Dolando

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1444993993' post='2887934'] That looks gorgeous. Very nice looking indeed. [/quote] Thanks for the kind words, keep your eyes peeled for the finished article, and maybe a cheeky video if you're lucky. haha

Hello all, I've made a little more progress on this bass, and I'm really liking how its turning out. Ive taken inspiration from a particular Fodera bass I've seen. And thought the contrast between the roasted maple and white maple fingerboard should look really nice. I trimmed the excess off the edges with my bandsaw to give my route a little less work to do, then I went round the whole body using flush cutter bits. I used top and bottom bearing cutters so I could chose the appropriate way to route according to grain direction. I also went round top and bottom with a 6.3mm roundover bit. The top was also thinessed so that the veneer would be at the start of the round over. It's all in the details. This is what it will look like when tru oil is applied! The back.... Fingerboard wood has also been prepared ready for slotting. I have also managed to get the multi laminate neck glued up, is a bit hectic and can be fiddly, but well worth the effort. I rasped off the excess then but it through a belt sander to finish the last 1mm down to flush. When oiled will look stunning! Next I will be slotting the fingerboard and routing the truss rod cavity.

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1442907826' post='2870324'] Wow, they will be close ups!! Great looking build, will be keeping an eye open for updates. [/quote] Thanks, should have some more updates very soon!

[quote name='scojack' timestamp='1442832203' post='2869744'] Nice one look forward to seeing how it turns out. [/quote] Thanks, I am a little further than this now, so will add some pore photos when I get a chance.

Hello, I have done a couple of build diaries from parts, but thought I'd share a scratch build with you all, so I hope you enjoy seeing thus come together. It's a custom shape, but it's based on a deluxe jazz and a few other shapes I like the feel of. The specs are;[list] [*]1 piece Swamp Ash Body with Honey Roasted maple cap and wenge veneer pinstripe [*]5 piece multi laminate neck - Honey roasted maple/wenge/birdseye maple [*]Birdseye maple fingerboard [*]20" radius with stainless steel frets [*]2 way truss rod [*]Hipshot hardware [*]Nordstrand Big Splits [*]Glockenklang 3 band preamp [/list] The wood I'm using; [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/Number11_zpsda458c85.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/EE390DFB-A67B-418F-9476-CAB65C199841_zpsxmwduvg0.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/646F5190-8844-4F21-9D5C-A3F4EA5BB0E7_zpsvaoket1d.jpg.html"][/url] The initial Plans....I have since redrawn this more accurately before I started building. [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/DC393EEF-AD60-4C87-BECF-F12E1472570E_zps8snjexuv.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/0289849D-2170-4DF4-8D28-57E0322ED99C_zpsykkjitmx.jpg.html"][/url] The first job was glue the cap together, After it was taken down to thickness using a drum sander, I jointed the edges on a planer and once I was happy with the join, I then roughed up the edges slightly with 180 grit sandpaper to give the glue some surface to grab onto. On a jig I then clamped it up just tight enough to pinch together but being careful not to put a bend in the wood. [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/A9F6AFCA-322D-4213-822F-930D1850376E_zpsl2pqe6y7.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/61EA8AA6-DA49-4DB4-8D74-DF59F4FD861F_zpszw2znasy.jpg.html"][/url] After cleaning up the cap, I then cut out an oversized rough shape of the body shape so it's a lot easier to clamp up. I did this on all three pieces oversized by about 10mm. [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/AD834A1F-6508-4925-845B-1CF08466C778_zpsbbyazh04.jpg.html"][/url] I used a synthetic glue rather than a PVA based glue like Titebond as i was using an oily wood like wenge as a pinstripe, and this would react with the PVA based glue. [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/D8695785-57F6-49C2-A509-812AA005F0B5_zps7jv5elkg.jpg.html"][/url] It was then just the case of clamping all this together making sure that the centre line was matched up on all pieces. I have cut these all around 10mm oversized to give me a little margin for error incase anything does slip. [url="http://s917.photobucket.com/user/DolanCustomGuitars/media/Dolan%20Custom%20Guitars%20Build/1EAC1015-AAAB-4466-9FCE-8052B5025A24_zpssibud1ta.jpg.html"][/url] I will have more photos of this very soon... next step is to unclamp clean up and draw on the final shape and trip off the as much excess with the bandsaw ready for routing the final shape.