Slappindabass

27 minutes ago, Christine said:

No, can't spot the mistake, which means it's huge and right under my nose

Nice job on the routing, it looks very good by any standard

Clue...

Prejazzion Bass

Got carried away with my felt tip!!

Anyone notice the deliberate mistake!🤣

Thanks for all the advise everyone👍

Thanks to you all I have managed a what I consider fairly proffessuonal cut and body route on my Ash Blank.

Good points and bad points.....

So glad I decided to do a practise one..soooo.

I still have all my fingers

I am still pleased with it

But had a bit of break out. My own fault the first one was the very first touch, didnt have the router going fast enough, second was where Ithink I may have made contact with the bit a bit to heavily . Still...got a feel for it and a bit of confidence. May have a go at the ash soon.

Geat pics thanks. I guess the only bit that was worrying me is the large horn. But with the dual bearing bit on the new 4 flute bit i guess I can just turn it upside down so I can still route right to left.

Lush, nice job.

1 hour ago, Si600 said:

Downhill, known to @SpondonBassed and others as climb milling 😉. Can make a horrible mess if it goes wrong.

Oh God!🤣🤮

Double post!

36 minutes ago, Christine said:

as that one of the Radian tools cutters? I have one and I think it's the best cutter I've owned for template following

It is.👍😁

It is👍

So as i suspected it is not entirely possible to follow that map.

To be fair how close i am with the bandsaw i think it is going to be ok. Yes I shall be using a template. Also purchased a 4 flute bit today which are quite well regarded.

Its in a table. I dont understand the uphill down hill part either but, apparently if you start at the green stop at the red it reduces tear out. Feeding right to left would be against the rotation so its correct in that. The arrows are not for feeding direction. Just wbere to start and stop.

Can someone explain how this is possible?!?!?

As younlook at it I will be feeding from right to left.

Ps Christine the Blades are great. Thanks cut that with a 6mm one.

The blades arrived so I thought I would have a go at changing it. I think I got there in the end. It just so happened a bit of cheap(has imperfections) black Limba turned up as well. So thought why not!😁👍

This is my test bed. Everytging I do will be done on this before I touch my Ash body. Everyone said get close to the lines. I think I have achieved that. Maybe a tad too close in places.

But .....it still lools like a guitar, I still have my fingers so win win.

24 minutes ago, Christine said:

Wow, brave lad and that's just stacking that lot next to the VW

Tips, get a good quality bandsaw blade, 3 or 4 TPI Hakansson, it will give you a better cut so you can gut closer to the line which means less routing, a big plus. Practice routing first and remember to go the right direction, going the wrong way can and frequently is disastrous for wood, router and body

Thanks. I intend using a table for the router trim around the body which i guess means I need to run the wood round in the opposite direction as the router is upside down. Re the bandsaw blade. Would love to change it but am worried about how hard it will be. Its running nice

at the moment and wouldnt want to mess that up but would like to start wirh a nice fresh blade. I wii do a search and see if thete is a guide.

🖕one

🤣🤣🤣

So I received some cash for my Birthday and decided I would buy myself an nice ash p bass body but with  jazz routings. I looked thenm up and for a one piece it was going to cost £230.00.

A lot of money but if thats what they are. So I contacted the firm to see if i could see a picture of the blank they would use ....they wouldnt do that until I had paid. So I declined as I have seen some lovely ash and some awful looking ash.

A little dissapointed I decided to see if I could build one myself for similar money.

So I purchased off of sphock a Bandsaw, pillar drill, router.

£95.00 total

Tempate kit

£55.00 

Bit of ash

38.00 total

Router bit

22.00

I have no woodworking skill at all...what i do have in abundance is ...stupidity that this is going to be any good....who knows!

If the body turns out ok I am goi g to have a go at a neck.

Sold

Thanks. It really is a rather nice bass. People rave about the Tokais of the era. I think this is better

I was taught it had to be done whilst at correct pitch. Adjust rod. Retune check.

I wont post all the articles on line that state this is correct as I am sure there are plenty that say it isnt😁. Always worked for me. So will keep my fingers crossed.

I did a one day set up course. However the neck were adjusted under tension

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