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Norris

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  1. That's one of the reasons my builds take so long. If I'd never seen a Scott guitar, my rate of production would be so much higher. But when you see perfection, how can you not try to emulate?
  2. That's one of the reasons my builds take so long. If I'd never seen a Scott guitar, my rate of production would be so much higher. But when you see perfection, how can you not try to emulate?
  3. Having been lacking motivation recently I've actually got on with a few bits today. The dent repair on the back went a lot better than I expected, so today I feathered in the patch and gave it a polish. Then a bit of detailing on the sides of the fretboard, followed by detailing the headstock Finally I got around to fitting a bit of hardware Kluson "snot green" tuners. Chosen by the future owner, apparently they look vintage. Actually they do look a bit better than I was expecting Iron Gear "Platinum 90" P90s. Again the choice of the future owner I'm going to need to either un-solder the jack socket or make the internal hole a little larger to be able to fit the loom. I'll probably make the hole bigger Not far to go now, although the nut always seems to take longer than you expect. I've made it from scratch, so need to set the final height and then cut the slots
  4. I often run out of likes. I'd like some more if it's possible.
  5. That's the money shot - flow without running
  6. It's kind of what I've been doing with my build - take a "basic" Gibson model and build it as well as I can. Hopefully with the level of hand crafting you can't get on a production line. Of course, we'll have to hear what it sounds like when it's done...
  7. I know how you feel. All the time in the world at the moment, and virtually no incentive to get on with it
  8. I tried wet sanding once, it was a nightmare! Now I just use finer grits of micro mesh, taking my time, followed by cutting compound and keep the guitar as dry as possible
  9. Nice tip with the fret position marking. Looking good
  10. Having sulked for a little while, I finally sanded out the dent, taking it back to the wood - about a square inch in size to the wood, and oversanding a further inch into the surrounding finish so as to leave it as level as possible. Then today I gave it a generous wipe of Tru Oil on the "patch". A couple of hours later and it looks like it's going to be ok. It's obviously sunk into the wood slightly, but I think another couple of partial patch coats followed by a full coat might just rescue it without having to strip the whole lot back. The world is a slightly brighter place
  11. That's a lovely colour combination on the neck laminates
  12. I now have an old leather belt that I use as a strop - like they used to have in barber's shops. The buckle broke, but the loop is intact, so I can easily attach it to my workmate. It does help keep the edge of chisels and planes honed
  13. No "but" Most covers tend to be flat. It's quite innovative to see one follow the contours of the guitar. I like it
  14. That's one of the most shapely rear covers I've seen. The tung oil looks lovely
  15. You must spend most of your time sharpening your tools. Therapeutic though I bet
  16. That's ok. Nice looking table! The drop fill was from the last bit of the bottle, so was thick enough to stand proud. It's probably time to crack open a new bottle. I bought one, but didn't think I was going to need it. Oh well, at least I have one to hand
  17. I drop filled with a small brush, leaving it proud of the surface. Perhaps I should have left it longer than 24 hours. At one point it was smooth on the surface, but the dent was still visible below. I think I'll have to take that area back to the bottom of the dent then give the whole back some more coats and see how the witness lines are. Worst case, I'll sand it back. I'm not exactly pushed for time right now Thanks for the advice @ScottR
  18. Tru Oil does NOT drop-fill well at all Having accidentally put a small dint in the back, I drop filled it, scraped back with a razor blade... and made a mess! I'll let it sit for now while I regain my composure. It might be a full sand back and re-coat of the back of the guitar coming soon
  19. If in doubt give it some more nitro to give yourself something to cut back into
  20. I de-glossed the neck with 1800 grit micromesh There is still a little bit to do here and there, but feeling a bit tired I'm giving myself the afternoon off
  21. That looks a nice colour. I'm assuming from the timing of your posts that you are spraying over the top each time. Let each coat dry and settle for a bit - the solvents need to escape and if you build up too many coats too quickly it will take months to harden off
  22. That is quite vivid. @Bizman62 beat to the suggestion of a burst, but I'll raise it with a full tint coat too What's going on on the top "horn"? Has it cracked?
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