Norris

On 4/21/2020 at 5:14 PM, komodo said:

Come back to it again and "sand it like Scott would".

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?

On 4/21/2020 at 5:14 PM, komodo said:

Come back to it again and "sand it like Scott would".

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?

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

I often run out of likes. I'd like some more if it's possible.

Amazing!

It looks fabulous and fun. Very nice work 

On 4/20/2020 at 6:28 PM, komodo said:

CAREFULLY ride the edge of too much and just about to run.

That's the money shot - flow without running 

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...

On 4/20/2020 at 2:26 AM, ACRosengrant said:

Just wasn't feeling in a worky mood

I know how you feel. All the time in the world at the moment, and virtually no incentive to get on with it 

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 

Nice tip with the fret position marking. Looking good 

Just fabulous

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

That's a lovely colour combination on the neck laminates 

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

48 minutes ago, Bizman62 said:

Shapely indeed, but (isn't there always a "but"?):

No "but"  Most covers tend to be flat. It's quite innovative to see one follow the contours of the guitar. I like it

That's one of the most shapely rear covers I've seen. The tung oil looks lovely 

You must spend most of your time sharpening your tools. Therapeutic though I bet 

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

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

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

If in doubt give it some more nitro to give yourself something to cut back into

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

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

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?