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[quote name='skelf' post='1234017' date='May 17 2011, 10:07 AM']Sorry. That should have been are you sure a spalted board is a good idea for a neck. Spalt wood is not really known for being structural sound.[/quote] Totally agee - but this spalted is very hard, no noticable difference between this and the heartwood which is why I used it. Tapping the timber sounds identical and it's just as hard to chisel and shape. It's not heavily spalted so the rots not too far set in. I've set aside the more heavily spalted pieces from the tree for tops

[quote name='skelf' post='1233327' date='May 16 2011, 05:40 PM']Hi Are you a spalted board is a good idea for a neck.[/quote] Thanks - it looks good and a bit different which is always good..... I kinda fancy exploring the fretboard timbers a bit, it's finding wierd pieces hard enough not to zap tone and sustain. I've got some Jarrah burr that might make a stunning fretboard but would take some 'creative' filling as it's a bit knarly. I've been on the look out for something with a long straight crotch grain - let me know if you see anything like that (that you dont want) I've got this [attachment=80093:Crotch_B...Mahogany.jpg] but the flame is too wide and not straight enough to look good on a fretboard

That burr is stunning (so's the walnut) I love burrs - everytime you look at it you see something new and that piece is great!! Looking forward to seeing finished closeups of that wood.

Made a start on the next one, only roughly shaped, will be a bit more rounded. Body is crotch walnut with a little bit of flame, very crazy grain flow to this Top is two-tone Rio Rosewood Set neck is from same stock as the top, nice spalting. Fretboard is just the top cut off the neck so matches perfectly. [attachment=78653:RW5_Full.JPG] [attachment=78654:RW5_Front.JPG] [attachment=78655:RW5_Back.JPG]

Thanks to the extra day's holiday I got it pretty much completed Any custom build undertaken for sensible money Hope you like it..... [attachment=78649:TT4_Full.JPG] [attachment=78650:TT4_Bottom.JPG] [attachment=78651:TT4_Side.JPG] [attachment=78652:TT4_Headstock.JPG]

Update - Thankfully I'm not working weekends anymore so got a bit more done on the telecaster bass. Nearly ready for spraying. Scratchplate isnt finished hence the wobbely lines [attachment=77755:DSCF5271.jpg] [attachment=77756:DSCF5276.jpg] [attachment=77757:DSCF5278.jpg]

Meetup with Nick to collect some caps today- Great guy, Thanks for popping out of work to meet up Dave

[quote name='steve' post='1190723' date='Apr 6 2011, 05:35 PM']love the tele shape, keep us updated [/quote] Thanks all - I've been so busy with work.... not enough time to get much done lately.... Necks all done, It does look good now, it was still very rough when pix were taken. Bit of sanding here and there then spray. Should be done just after easter hols.

The thinline tele is coming along so I thought I'd put up some pix for your entertainment.... It's only roughly shaped so dont judge the outline or finish yet....you can do that in a couple of weeks when she's ready to go. The lacewood dark flames come up real nice and dark when finished which looks stunning and very different. Australian Lacewood top and headstock cover Ash body Lacewood/purpleheart through neck Birdseye Maple Fingerboard (34" Fretted) Ebony details Nordstrand NV4SV pickups Aguilar OBP-2 Preamp Gotoh Bridge [attachment=74726:TeleBass...Progress.JPG] [attachment=74725:telebass_F_Hole.jpg] [attachment=74727:TeleBass_Back.jpg]