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Very nice looking work, very clean. Mike

My teeth I was realy hungry.....LOL No I used a router on the body sides before the glue up and then finished off the rest by hand with a chisel and sandpaper, and a lot of time. Mike

Here is one more pic. Mike

Yes that was the plan to spray it with 4-5 coats then the burst to see how i liked it. Thanks for the kind words... Mike

This is the question I have had in my head since I did the carv on this thing. To either do a Cherry burst over vintage amber, or to do it natural. So I thought I would throw out this question to you guys to see what your take on this was....... Here is the guitar: http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...c=25336&hl= All comments welcome, so have at it!!!!!!!! Mike

Man that was a great comment I started to LOL when I read it. Thanks Mike Here is another pic. Mike

Well here is the third neckthrough I have been working on. This one is for myself, and I can't wait until this one is done!!!!! So here are the specs. Neck 5 piece with curly maple and cherry, with rosewood stipes surrounding the cherry. Hot Rod truss rod carbon rods along truss curly maple cap on headstock with walnut stipe under it Body Cherry body with walnut stipe under quilted maple top a piece of walnut seporates the neck from the body sides Hardware Sperzel tunners in satin chrome The T-Bridge from LR Baggsin chrome chrome schaler strap locks chrome knobs and switch Electronics Bridge pickup: JB seymore duncan Neck picup: Hot Rails seymore duncan three way selector switch 25 1/2" Scale Fretboard will be ebony bound with curly maple like the padauk neckthrough with custom inlay of some sort? Enjoy Mike .

Spelling and grammer aren't my strong suit, but give me some wood to butcher and look out baby! Mike

I agree it would look cool on a Bass..... Mike

You have been a very busy boy haven't you! Very cool nice original piece...... Mike

Thanks for all the great coments on the guitar!!!!!!!!!! Mike

All by hand my friend all by hand.( rasps, and files, sandpaper all the fun tools HaHa. ) Mike

Looking good! Though remember Setch's advice from the last thread - bind the end of the fretboard the same way as you have the sides. Having heard that suggested, I keep picturing the board like that, and I think it would look a lot better. Yes I remember his suggestion on binding the end of the fingerboard, and I knew somone would say something about it. But that is not the look I was going for on this guitar. If you notice the way the fingerboard sticks out past where the neck suports it. I was going for a violin vibe for the look. Maybe on my carved top neckthrough I will do the binding on the end...... The finsh will be natural, there is no way I would cover up this great wood....... Thanks for all the great feedback guys!!!!!!!!! Mike

Padauk Neckthrough Specs: 5 piece curly maple and padauk neck-thru matching padauk cap on headstock ebony fingerboard bound with curly maple, ebony, and padauk 13 degree headstock angle 25 1/2" scale fingerboard 12" radius neck Abalone block inlay with RSG logo inlay at 12th fret Abalone side dot markers Jumbo frets Bone nut Sperzel standard tuners/ Satin Chrome Dual action truss rod Carbon fiber reinforcing rods Mahogany body sides Padauk cap with curly mpl. stripe JB Seymour Duncan in the bridge/with chrome PU ring STK-S2 Seymour Duncan in the neck Gotoh Tune-o-matic Bridge/ Chrome String through body design/ Chrome Shielded electronics cavity 1 Volume, 1 Tone, and Chrome Metal 'dome' knob Three way selector switch/ Chrome 9-46 strings I will post some more pics later on....... Mike

Looks good man cain't wait to see it finished.........nice work!!!! Mike

Hi guys, here is a little taste of the next neckthrough i'm working on............I will start a new thred for it when I have time to put the pics in....... This has the same body design as the one I made for Richie Sambora.. Mike

if it is a sandable primer then I would just sand down the rough area( with 320 grit sandpaper ), and then continue with more primer coats. Mike

very nice inlay, and if this is your first I can't wait to see the second andthird and so on............ Great job!!!!!!! Mike

Sorry no updated pictures yet still nothing form J.A.Allen who is signed with Steve Vai's label. I will have a new padauk neckthrough to post soon. Mike

Sound good do you have any pics of your work in progress? have a good one and I'll talk to you later. Mike

Very nice job looks great. Can't wait to see the next one, keep up the good work!!!!!!!!! Mike

Where do you get tang nippers/end cutters together for $20? I know you can use metal nippers ground flat for end cutters, but how do you get a cheap tang nipper? I've been looking at the stewmac ones or e-bay fret shop ones but can't justify the price just yet. Cheers, Brian. The stew mac tang nippers by the way work great........... Mike

Drill press is my vote. Mike

Well, rather than me learn through spoon-feeding, let's give it a whirl eh? I'll be sure to let you know how much I mess* up. *f, etc. Prostheta how goes the binding???????? Like to see some pics if you have any. Mike

MP63 Hey I have the same jointer and I love it. I got the floor model and saved like $50 because they couldn't find one in a box.....