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  1. in my case right now I have to work with what I have Joe
  2. no I don't have a router right now. I was doing the cutting with a rotary tool. I takes longer but it seems to be working pretty good. It also allows me to use a little more precision, which is very important to me, because I am a novice and then some at this.
  3. it will get cleaned up tomorrow when I finish it. I understand that it looks rough right now, but it seems like every step i take starts that way and seems to slowly get to the finished look in due time. I just wanted to get a pic up so people can see where I got to today. Joe Singer
  4. Here's a photo of what I got so far today with the neck pocket so far. It fits in there right now but not cleanly yet. I plan to do some fine tuning of it tomorrow. If it fits snug, then I will be posting a new pic then. Joe Singer
  5. thank you very much for the suggestion. I will do that and hopefully it will come out very nice. Since I'm not in any rush, I can easily wait as long as I want to. If it turns out like I hope or even better, then I will give you 100% of the credit on the finish. any suggestions on buffing it (ie what buffing compounds would you use on a metallic finish)? Joe Singer
  6. I was planning to get a preslotted, pre radiused fretboard. I saw a good price for a rosewood one at stewmac.com. I've seen in many places that they seem to be very reputable. About the chrome finish, the way I see it is that if it doesn't really work, I can always refinish it with Tung Oil or something like that. If it works I will definately show you what it looks like. I think it is so far so good. thanks for your nice reply, I am glad it is atleast getting some views. It gets me a good variety of opinions. Joe Singer
  7. i saw some people that made projects on the net that routed for the trussrod after shaping the neck and I plan to borrow a band saw to thin down the headstock very soon. I thke it the asking people to be a little more on the positive end really makes you get gunned at more. I feel that I am doing pretty good with no prior wood working experience at all. The project is still in the early stages anyway. I am only using basic tools anyway. I am not using any high tech tools or expensive power tools to do the project. I really wanted to have a cool project to do while I am writing a book. This is never going to be a job for me, but for that being said I feel that I am not one of these amazing luthiers, but atleast I am better than those who never made a descent effort at it or never tried to begin with. I'm not saying that anybody on the forum is one of those people, but there are many people out there that wouldn't try something because it looks hard or it might not be what exactly they planned to make. Joe Singer
  8. Here are some Pics of my Ibanez JS copy. I just started with this guitar. I thought it would be a cool project. I know its early, but you can really see where is is right now. the final specs are as followed Neck Wood: Maple Fretboard Wood: Rosewood Body Wood: Aspen (in the willow family, related to poplar, alternative to basswood) Neck Construction: Bolt-On Headstock Shape: Ibanez Tuners: Wilkinson EZ Lok Chrome 6 Inline Bridge: Speedloader Floyd Rose Lisenced Tremolo Chrome (from Guitar Fetish Store) Pickups: Mighty Mite Vintage P-90 Pickups Electronics: 1 Standard 250K Pot (tone) 1 Push/Pull 250K Pot (Volume w/ High Pass Filter) 1 150K Dual Ganged Pot (aka blend Pot) (for selector switch) 1 .1uF Tone Cap 1 .001uF volume Cap (HPF) Hardware: Chrome Finish: Chrome (Krylon Original Chrome) Neck Finish: Tung Oil Scale: 25 1/2 Fretwire: Medium Jumbo Inlay: None Nut: Graphtech Trem Nut So here you go, feel free to give comments. Preferably positive ones Joe Singer
  9. thanks for the welcoming message. My project I'm starting with is copying the Ibanez JS10th (my brother is in the process of making the first templates). I hope he can get them pretty acurate. I got him as many numbers as I could think of in the measurement. I am using my samick strat style guitar as a base. Then having him adapt the body and neck to the proper designs. He seems to be fairly good artistically. I then hope that my workmanship will be good enough. My only plus right now is his design abilities, my resources on the net, and my ability to pickup things fast. I'll try to keep you guys updated. I've just recently picked up a rotary tool with a bunch of bits. I hope that will be helpful. I also hope that modern metallic paints can create the chromeboy finish without the major blemishes. I've seen some of the spray paints on the net with samples from personal sites and they seem to produce a good looking finish. My only worry is the neck. I think it will atleast take me a few shots to get it right. I know that there are tutorials on how to make a neck, including how to copy the profile, but i know i will definately screw it up somehow. I guess that is the whole reason i am doing this as a project, while i'm working on my book (its a cookbook), is to learn something cool and have the pride in whatever comes out was made by my hands. Joe
  10. I know this is my first post, and i am very new to this hobby (i'm just starting my first project now), but what I found about Aspen wood, is that it is very similar to basswood in almost everyway. The only difference is that Basswood soaks up stain like a sponge, meanwhile Aspen reacts like normal woods. In addition to this, Aspen is in the Poplar family. So, I figure that you can expect a tonal range from Basswood to Poplar. Most info on the net that I found stated that it would be a great lead guitar body wood (comparing it to poplar and basswood), and will lend you a warm tone. As for a neck wood. I recommend using a harder wood to increase neck strength. I am going to use Aspen for my body on my first project and maple for the neck. Joe
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