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  1. Norris
    Not much to update this week. I got the neck tenon cut to length, then started on the neck pocket template. Sounds like hardly anything, but there was a lot of measuring & re-measuring . Not worth a photo though. As usual, I'm taking my time sanding the template to fit the tenon
  2. Norris
    I've done a compound radius. It starts about 1/2 way down this page... (For some reason it's choosing a photo of another guitar in that link/summary) There's not a huge amount of info about it, although the process was relatively straightforward. It basically involved having 2 radius gauges and planing straight lines between them. As for whether it's noticeable... not really to me, but then I'm a bass player
  3. Norris
    The neatness is kind of out of necessity. If you notice, the very tips of the headstock, for about 1mm at the widest part, are still the original planed edges. I had absolutely no spare wood to play with, so couldn't afford to get it wrong As for the lack of dust, we are lucky enough to have a router station with full vacuum bed at the college where the classes are held I'm loving the inlays. Mike Reid at Small Wonder Music (I'll admit the website could be a little better, but check out the Custom Work area) has done a fabulous job of them - they are quite intricate, mainly out of MOP and with a smidge of paua and coral. No, you can't see them yet!
  4. Norris
    Blimey. There's loads of them. The usuals are at the bottom of the list
  5. Norris
    Thanks. It didn't turn out bad. Lots of detail sanding to come yet though. The inlays are in the postal system. I know I'm not likely to be fitting them for a little time yet, but I'm looking forward to that
  6. Norris
    Simply gorgeous!
  7. Norris
    Tonight I finished tidying the template and went for it trimming the headstock. I trimmed off the excess on the bandsaw, then did the end cross-grain curves on the spindle sander. A router would have been guaranteed to chip out. I then also used the spindle sander to blend the run-in and run-out ends of the side curves to further reduce chance of chips. Then I ran the router down the curves with no problems. Finally a bit of time with a half-round needle file to tidy the a-hem "cleavage" and... The inlays should arrive this week. I'm amazed at how quickly the chap has cut the MOP, and how affordable it was for the large amount of work involved. I'll therefore recommend Small Wonder Music here in the UK. To be fair he was recommended by my instructor, and his recommendation carries a little more weight than mine
  8. Norris
    Oh my! Very vibrant. You should have warned us to wear sunglasses
  9. Norris
    I'd never heard of them before, but this seems a useful article: https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21134-cult-coils-lesser-known-vintage-pickups?page=4
  10. Norris
    Well we're back at class, so a minor update. Making a template for the headstock using one of my favourite tools - a 'D' profile sanding block/stick. It's great for fine tuning after the spindle sander, eyes closed and feeling for irregularities We also have some P90 pickups that the "client" bought. Iron Gear Platinum 90's, that my instructor immediately described as cheap Chinese crap Well as long as my guitarist likes them... That means I could motor on if I could spare the time - which I can't at the moment. This build seems even slower than the first one!
  11. Norris
    Going back to my school physics lessons, the thicker the paint the less resistance. As @curtisa says it's like lots of parallel resistors, and this applies in all 3 dimensions. However if there's no graphite in your substrate it's not going to conduct much electricity. You could maybe try applying a couple of blobs of paint on your test piece and measure the resistance while it's still wet
  12. Norris
    Fabulous!
  13. Norris
    Could be an interesting effect I wouldn't expect it to make much difference musically, although you could probably use it to file your finger nails if they are getting a little long
  14. Norris
    Hmmm - you could hollow that out like a giant, gnarly tear-drop back
  15. Norris
    Lovely! A @ScottR IPA burst would set it off rather nicely
  16. Norris
    Congratulations!
  17. Norris
    Oi! That bleached wenge looks fantastic - even more so as the rest of the build comes together. Lovely stuff!
  18. Norris
    You've turned it into a pearly dewdrop. Beautiful work sir!
  19. Norris
    Whether you use acetone or weld-on you can still go back and wick some acetone into any gaps, such as on concave curves, and re-tape them up tight When I did my Nozcaster I did the binding first then masked it off for dyeing. Hope you can get your bleed sorted - although it's not noticeable to my dodgy old eyes
  20. Norris
    It was too good an idea to not do a proper job of it. You'd have kept looking at it and thinking you'd cocked up. The second attempt looks brilliant - a much more worthy execution of the "hook" that sets your creation apart
  21. Norris
    What a tough choice! Each entry is a very special guitar. Well done! In the end I had to go for the one that I'd pick out of the virtual rack first
  22. Norris
    As long as you don't do a turdglo finish!
  23. Norris
    Excellent work and great to see another Aria rescued from a bit of a state
  24. Norris
    Simply gorgeous
  25. Norris
    I'll admit that the ebony on maple came out a lot cleaner than I was expecting Nice job!
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