monkyboy777

I grew up in the Dallas area watching Pantera go from small clubs to tours with Black Sabbath....really gonna miss that.

Yeah, the machines would be nice.....owning a Wayne guitar would also be nice!

If anyone is into Wayne Guitars, they've posted some construction videos on the site. Worth checking out.

http://www.wayneguitars.com/workshop_video.html

Drak,

Where in the world do you get all this great wood? I have seen some of the Conklin guitars use the same stuff and it is stunning.

daveq,

I really dig the Lynch style stuff....I've been taking a break from this stuff for awhile and intend to do something similar soon. Ive got the Lo Pro and tuners on the way, in the vintage silver that is on the JemVSBL. Haven't figured out the finish yet, though.

Cool fretboard cut. Is it gonna extend past the neck?

WAY COOL!!! I like the 'George Lynch ESP' thing going on

I was wondering if anyone was going to make that association. He was a big reason why I started playing guitar. I always wanted a Kami but couldn't afford one. This was inspired by the Kami but has some differences in shape, ...

Did you recess the floyd? Which floyd did you use? What is the radius on the floyd?

It is recessed and routed for pull-up. I used a Schaller Floyd with a 14" radius.

I like the George Lynch ESP stuff...I gotta chance to play the first Kami's that came out...loved it. I really want the Serpent, which I beleive they have discontinued this year.

When I get to a point when I feel a little more confident, I wanna build a Kami style with the recessed floyd.

Questions again:

Did you have to make the body thicker to recess the floyd?

WAY COOL!!! I like the 'George Lynch ESP' thing going on....the inlay is great, I love skulls.

Questions:

Did you recess the floyd? Which floyd did you use? What is the radius on the floyd?

On the website it says that the guitar was built 2/3 scale...I think the top is curly ash...really nice stuff.

THAT is unbelievable...that is the kind of stuff that I am striving for.....absolutely amazing figure!

daveq,

Careful on the thin stuff:

YDoesGodMockMeSo,

Looks good so far. I used the JPM from the download section (other than the handle, I don't see much diffence between the JPM and the JEM, except for maybe the JEM has a deeper cutaway maybe) to make the body below. As far as suggestions, just do what you want with the routes, it is your guitar.

lovekraft,

When you have used the CA to fill, have you ever had any problems with staining or tung oiling? Does the glue create "gaps" or "streaks" from not taking the stain or oil?

I think part of it might be availability. The places that I go for body wood rarely have pieces over 8 inches wide. That's my two cents worth.

Makes sense......I had thought about that, just wasn't sure if anyone else has tried it. Thanks alot for your input and enjoy your wood!

Nice stuff....I managed to pick this up yesterday. It's curly maple that is 7/8in X 9in X 6ft. Would like to know how you bookmatch with a table saw and hand saw. I would like to be able to bookmatch for tops, etc.

Litchfield,

How well does that work for you and how exactly do you do it?

and yes...the quilted maple is for the carriburst.i have enough for about 5 bookmatched tops

Does someone bookmatch them for you or do you do it yourself?

Thanks everyone for the input. I still have the huge blank that this neck came out of, so I'll probably try this one again.

LGM,

Thanks for the info, now I don't feel as cheesy as I did.

BTW I really dig your work.

Yeah, there is one from Luthiers Mercantile that is more shallow that I had thought about getting. May have to try that one instead.

I've got enough to do another neck, just a little skiddish about padauk.

Well, while trying to shave down the neck on the padauk guitar, I obviously cut it too thin because this happened:

So, following the tutorial, I steamed the fretboard off. This was definately a lesson in what not to do. Obviously the glue job was not that great, as it took less than an hour to take off. Maybe if I had intentions of regluing it, I would have been more patient.

Fretboard being steamed off:

The channel from top:

The good news is that I was able to salvage the trussrod. Since my Stew Mac order won't be coming until Monday (damnit), maybe I can get started on finishing the Bubinga neck.

The truss rod to live another day:

The maple looks great....gonna be heavy though. As long as it is pretty, who cares!

canuckguitarist,

Thanks for the comments...the padauk looks cool but it is extremely messy to work with. I think the dust is used in dyes, which makes sense because it stains everything!

Here is the other headstock:

Here is a full body shot:

have you considered angleling the tuners so that they're perpendicular to the shape of the headstock?

The other version I have does that....looks really cool

I'm using Studio Max 5.