Scatter Lee
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put a couple hours into this today, got out the dremel 1/8" bit got out the grinder and reshaped the top a little looks like i got another days work on the neck before i glue it in
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i had a little time to work on this today, thought i'd get the f-holes routed so i got them drawn on where i want them i attach the template with a couple of screws into the body that will later be routed out for the pickups took it to the drill press and started drilling holes, i'll drill out as much as i can before i get out the dremel and an 1/8" bit to route it nice night came, it got dark on me pretty quick and couldnt see very well so i'll try to finish them tomorrow at least i got them started
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sold
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My First New Build... Javelin Prototype 1!
Scatter Lee replied to darren wilson's topic in In Progress and Finished Work
i hope i can find some figured walnut someday, that looks great, nice job -
thanks for the replys, i'm putting down a tile floor for a few days then getting back to this build
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trying to sell a guitar on a site full of builders cant be easy, but i'll post it here anyway GOTM for sale http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=300500174145
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No Build Threads For Gotm?
Scatter Lee replied to D E S's topic in Site Feedback, Issue Reporting and Test area
oh no, my first post won GOTM i didnt post anywhere that i entered or to vote for me, so thanks to everyone that did vote all the guitars were sweet -
Guitar Of The Month For December
Scatter Lee replied to ProjectGuitar.com's topic in Guitar Of The Month entry/poll archive
i found this as i was curious as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9Ve0hmjfhc ahh, you found it, testing out a set of p-90's i made for it, i put a set of budz in it now, sounds about the same, bad video, the computer did not want to cooperate with the camera at all, i had a set of test controls in the back at the time too -
That top looks really good. Are you just going to leave it natural or are you going to do a burst? probably a burst of some type, if the wood didnt have that dark area on it i might leave it natural, i have vintage amber, red mahogany, tobacco brown, cherry red, yellow and burgandy on hand, all transparent nitro, so i'll have to think hard about just what kind of burst to put on it
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i made the covers out of black bakelite and had enough daylight to shoot a coat of clear nitro to seal the body up
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did a little roundover on the edges today did the back with the router never tried this before but i took the router bit and put it in the drill press and routed the top worked good then did some grinding and sanding on the back looking better then got out the les paul templates and routed for switch and control plate cover
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thanks
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excellent
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yeah the ol bandwidth got me, should be ok now got out an old drill and a grinding disc today started grinding away on the top where the disk couldnt get this dremel bit could after getting close to shape i started hand sanding with 60 grit paper after about six hours i got this far and thats about it for today
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here's a thing i made for the dremel i use a round end bit, i think it's a 1/4" maybe, i never really measured it, i could use a new one but i havn't been able to find one in a single pack, i have found it in a six bit pack but i dont need the other five, i'll find one sooner or later but till then this still has some life in it time to get my groove on like this i route about 4 inch's at a time, very carefully verrrrry carefully i really broke a nervous sweat by the time i was done with the top, and it reminded me i forgot to take my blood pressure pill then on to the back before after thats all i can take today, it's a holiday i'm off to the couch
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here'a a little jig that attaches to the box for routing the neck pocket, the front is held down with two screws the back just kind of centers itself in place and routes an angled neck pocket like so i test it with a prototype neck i made for the first one i made, fits real nice this neck has a straight headstock like a fender, i might use this, i might make a 12 string neck for it, i'm still thinkin about it
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I normally use a rabbitting bit to do that....but you apparently don't need no stinkin' rabitt bit. Nice display of control. This build is a breath of fresh air and a great pleasure to watch. Great job and thanks for sharing. SR i didnt have a rabitt bit the size i really wanted, it really dont need to be perfect because it will be carved and sanded more thanks for the replys everyone
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so now it goes into the box this is setup to plane a 3.7 degree neck angle like this sweet, i mark a spot just above the bridge area and below the fretboard and add a couple of rails adjusted to plane flat the pickup area like that i drew on some lines for carving the top edge bead too i would route for the neck now but it's getting late, i popped the body out of the jig so the tape glue dont soak up into the wood overnight and there it is so far
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on to getting the top carve started, i use double sided carpet tape to stick it to the work bench stuck real good drew on a line i want to route up to just kinda freehand routed to the line so now i have a 1/4" side bead of maple on the top
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the top is glued to the body and ready for action i clamped it to the bench and set up the plunge router got to routing i think this is the first time i ever routed maple and didnt get a burn spot mahogany and maple look so good together i got this router bit to do binding channels but i think i can use it to carve the sides, worked great, routed out 1/16" and left a 1/4" on the top and bottom for the edge bead
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thanks i'm using the same templates but will be different thanks, and the gators always show up sooner or later i'm on the St. Johns river near lake George in florida thank, i just like to build, and take pics yep
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this will have f-holes and needs hollowed out, drew out what i want to remove took it to the drill press and drilled away got out the router and routed away and routed some more and done, i also brushed ebony stain on the inside, no pics of that for the top i planed down some bookmatched maple just like i did the body traced the template onto it got it cut out with the jigsaw got it glued and clamped to the body, i'll get back to it tomorrow i get a little done each day and thats it for today
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Hey people, can i park a build thread here? lot of different types of guitars on this forum, i like that, i see a lot of people here from other forums i hang around too, i started this build a few days ago, i change my mind a lot while building so ya never know what it will end up looking like, here's a few pics of what i got going on so far started off with a two piece mahogany blank on the work bench/router/planer rig flattened out to 1-3/4" using a plexiglass template i made last summer no bandsaw so i drilled some holes with the drillpress to help the jigsaw cut thru this wood lots of holes got it cut out pretty easy screwed on the template used a robosander and router to shape it up
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Guitar Of The Month For December
Scatter Lee replied to ProjectGuitar.com's topic in Guitar Of The Month entry/poll archive
wow, what a bunch of awesome guitars, here's one i finished this month, built pretty much all from scratch, took me about three months to design, build jigs, tools and templates and get it done, i call it the Scattervarius a few specs for ya, headstock angle 16.5 degrees neck angle 4 degrees string height at bridge 5/8" nut width 1.743" neck thickness at 1st fret, top of fretboard to back 9.95" mahogany body 1- 3/4" thick, mahogany top 9/16" thick at bridge ebony fretboard ebony tailpiece ebony / bone bridge bone nut RS LP Jr. upgrade kit pots and jensen .022 cap Budz P90's fender tuners, nickel, vintage style