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  1. School Project Guitar - Finished

    in In Progress and Finished Work

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    awesome job man

    i am really quite impressed

    im currently doing my first build, its an explorer copy

    and i was wondering how did u get your routing so..... so....... perfect!!!!! hahaha

    this is very Kurt Cobain style if u see where im coming from

    i really love it

    Nic

    routing was done using a CNC router :D Not much too it. Draw shapes on computer, put guitar in machine and leave it over night hehe =] Notice the wood filler around the edges of the pockets. This is where it was in the wrong place and I had to stop it and re align it.

    dave mustainish like his ltd one. i like the look of it its diffrent did u find it hard to put up the trem?

    Getting the mounting pegs in the right place was hard. Made a jig in the end after a few mistakes. What I learnt - Mark the holeso n the CNC router. Its so much easier. lol.

  3. School Project Guitar - Finished

    in In Progress and Finished Work

    Posted · Edited by Maiden69

    DSC00301.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00300.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/IMG_6801.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00306.jpg

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    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00308.jpG

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00309.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00314.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...r/Img_6843a.jpg

    Done =D

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/IMG_6819.jpg

    being played! =]

    Well, my hand in is tomorrow. What sucks is that it has to stay at school for 3months cause of my GCSEs...so I won't see it for a while =[

    Not cool. But still, its done. FINALLY.

    Thanks to all who offered there input before.

    Will

  4. School Project Guitar - Finished

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  5. School Project Guitar - Finished

    in In Progress and Finished Work

  6. School Project Guitar - Finished

    in In Progress and Finished Work

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    Hi,

    Some of you may remember me as I have posted here before regarding this guitar. I was met with some criticism, but that's okay. It was good criticism. Yet still - I ignored most of you hehe :D Mainly due to time - or rather the lack of it. Anyway. I finally finished it. It plays like a DREAM. I can't express how happy I am with it. The set up is awesome (even thought I didn't do much work on that part) and it looks, feels and place like...the sex. It's so nice. I am so happy with it. The ONLY thing I am not happy with is the paint job - but this will be sanded down and redone at a later date as my hand in is tomorrow :D I will be getting a professional to do it for me.

    Without further ado - here are ALL of the picture I have taken (in rough order).

    DSC00046.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00045.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00053.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00054.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00052.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00063.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00064.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00065.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00141.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dyn...ar/DSC00144.jpg

  7. School Project Guitar Worklog

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    Thanks for all the replies guys! They've really been a lot of help =]

    As for what to do - I'm going to stick with my current plan. My reasoning. Sure, I know it's not the best way and it could be done better, but I just don't have enough time left to change it all. It would involve changing my coursework AND starting all over again. BUT - For my next guitar, I will steer clear of this method hehe =]

    I have cut the biscuit joints and they are currently glueing! =] I'm on my half term break now, but I'm going in on Monday (in my holiday haha) to draw up the CAD/CAM for my neck, pickups and bridge pockets. Shouldn't take too long to draw and even less time to get done on the machine - and the sizes will be 100% accurate so it will all be in line =D

    I will post picture tomorrow, I'm too tired to get the pictures of my phone right now :D

    Thanks,

    Tegro

  9. School Project Guitar Worklog

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    I am listening well! The advice is top notch, even if it is all pointed at my mistakes :D Ah well, live and learn.

    Reason I didn't use the band saw - Only teachers allowed to use it, and playing with a jigsaw is fun. It only took 10 minutes per piece and I had fun doing it so who the hell cares! :D

    I spent a while on the shape - I'm really pleased with it. Glad you like it too. =]

  10. School Project Guitar Worklog

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    Thanks for the replies and advice.

    1 - Why Maple?

    I choose maple for a few reasons. I've read on a few sites that it was a good wood due to its high density (so it doesn't absorb the energy of the strings) and strength. I made a posting on here asking if Oak was a good wood (I can get it for free) but I was told it wouldn't be a good choice (I was even provided with a nice picture of a burning Oak project guitar :D) - I was also told I should get maple/mahogany.

    2 - Why settle for this strange dimensions?

    In all honesty I can't answer this question. I guess at the time it made sense (putting them at different angles). Retrospectively it was a mistake - but don't we all make mistakes? I'm just going to have to live with this one.

    3 - Why lay out guitar design like I have?

    Again, this one I can't really answer properly. I'm 16 and making my first ( yes, first :D ) guitar as a school project - I don't have the experience that you guys have so I'm going to make mistakes. To me the layout it makes sense - but I'm not experienced enough to know.

    Keep the advice coming, I'm really learning some useful stuff for next time =]

  11. Neck Pocket Depth?

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Yes - I have drawings. It's called coursework and there's 15 A3 pages of it. Routing templates, Wiring Diagrams, Body shapes and 4 full size card models. It did occur to me just a little while ago (while I was re-string my current guitar ironically enough) that I could draw it up and work it out from that (since it has almost the same hardware too). Thanks though! =]

  12. School Project Guitar Worklog

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    Sorry about the images, I didn't know. Won't happen again.

