What's on your work bench?
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Paua dot markers for the fretboard. Finnicky work but hopefully it will come out well...
Tried one in a test hole in a bit of puriri off-cut as per photo. Needs a bit of filling but should be okay.
Tried one in a test hole in a bit of puriri off-cut as per photo. Needs a bit of filling but should be okay.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
On the floor actually...
The whole neck is made from NZ resources: kohekohe neck, puriri fretboard, rewarewa headstock veneer, paua shell dot markers on top and NZ cow bone (from Pack & Save) for side dot markers.
The whole neck is made from NZ resources: kohekohe neck, puriri fretboard, rewarewa headstock veneer, paua shell dot markers on top and NZ cow bone (from Pack & Save) for side dot markers.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Nailed it! That is gorgeous!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Will you finish it with oil? Gorgeous patterns going on. Not a huge fan of paua; reckon some black maire would contrast nicely with the puriri. You sir, have mad skills.
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where did you get the plug punch thing, was struggling to find one in nz ? Did you make it?
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I made two first but Paua (silicon) is hard on tools so that did not work. Good old Bunnings have these diamond core bits for cutting glass so I chose one that had an inner diameter of about 6-7mm. Works a treat in the drill press.
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Nailed it! That is gorgeous!
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I am mad indeed, thank you. Pattern was a fluke cut I'd say, but yes, I also think it is going to look stunning once I have oiled it with Briwax Teak oil. Tried it on a test piece and comes out nicely.
Maire, love to get some but paua it is
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Jay wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:25 pmI am mad indeed, thank you. Pattern was a fluke cut I'd say, but yes, I also think it is going to look stunning once I have oiled it with Briwax Teak oil. Tried it on a test piece and comes out nicely.
Maire, love to get some but paua it is
That looks awesome. With some oil it will look even better. Kudos.
But how do we know that is genuine Pack&Save cow bone?
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receipt in the case candy?olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 8:41 pm
That looks awesome. With some oil it will look even better. Kudos.
But how do we know that is genuine Pack&Save cow bone?
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
That looks fantastic!!!
..... now all you need to do is finish the guitar before slowyfest!!!
..... now all you need to do is finish the guitar before slowyfest!!!
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Ta, I wish I could but not going to happen. TVJ Classics won't be here before that anyway. I'll post the rest of the progress in a separate thread. As this hollowbody guitar is a 'design' mix of a Duojet and a Corvette, I should call it 'Gretsch Duovette Madness' or 'Jay's Corvetjet Madness'
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Original Japanese JV Squier from around 1982. It's been hideously deformed with a humbucker, a pick holder, and some switches, but still pretty cool.
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Not my bench, but I thought id post this. My broseph down at solace instruments done for himself a CNC machine. That’s different from C&C music factory, but apparently both are going make you sweat
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Re: What's on your work bench?
Living dangerously - modding the Jansen 4/12 copy I made a while ago. Floor replaces the workbench today so I can test on the fly.
Can you tell what three mods I made (see bottom pic)?
Can you tell what three mods I made (see bottom pic)?
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