Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:24 pm
good tip!
I'm sure there's an "in" there for JB.....
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:33 pm
Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:00 pm
time to trim off some of the excess and get the neck to the right thickness. Is still square and about 15 mm at the first fret and 17 or so at the 12th.
I leave a fair chunk at the Volute to hand carve later.
I leave a fair chunk at the Volute to hand carve later.
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Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 6:01 pm
so truss rods....
and the fretboar
ds ready to glue on
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and the fretboar
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Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:19 pm
time to glue the tops on
clamps...clamps...clamps....
and a quick trim of the edges and we start to see what the body will look like
clamps...clamps...clamps....
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Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:22 pm
time to use the top rout template.and we get this
lets just check that the trem fits right...
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Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:24 pm
mean time its time to fret....
and a dry fit to get a sense of what the guitar will look like...
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and a dry fit to get a sense of what the guitar will look like...
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Re: underway again
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2020 2:56 pm
I really need a fret press. I've been refretting my ash custom p90 beast, and the bloody things are bouncing out with the mallet 
Maybe next year.
Maybe next year.Re: underway again
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:26 pm
maybe time to carve the back.....tummy cut
and shape behind the horns
and prepare for the neck transition
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:33 pm
better think about carving the neck
Some calculations and a guide to where i want it to be...
a few guidelines for the first facet...
and we are away...
Some calculations and a guide to where i want it to be...
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:35 pm
and more...
get this end right...
need to get all around it,,,
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:39 pm
getting there...
a rough fit to check how much excess I still have to carve away after I glue....
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:47 pm
Heres an important tool for when you are glueing the neck...a big bucket of hot water.
check that the clamps will fit and work...note the plank behind the body and clamped to the taile end. This gives me a safe clamoing surface under the beck where its been shaped
glue!
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:49 pm
and clean up with the hot water
...
and leave to cure for a day
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and leave to cure for a day
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Re: underway again
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:13 pm
So aroused right now.