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  1. sofison
    Man I really love the selection of woods that you choose.
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    Thanks a lot ... I always let the water evaporate back out. I use water on raw wood just to raise the grain, I found out that it helps me a lot with the sandpaper by achieving a smoother surface.
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    Thanks That is true but finally the outer laminates are still there about 2-3mm each. I'll post some photos soon.
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    Okay the last ones at the moment. More ....coming soon!!!! Water enhancement (Crappy photo) Carving detail The whole thing After a couple hours of sanding (need some more sanding to smooth the transition at the lower edges of the belly) I don't know if you like it..... BUT i am really proud of my first body carving.
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    Carving inside the horns Marking the heel contour Shaping the neck (I really love this stage, unfortunately I didn't took more photos ) Test fitting - Heel contoured Ohh there are some frets on....
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    Thanks for your answer. If I got it right from your whole post you agree on what I've planned out. Yes I generally use the piece from the underside of the neck but sometimes i cut it from the initial neck blank if it's too big. I also tend to add thin pieces of wood between the 2 pieces to give a little more length if it's required and for aesthetic reasons too.
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    Here comes my first body carving attempt. Unfortunately the maple top wasn't enough thick (aprox. 7mm) so the arch came out light. Edges first Scrappers!!!! My new best friends On the top of this pic you can see the freehand rout step I've made You can see it better in this one
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    .....thanks a lot. Zebrano is real pain in the @ss. Tends to chip out all the time and it took me about 2 hours to achieve a decent radius of 14 inches.
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    I used a small hand saw for rough cutting headstock veneer 'cause wenge was extremely dry Rough cut headstock veneer Headstock routed Neck parts Pins Ready for glue
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    Fret slots Body routed Pickup cavities Gluing headstock Truss rod channel Headstock ears Neck rough cut
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    Top glued up Top & body Cutting body
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    Hi folks This is a new project that I am working around these days. SPECS: Superstrat style 6 strings, 25.5" scale length Zebrano fretboard 5pc flame maple/wenge/flame maple/wenge/ flame maple set neck Ash body / Flame spalted maple top 24 jumbo frets Zebrano fretboard 5pc flame maple/wenge/flame maple/wenge/ flame maple set neck Ash body / Flame spalted maple top Wenge headstock veneer Floyd rose style bridge 2 humbucker pickups (neck pickup slightly moved to middle) 3+3 tuners Still considering: Color of hardware Pickups ( + color) Neck laminates Aligning Body gluing Cutting neck angle
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    thanks for that.... I draw this one a couple of hours ago and I came up to the same conclusion (more or less) The red line shows the piece of wood before bandsawing. It came up 2.7cm a little thicker than an inch.
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    This is right but usually after cutting the angle I take down the headstock piece to the desired thickness and then glue it. With this method it's difficult to achieve the desired volute. That's why I am asking for proper thickness.
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    Hi I am wondering what is the thickness of the piece of wood you are using to make the headstock at the stage of scarf joint? I mean the piece that is marked in the first picture below. I generally like necks with volutes, although most of my necks have volutes that is formed from the wood coming from the neck and not the headstock piece (second picture) Thanks guys
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    Wish this issue came up sooner... Unfortunately a crack appears at the exact spot so I have to start all over again. I tried to fix it by adding some of the same wood and shaping as a heel. I will post some pictures soon with the new one and the fix from the previous.
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    2nd coat of black dye and some oil
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    ...And the finishing progress has begun
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    Hi guys it's been a while. Ok some progress
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    I was afraid of this reaction. I'll do some tests first and see. I read somewhere in Warwick's site that they achieve this kind of finishes just with their beeswax.
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    So before I move on I would like a little help with the finishing schedule. The bass it's going to be dyed black. So I am thinking something like this Does anybody has a schedule to suggest? I am thinking: -Water based black dye all over -Sanding and dye again -Few coats of Teak oil or Tung oil -Leveling -Rub on poly -Waxing with warwick beeswax (By the way I've never tried an oil finishing before just some guitar necks with tru oil)
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    Thanks I own this to you guys for convince me to give it a try
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    Yeah there is going to be a mess trying to solder all together I hope not Thanks a lot guys
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    Peghead shape Hopefully everything seems better with the new patches
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    Shaping the neck was interesting cause I asked for an asymmetric back shape So first I carve a volute but in the end I decide to remove it.
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