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Everything posted by benh
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Gotta love an @Andyjr1515 build thread. Always lots to learn!
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Decided to make some wooden pickup covers. In various stages of completion!
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Getting there!
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Love it! Bet your son will be over the moon 🙂
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Absolutely no idea if I'm doing this the correct way, but binding and block inlays done before I attach it to the neck. Note to self: remember to put the truss rod in before I glue the fretboard on...
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Couldn't resist!
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Looks great! I like the way the headstock shape complements the body shape. Lovely finish too
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Thank you. I much prefer interesting wood too, like you I find the AAA flame tops etc a bit boring sometimes. My only slight regret is that the lines in the wood aren't parallel or an equal distance from the centreline, but I guess that's what you get for using natural materials!
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Thanks! Not binding the body this time. Doing the neck mainly as a curiosity as I've never done it before. Same with block inlays - practiced on scrap but never fitted any
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Couldn't resist a quick mockup. Please note, pickup cover, knob and bridge positions are approximate at best! To be added to this will be black binding on the neck, and black block inlays.
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Fret slots marked ready for cutting - think this oak will look pretty good as a fretboard. Edited to include my cheapo fret slotting method
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Started shaping the neck today - glued up the pieces yesterday. 5 piece ash + sycamore.
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Body cut out on the bandsaw, used the spindle sander to clean up the lines. Getting there!
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Pretty likely to be honest!
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Rippled pear - me likey
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Trying some preliminary routing for wiring - I hate drilling for wires between cavities. This will be hidden under the top once glued on, of course. The hole on the left has been filled since I took the pic, it was quite a big chunk of metal that must have been lodged in the tree - thankfully I spotted it and did some investigating with a chisel before I hit it with the router bit!
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Body blank glued up, started planing the pear for the top - some nice figuring becoming visible
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Thanks @Andyjr1515- may be a long drawn out one I'm afraid!
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It begins... started thicknessing the cherry for the body. Unfortunately it's too wide to go through my planer thicknesser - scrub plane and elbow grease it is!
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Love the name 😂
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Looks great! Love a satin finish. Nice bit of texture too
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Sneak peek of the top
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New bandsaw arrived this afternoon, so may well have some updates soon!