    Fear not, I'm not glueing them straight together using a butt joint - I'm not that daft heh. Each piece (out of the four) will be join using a "biscuit joint" which should be pretty strong (although, I'm not an expert so if you have any other ideas - shoot ). Also, my teacher didn't directly say "do it this way, you'll get more marks". I can get just as good a marks by getting a fantastic finish. The reason I'm doing it this way is because the original piece of wood was exactly the width of the guitar minus the 'pointy bits', and I came to the conclusion that the 'pointy bits' would fall off easily. I bought two planks of the wood (which was quite expensive) and this way I am only using 1 - leaving the other plan in case I royally f*ck up something like routing. I knew it would be better to use the two planks and make one, but this way has left me a form of backup plan, be it a smart one or a dumb one.

    As for the wood, it was the only maple I could get my hands on. There was nothing thicker / wider - it was pretty hard to get hold of in the first place.

    Thank you for the reply and advice so far, it has been helpful ( even if it did feel a bit like fire, but idk - I'm open to criticism ).

    Tegro

  13. School Project Guitar Worklog

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    Posted · Edited by Setch

    Hi,

    I am making a guitar (of my own design) for a school project and I decided to keep a worklog on here =]

    I will be using -

    Standard neck (if the guitar turns out well I will most likely upgrade it).

    2x Les Paul style (humbucking) pick-ups. I forget the name (woops).

    Floyd Rose style bridge.

    design-1.jpg

    This is the design I settled with. It's kind of a hybrid of this ( http://www.romeoknight.net/Bilder/Bilder%2...%20Side%201.jpg ) and a mockingbird - but what ever it is I love the shape =D

    The body is made of maple and the neck also from maple.

    Lets begin with the pictures!

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00045.jpg

    Due to the thickness of the wood, I've opted to use 2 pieces and glue them together. This also has the advantage that I can route routes ( lol ) for the wiring nice and easily!

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00046.jpg

    Close up of template drawn out ready to be cut with the jigsaw.

    [urlhttp://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00053.jpg

    Half way done.

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00054.jpg

    Finished. Or so I though. Because i had never used a jigsaw before, i decided to cut about a cm away from the line. Little did I realise just how hard maple was to sand (because its so dense). You can see how much wood i have left over at some points -

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00052.jpg

    I have since gone over it again with the jigsaw and cut pretty much on the line (turns out I'm pretty good at using a jigsaw :D ) so it's ok!

    You'll notice I have opted to cut the "spikey bits" seperatly. 2 reasons.

    1 - I get more marks because I have to use joints. (I'm aiming at an A*/A)

    2 - Because of the grain direction, I don't want them to be knocked off easily.

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00063.jpg

    No pictures of the 'spikey bits' being made I'm afraid. My teacher did them on the band saw for me :D

    Before anyone comments about the apprent difference in size, this is because the back piece is curved. The wood I bought was straight off the mill. So I had to plane it. I choose to leave one side unplaned so I could have a curvey back. It'd be a lot of sanding, but my friend in the year above me has been nice enough to help sand it for me in his free periods. It only has a little bit more sanding to do, but its friggin smooooooth.

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00064.jpg

    http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a120/dynamyt/DSC00065.jpg

    This is what it looks like atm, 'spikey' bits in place. I can't wait to play it!

    Things to do still:

    - make template for routing pockets

    - route pockets

    - route wiring line (thin pocket I suppose)

    - sand sand sand sand

    - check it all fits

    - get it painted

    I also fly RC planes, and one of my friends in the club I belong too can get it painted for me (proffesionally). Apparently I can pass it off in my coursework as an "industrial process", but in reality I don't wanna f*ck it up =P. Depending on how much time is left I may be able to have it painted with cool drawings, I hope so!

    Will post more updates soon,

    Comments/Advice very welcome.

    Tegro (will)

    Please read the image posting rules before posting any more pictures - you can find them in the pinned topic 'Forum rules' in the announcements and test section of the forum. I have editted your post.

  14. Neck Pocket Depth?

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Hi,

    I'm building a guitar for a school project and it is going quite well (I will post a worklog too =D). However, i've hit a bit of a snag. I'm not sure how deep to route the neck pocket. I'm using 2x gibson style pickups and a floyd rose bridge. Can anyone give me any points / advice? I don't want to drill it too deep because I can't go back.

    Thanks,

    Tegro

  16. Oak Body

    in Solidbody Guitar and Bass Chat

    Posted

    Hey,

    I'm making a guitar for my big school Resistant Materials project (coursework), and I'm wondering if oak is a good choice for the wood of the body? I am able to get hold of some 100 year old oak from old lock gates for free - so if oak is a good choice then I'll go with it :D

    thanks,

    Tegro

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