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  1. nakedzen
    It makes noise! A small blind test, guess which is which? Lumiaalto build #001, bolt-on telecaster with EMG's, ash body, maple neck Lumiaalto build #004, bolt-on strat with EMG's, ash body, flame maple top, maple neck, ebony top. ESP Stef B7, neckthrough 7-string with EMG's, alder body, maple neck.
  2. nakedzen
    Moving on, nearing the finish on build #004. Neck stained and oiled, binding scraped. Shielding done, nut filed. First \m/ metal test done! Still need to level the frets, crown, dress and polish. Then onto the green strat build.
  3. nakedzen
    And onwards... Shaped and stained the neck yesterday. Oil goes on today!
  4. nakedzen
    I went for more of a compound 10"-14" radius so for that it worked OK. I wouldn't use it for single radius.
  5. nakedzen
    Final hardware look, had to test for any surprises. Binding scraped! Card scrapers really changed my life, I can't use a razor without scratching the top no matter how slowly I work. Redid the stain on the back, had some pretty bad scratches on it. Installed the frets on the neck. Top had some nice 3D figure on it now.
  6. nakedzen
    Lol, thankfully someone likes it! For me it's just a reminder of a bodge job.
  7. nakedzen
    Getting into high gear now. Interesting flamefor the control cavity cover, looks like a long- eared owl to me. Getting the stain in, using brown Angelus stain and alcohol based orange from a local store. First coat of oil on the last pics.
  8. nakedzen
    Yeah I just had the idea, thought "heck why not try that, see how it goes". Worked pretty well, and since I don't have a belt sander yet, might as well do it like this from now on.
  9. nakedzen
    Latest progress. Thankfully the tuners were a bit different shaped for this guitar so they fit in-line. Testing out truss rod cover shapes. Test fit of electronics, and drilled the holes for jack and pots. Belly cut underway, didn't have 80 grit discs and ran out of time so I'll continue later.
  10. nakedzen
    Yeah for now at least you can definitely feel the grain as bumps. It's not coarse, but needs hand sanding to make it a flatter surface.
  11. nakedzen
    More progress, did the neck cavities for the flame maple, and bellycut and pickup routes for the green guitar. Did the bellycut rough depth with the pillar drill and forstner bit then orbit sander 80-120-240 grit. I think I prefer this method over anything else I've done before.
  12. nakedzen
    Not much progress lately but some at least. Fretboard glued on the bound neck. Friend wanted to swap the board we have on his now, so that'll need to come off. Thankfully not a big deal for now. Tuners test fit, not sure I like the look.
  13. nakedzen
    Nah it was from my personal email. It was ages ago and found other suppliers which I've been using, so I might try them again. Sorry for the offtopic.
  14. nakedzen
    Yeah I know them and tried emailing them in the past, never got a reply. Phone only?
  15. nakedzen
    Nah I'm in Finland. All what local suppliers have here are birch and pine.
  16. nakedzen
    Def stealing that bracket idea for future use. Following with interest. Where did you get the maple, I'm having trouble finding long enough blanks for neckthrough?
  17. nakedzen
    Yeah like you see in the pic, it's first molded with heat and lots of tape to be tight in the channel. Then I dropped small amounts of acetone with a pipette to the edge where it drips between the binding and the wood.
  18. nakedzen
    Bit of progress on the necks. Careful measuring, made doubly sure the bandsaw is 0.00 degrees off. Cut the binding channel on the fretboard, installed the binding with acetone this time that I like much more than CA glue. Did the truss rod channel and headstock binding channel, installed the binding in one piece with the help of a heatgun. 120*C setting was enough for spaghetti effect.
  19. nakedzen
    Yeah it is. But since I'm making this as a Blackmachine copy(ish), I thought why not. It's the finished depth, like here: http://www.blackmachine.net/b2d.htm I buy all my timber from Guitarsandwoods or Madinter. The maple top was from some ebay dealer in Croatia I think.
  20. nakedzen
    Sanded the top flush to the binding, scraped the binding with some card scrapers, filled gaps with acetone goop. Tried some 0000 steel wool on my color test and added one layer of oil, very happy with the result. I'm aiming to the ESP dark brown sunburst look, pretty close imho!
  21. nakedzen
    A bit more progress. Test fit some of the hardware for #2, so I'll know the space requirements. Friend wanted controls laid out on a square for his, and a recessed jack cavity. Cut the binding channel on mine, and glued the binding on. Channel ended up too deep, looks like my flat top wasn't so flat after all and the place I used for adjusting the router table was at a lower height. Oh well, I'll sand it down to meet the binding. Also added that hype Blackmachine style bezel on the front of #2.
  22. nakedzen
    Some progress again, don't have as much time for building with the wife on holiday with me. Glued the top on, went perfectly with no gaps! Did a 45 degree bezel Blackmachine style on the back of mine. Some color testing today too. Mine will have the bottom left brown/orange top and brown/red back.
  23. nakedzen
    Thanks! These will both be hardtails, mine probably TOM. Not sure what my friend wants on his.
  24. nakedzen
    Building two this time, one for a friend and one for myself. Jem templates. Ash body, maple neck, ebony and rosewood boards. SS frets (which will be interesting). Mine will have the flame maple top, his will be just ash with green dye.
  25. nakedzen
    Thanks, glad you liked it! Here's a "full" song of the soundclip. Deleted the one in the previous post. https://soundcloud.com/nakedzen/lumiaalto-4/s-tXona5f19lg
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