NJD

I REALLY like your designs mate, and always so well executed too! sorry i wasn't around to comment on the hollow body you did! that one rocks too!

aaah 1000 times over!!! thank you thank you thank you mate! that's ideal!

looking at that horn the angle of the body continues to the neck pocket and then changes on the horns to the neck angle.... very interesting!! this pic answers questions i haven't even thought of asking yet lol

Thanks Gosh! It’s not really the neck/string break angle I’m looking at it’s the angle of the body underneath the strings parallel to the back – some people who make PRS style guitars leave a ‘flat’ plateau under the strings, I don’t know about genuine PRSs though, although LPs do have a ‘fall off’ angle from the part of the body that the bridge pins go into to the neck tenon section it’s self.

Ah brilliant, that's just what i needed to know, thank you I like your first build by the way! very impressive - i'm a bit of a PRS fan

Hello guys!! Just got a quick question – does an archtop PRS’s body angle down between the bridge and the neck tenon like a les paul or is the pickup plane parallel to the main body line?

Many thanks in advance!!

I have to say, that to maintain a bevel of the same angle over those pieces you must be very patient and a true craftsman! Hats off to you!

This Guitar is looking excellent! How did you keep the bevel constant on the edges of your p/u rings and jackplate? Was it just a keen eye and a steady hand or do you have some sort of technique?

I've gotta say man, this is one sweet looking bass. i've been on and off here once again and i'm sad i've missed the real-time progress. still - plenty left to do! keep it up

My plan was to provide as much surface for mounting my router base as I could with the horizontal bars and to keep the base as close to the workpiece as possible, which is why I went for the L shape bars. I chose the U shape bars for the vertical to try and minimise friction and faults when moving the L shape bars around on it. The U shape ones were the biggest, sturdiest ones I could find - IIRC B&Q didn’t have tubes of the same heavy duty type when I was there, and what they had proved to be quite flimsy.

How were you planning on attaching the tubes to the upright sections? This part has bamboozled me a bit – I was going to just screw em down this time around and give it more thought afterwards. Also, what was your plan for connecting your router to the horizontal bars?

Haha! Yeah B&Q has got a way of never having what you need, but they always have what might work with a bit of fiddling and modding. But I have to say that I would give my monkey’s left testicle to be within a camel ride of one of those Home Depot dealies I hear so much about.

As for the maple, it came sawn down the middle for book matching but it was rough on all faces. I ended up taking it to the local joiners and getting them to give me clean jointing surfaces and to clean up the rest.

I, the resurrector of the long-dead-thread, thought I'd put a few up-to-date photos on the old progress thread. sufficed to say work's been slow on this project over Christmas (if not at a complete standstill) as my some what limited workspace is too small to set up my angle-routing jig indoors. now the nights have become longer and dryer i may have some more progress soon. so for anyone interested, here's my project as she stands today... enjoy:

Body and neck:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/humbuck/PA310002.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/humbuck/PA310001.jpg

with rebate for curve depth:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/humbuck/PB060004.jpg

A few shots next to the template and the prototype:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/humbuck/PB060005.jpg

said large jig:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/hum.../image002-7.jpg

Hey Rich, Happy new year! I haven't looked through all the pics yet but I have to say I love your method of jointing ! And a lovely looking guitar all round.

I’ve only just noticed this post as my xmas has been spent with a hammer and bolster, covered in black mortar, renovating my kitchen and bathroom. Hopefully my luthiery will get back on track shortly.

Happiness and prosperity for the coming year!

Nathan.

I've gotta say, this is turning out excellent!! i'm back btw lol (for those who noticed i was gone) it's really cool being involved in a small way since the beginning of this bug, can't wait to see it topped off and in GOTM

I hope you don't mind me asking (feel free to tell me where to go) but how much did that extraction rig set you back?

Tools are great!!! When you know how to use them and where to apply those usages. I would say the first port of call would be a book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Your-Own-Elec...TF8&s=books

In this, there is a section about tools and each other section gives you a decent enough idea of what tools you can apply to what tasks. There’s always more than one way to crack a nut but at least, if you follow this book, you won’t miss an important trick.

Is there a desired guage wire? the wire i've been told is desired and that i have used in footpedals is very thick and wiring those little DPTT switches with the stuff would defy the laws of physics. Any preferences?

That's some beautiful figure! she's shining up well

I'm so jealous of your workshop!! mine is the size of a medium B & Q wooden shed only in breeze block... dark side of the moon ey? that has GOT to be done!! nice one mate, you're workshop is amazing!! hope it starts paying for it's self soon :D

That's coming along beautifully!! i didn't realise you were going to carve the swirl aswell!! nice touch! keep us posted

yeah same sort of stuff as plexiglass, any sort of clear plasticy stuff really... I have a plan to make some perspex fingerboard taper templates and maybe a more defined headstock template in comparrison to the MDF one i have now - the sides give on it.

Thanks Rich! I have some Bubinga I want to slice, so I may invest in a lennox for exactly that, but keep it to one side for such hard woods.

Going from your advice I will source some timberwoolf blades for now even if I have to have them shipped – I have a book on bandsaw ‘tuning’ on it’s way so may invest in a woodslicer once I get the hang of things.

Can you route Perspex or will it shatter, pinning you to the wall like a circus knife thrower?

(sorry if this thread is in the wrong place, it was a bit too random to put in one of the main forums)

I’ve just ordered a Scheppach Basato 1 Precision Bandsaw and I’m looking for a good set of blades available in the UK. Can anyone help? What manufacturer should I be gunning for?

In a previous post i was directed towards Timberwolf but i can't find them in the UK for love nor money (i've tried both )

I can just remember REAL snow as a kid – ever since then this is about as bad as it gets:

Not everyone likes snow

Our local coal tip in white

On the butcher’s block score, real ones are all end grain on the face, is this or is this not the case with your butcher’s block?

USELESS FACT ALERT: Butchers blocks are where block planes got their name CLICKY and why they’re great for end grain.