Bridgehouse Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 The Danish Oil is drying super quick in this heat!! So I decided to do a wet and dry slurry sand. For the uninitiated, you use wet and dry paper with the oil rather than water. This is after some 600 and then 1200 grit paper.. you can really see the sheen developing now.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Bridgehouse said: I’m really liking the antique/old refinish look of it - sort of “stripped and refinished in the 60s” look.. ^^ This! Love it! The F hole just sets it off too. This will look really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Bridgehouse said: I’m really liking the antique/old refinish look of it - sort of “stripped and refinished in the 60s” look.. ^^ This! Love it! The F hole just sets it off too. This will look really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 5 hours ago, Bridgehouse said: I’m really liking the antique/old refinish look of it - sort of “stripped and refinished in the 60s” look.. ^^ This! Love it! The F hole just sets it off too. This will look really great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Just now, Pea Turgh said: ^^ This! Love it! The F hole just sets it off too. This will look really great. You haven’t seen my ability to ruin a project when it starts looking good though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Gave it a good few hours to dry out - and I’ve now done a wet and dry pass (1200 grit) with water. Body and neck are both silky smooth, and so I will leave it overnight and give it another pass over tomorrow. It’s looking pretty much how I wanted it to now: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share Posted July 14, 2018 Couple of last minute jobs for tonight - nothing major.. made up the bridge grounding wire and trial fitted the electrics harness.. And whilst I was at it, trialled the knobs.. Yeah, they don't look too bad... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 It’s had a good dry last night and so I cracked on with the final stage. Raided Mrs B’s furniture restoring drawer and stole some of her posh finishing wax. Two coats applied - sparing but not too mean. Work it in, let it dry (15 mins) - then buff with a clean lint free cloth. It’s taken on a lovely lustrous deep satin shine and it has made the grain pop a bit more. Really pleased. It’s onto the build up next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Very nice too! There's a special satisfaction in doing one-off things you can really call your own. A short-scale version would be a good addition to my small collection. What do you reckon the final cost will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, scrumpymike said: Very nice too! There's a special satisfaction in doing one-off things you can really call your own. A short-scale version would be a good addition to my small collection. What do you reckon the final cost will be? Just under £500 I would say. Give or take a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrumpymike Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 28 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: Just under £500 I would say. Give or take a bit. Thanks - that's quite a bargain for just exactly what you want. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Bridgehouse said: Just under £500 I would say. Give or take a bit. A nice result all round. That’ll be a great looking bass for not a huge amount of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 1 hour ago, scrumpymike said: Thanks - that's quite a bargain for just exactly what you want. 38 minutes ago, ezbass said: A nice result all round. That’ll be a great looking bass for not a huge amount of money. Agreed. I’ve done quite a few partscasters and they have all had an element of “not available in the mainstream” about them. For this one, I tried long and hard to find what I was after - and when it clearly didn’t exist, I decided to do my own. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might be wavering - it’s not hard and the results always feel like more than you’ve actually spent. I’d have happily paid £800+ for a MiM version of what I’m building - but in the main it’s made in the U.K.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 That's rather lovely, that is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 The trials and tribulations of a partscaster builder. Lol. After finishing work I decided to do a few small “minor jobs” Job one was to fit these: They are cheapo “licenced by” ones - but they look ok: What they don’t tell you is that the screws are made of licenced cheese... It wasn’t even like I was tightening them too much - just snapped clean off, leaving me with a bugger of a job to remove it and make good. Doh. Oh, and I had to find another matching screw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Well, much swearing and plier action later.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) They are lightweight. And they seem to be as good as the regular full price ones (screws excepting). Job two is probably the one I dislike the most - fitting strap buttons. The idea of drilling into a nicely finished body is not my favourite at all. However, I have a routine. Masking tape - mark up the position with a sharpie. Use a good drill bit and don’t go too deep. When screwing in, I apply some soap. In fact, I have a bar of dove in my drawer for such occasions. Rub the screw in the soap and don’t be sparing! It goes in so much easier - less chance of splitting the wood too. And here’s the result: They are Dunlop straplocks - I use them as for gigging I like the straplocks on my mono strap and they are dual purpose just in case. Edited July 16, 2018 by Bridgehouse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 I’m not doing any more today 😄 (famous last words) as it was bad enough getting that screw out! State of the nation tho: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocketflup Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Looking good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 A wax candle is good for lubricating screw threads too. It certainly helps with those fragile tuner screws 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Norris said: A wax candle is good for lubricating screw threads too. It certainly helps with those fragile tuner screws It's also more stable. Remember that the moisture content of seasoned hardwood is approximately 12%. Wax is not affected by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 I always end up burning myself when using a wax candle to lube my screws.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: I always end up burning myself when using a wax candle to lube my screws.. Hahahahaha! You could be worse. Your spell checker might have accidentally waxed your pubes and screwed your chance of nomination for the best display of short and curlies this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 This bass is looking absolutely amazing! Great job Bridgehouse I'll be interested to see what the final weight is, and even more interested to hear it being played (unplugged too - wondering how loud it will be) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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