Bastav Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Got the back and middle layer of the body rough-cut and planed. In the second pic you can see the back where I´ve cut a portion of the bottom layer away. This was planned but not carefully. The idea is that I will anchor the strings there and hide away the volume controls for the piezo but I don´t know if they will fit or not. If not I´ll just have to put the controls on top, no biggie, but I do like the thought of a clean front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Oh and the neck pocket area is alson just roughed out. I figured I´d remove as much wood as I could with the band saw while the body was in pieces... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 I've begun putting the top together. I glued up the two pieces for the center section and the three pieces for each of the wings. Im quite please with the grain matching of the wing portions, it's hard to spot where the join is That center section will get bound in the same way as the fingerboard. If I get it right I should have a decent neck pocket when the top is glued up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 That is looking really nice so far - that top has a lovely grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Fingerboard is bound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Nice fretboard. Nice trousers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 22, 2017 Author Share Posted March 22, 2017 Hehe, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Great job so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Roughed out the headstock and volute. I added a bit of wood (an off-cut from headstock thicknessing) to make it bigger The clampening part 1. The back and middle layer of the body are married and the top is mostly ready for glue up Next up is glueing the FB, cleaning up the cavitys before glueing on the top... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 The electrics seem to fit Added veneers (of the table wood) to the headstock and drilled for the tuners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 I´ve since glued up the fretboard and top and cleaned up the outline a bit. Here´s where it sits as of now. Next up: neckpocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Neck pocket! For a template I used three pieces of wood double-stick taped flush with the neck pocket already in the top, then I used chisels and this cute little planer that I hadn't really found a use for until now to clean up the pocket and make it square. Had never done one before but it turned out as well as I could have hoped. The plan is to do a set neck. Ive got a small, tenths of a mm, gap at the top of the neck pocket between the neck and the wall of the pocket but as the table wood is so dark some wood glue and saw dust should make that pretty invisible... What do I need to know before glueing in the neck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Many excellent things in this build. Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Very nice job dude, looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOB Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhay Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 This is looking quite stunning. >What do I need to know before glueing in the neck? I guess that you have the neck angle correct and have fine-sanded any bit that are going to be really difficult to reach once the neck is on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Thanks for the replys! Those are good points, there is a neck angle, will do some tests shortly to see if its in the ballpark but as i will be making the bridge out of wood I can adjust the bridge height after the neck angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Spent a few hours carving today Front Back Neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stearstree1304 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 [quote name='stearstree1304' timestamp='1491288485' post='3271755'] Very impressive [/quote] Why, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Opened up the top and made sure everything will fit Started work on the bridge pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastav Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 The neck is in and the transition has been carved. Next time doing a set neck where the neck wood matches the body wood I'll be sure to add a accent veneer. Also the bridge has been slotted for the piezo and screws that will fix the bridge in place once intonation has been set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stearstree1304 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 That's a super clean neck/body transition. Really impressed with this build. I keep looking at the bits of wood in my garage - probably best if they just remain bits of wood in my garage!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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