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  1. CudBucket
    hyunsu, that's truly inspirational work. Congratulations. Dave
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    That's it jer. I'd love to put a micro-radius on the lip. That would even help with finish build-up. But I can't find a Dremel bit with a short enough pilot. Maybe I'll buy a Dremel bit and cut the pilot down myself. I'll just slow down the bit to reduce burning.
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    Here are the two top sets I got.
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    I've posted a pic in the "Control Cavity" section of my attempt at routing the cavity deeper in the area where the 5 way selector switch will sit. You'll also see a problem I created for my self. I didn't notice that when I set the depth of the bit, the router collet extended below the base. It, in turn, made contact with the lip of the cavity recess and chewed it up. I'll have to route the lip to 1/4" now (from 1/8"). Of course the opening will be bigger and my cover won't fit so I'm thinking of laminating a 1/8" border of maple around it to make up the difference. If that fails, I 'll just cut another one. Thanks for looking. Dave www.downinfrontht.com
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    Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the suggestions!
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    How thick should the body face be for the switch to protrude enough? Thanks. Dave
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    Comin' Up!
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    Just got a quilted maple BM top and fiddleback maple BM top from Durawoods on Ebay. I can't tell you how beautiful this stuff is. The price was great too! Check'em out.
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    Maiden, natural binding on the roundover scares me too. Although, I love the idea of blue with nat. binding.
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    Looks great! NOW GET IT OFF THE GRASS!!! Dave
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    It's the one I've been working on. www.downinfrontht.com
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    I want to order my dye and can't decide on the color. I plan to shoot clear on top. Thanks.
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    Got another update folks. Here's what was done today: 1) Cut the slot for the 5 way pickup selector. See the "Control Cavity" page. 2) Drilled the trem claw holes. See the "Trem Cavity" page. 3) Laminated the back of the headstock with mahogany. See the "Making The Neck" page. 4) Drilled my tuner holes into the headstock. See the "Making The Neck" page. Thanks for taking the time. And as always, comments are welcome. Dave http://www.downinfrontht.com
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    Matt, have you tried woodburst.com? http://www.woodburst.com/colors.html
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    So far, this gets my vote for April.
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    I finally drilled my trem post studs. I also thicknessed my Mahogany control cover and have cut a piece for my trem cover. Pics are up in the "Control Cavity" and "Trem Cavity" links. Thanks. Dave http://www.downinfrontht.com
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    Just beautiful. Congratulations!
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    I'm with RGGR on this. I'm all for being ambitious but only when you've got most of the answers already and a certain confidence about the project. That doesn't seem to be the case here. If you have any trepidation about building a neck, don't start with an 8 string. Good luck though!
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    This was tough. The SG is beautiful as is the trans blue axe. But in the end, I had to vote for the most original: Double neck.
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    Bush/Kerry
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    Stew, I'd be happy to host them for you. Just email them to me. When you say you want to start milling your own bodies and necks, what do you mean by that?
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    Yep, they're Sperzels and idch, I'm with you. I think rounded or oval tuners would look better. I've been thinking about making my own from some scrap birdseye maple. Thanks! Dave
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    I just posted some pics from the hand-shaping I did on the round overs around the edge of the body. The pics are in the "Making The Guitar Body: Shaping" section. Some of you may have noticed that the routed roundovers left a flat area all the way around the body. I removed that by hand shaping with 36 grit paper first and then working up from there. The pics below show the layout I'm using for the tuners. These pics aren't up on the site yet though. Thanks again. Dave www.downinfrontht.com Ok, so I retraced my string layout on graph paper and then centered my headstock template over that and traced it's outline. Then I layed out my tuners closer to the edges of the headstock and ended up with a nice layout that will have a very slight splay (angle) to the strings. What do you think of it now? Thanks again fellas.
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    Ok, so I retraced my string layout on graph paper and then centered my headstock template over that and traced it's outline. Then I layed out my tuners closer to the edges of the headstock and ended up with a nice layout that will have a very slight splay (angle) to the strings. What do you think of it now? Thanks again fellas.
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    Thanks all! Yeah, I can see the problem with the G. That was obvious to me too. I've considered re-shaping the headstock like you suggest Darren. I think that's actually one of the easiest solutions. I may also just align the posts to the edge of the existing design. I won't get straight paths to the tuners but the angle won't be great because the headstock is so small. I'm also considering, in addition to the changes above, using Steinberger headless tuners and saving the Sperzels for my next one. You guys are great! I really appreciate you all taking the time to respond. I'll have my solution implemented today and share with you all. Thanks a ton! Dave
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