very cool. the pic appears to have a slight blueish tinge to it- is that a trick of light or maybe bleed from solvents from the black material- either way- it looks very cool-

cool!

@komodo- you have to post pics now

cool

I am just winging this out there- I assume you have a go bar deck or similar set up- can you place the top back in the radius dish- then starting with the middle only- brace the top in the dish- let it sit for a few days- then work out from there and gently get the top back to the correct radius- monitoring the humidity the whole time of course. Repeat for back or if you are lucky enough to have two go-bars/radius dishes do a dual set up. It would take some time to do- but you could gently coerce that top and back into shape that way (I think). maybe I am off base here-

I had waxed this prior to leaving on vacation June 30th. Plan was to buff it out when I got back. I just went upstairs to get it out of the closet its been resting in and do just that- and low and behold the cocobolo is still spewing its venom. Amazing how much oil is in there- especially considering this wood I am using is at least 20 years old-and I drench/wipe with acetone over the course of a couple days before gluing.It sat in a hot and cold garage for what 3 years or whatever- and I hit this again with acetone after final sanding prior to using the Teak Oil on it. I will rub off the wax and buff out that seeped out oil and let it sit a few more and see what happens before I wax that again..

Chris- I am just now reading thru this thread and firstly- my heart goes out to your and your family. I would be absolutely floored. The guitar is a beautiful piece of work, and a fitting tribute.

i dont know what it is about curved truss rods but I have never had the courage to try it. too chicken I would screw it up I guess. looking forward to this and the Nozcaster finally making its "finished" appearance???

i am still catching up reading thru threads from being on vacation-congrats on GOTM

this has been in a plastic bag in a large trunk for over 3 decades. only reason it made it I think. It also did some funky things to that pine on one side. the color is off. i read every book on woodworking I could get my hands on and there were no books on guitar building- but I did find reference to a scarf joint for the head stock somewhere- maybe guitar world or guitar player magazine- and that eventually lead me to boat books (sides of mahogany boats- you make long planks using scarf joints. It probably took me (duh) 2 months to figure out you had to flip it over to make a headstock. I see that now that you say that Curtisa- but I am not sure I was even aware of Warwick till maybe the early nineties(?) Either the bass player from Jamiroquai or maybe (dont laugh) limp biscuit or one of those era groups were the first time I remember seeing Warwicks Too all of you that have said I should finish it- thanks- but- not happening. Besides the fact that this is seriously a piece of junk and has more issues that I care to list here- it holds some serious memories for me- and the build Gods have told me to leave it alone. Besides the kick I got out of seeing it all these years later- I thought it would be fun to share with any newbies - especially any younger kids- that the first attempt is not always successful. I learned alot though going thru the process of getting it as far as it got. I still have that chisel- and the hammer. my mother gifted me those and some new tools when i moved out on my own. actually I think I gave the hammer to my daughter when she moved out.

nice job CJ

very cool Scott. Little guy came out great!

seriously- no clue how what was going on- what I did with that headstock- that is seriously Frankenstein I laughed out loud when I saw this after so many DECADES had passed. reminds me everything/ everyone has to start at some point. fwiw.

i have no memory of how I clamped the neck or body wings- but by the looks of those glue lines gaps- my planing/clamping was TIGHT no idea what was going on with that headstock

so- just got back from vacation the other day- and long story short- something from my past re-appeared in my life. Thought I would share. I was 14 and it was 1981 winter when I started this- finished (rather stopped) just after my 15th birthday. This puppy disappeared until recently showing up. .At the time I started this- my mom and dad had been divorced for a number of years- l lived with my mom- so- I did this pretty much solo- and we didnt have a lot of tools in our house- we had a small red old fashioned wooden tool box- and in it contained a hammer, a couple of screw drivers, a very dull chisel, a couple of hand saws that were used on everything (like tree branches, etc) a couple different rusty old files, a rasp of some sort, and a hand drill. (the hand cranked kind).We had an old plane that was too big to fit in the box. maybe a box cutter or some other stuff but that was pretty much it. specs (ha) inspired by Alembic and maybe fender? fretless (big surprise) pine 2x4 body lumber from hechingers (I had to look that up to spell it- I see they went out of biz in 1999) maple neck from off cuts from cabinets my mom had put in our kitchen-fretboard the same Osage Orange peghead overlay- the same wood I am using as fret lines on my Ken lawrence- which means this wood is way older than I originally thought. Elmers wood glue (I dont think I even knew about titebond back then) The control cavity was started with help from my best friend who's dad had a drill press and forstner bits. looks like we didnt get too far.

is he oiled in those last pics? Or what grit is that sanded to- he almost looks burnished.

@Prostheta that is a bummer of a comment. I was hoping you were going to bust out some Brothers Johnson on this bad boy when its done. Seriously though- Love the sound of Ricky's- it will be interesting to see how this sounds with (if I read correctly) you are going with 35" scale? Good call as I imagine that low B might be a bit muddy with ricky scale. Digging the top on this- and with that binding- very well done.

sorry to hack your thread Carl- @komodo - props for brewing your own. Very cool. So- @Prostheta I cant quite tell from the pic above but it looks like you are coming close to finishing this? what finish are you going with?

I always start my saddle slots using the stew mac calculator measurements- "mark that" as a rough starting position- then move it and try to dial it in best I can. I always find that at least one string isnt perfectly intonated- usually the D on a four string. Not sure why that is- but noticed using my (soon to not be my neighbor's (they are moving) strobe tuner. One day I might venture into compensated saddles to try and dial it in but for now I get by I guess. looking good mr andy. looking good.

that swirl is so cool I almost wish you had swirled the pickguard too.