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Post by cknowles on Jan 30, 2009 7:23:48 GMT -6
Ok, Dane, I'm about as green as some of those machines!!! My workshop/garage is full of my '64 Riviera, table saw, lawn tractor, generator, 6 bicycles, roof top carrier, snow blower, fridge, router table, drill press, scroll saw and hockey net, plus a few tons of junk. I have to empty the garage in order to do any work inside!! LOL However, in our current weather cycle my shop furnace cannot keep up so I have to wait until it's warmer... Keep posting so that others like me can build vicariously through you!  Chris |
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Post by dnic on Jan 30, 2009 10:12:36 GMT -6
Chris when I built this house I'm living in (about 6 yrs ago) I built the shop first and we lived in it while I built the house. It's the first shop I've had that's on site that wasn't just my garage. I spent many years and many very cold winters with no heat whatsoever building cabinets in my 350 sq. ft. garage. Yes lacquer will flash off in freezing weather. Then I was renting a shop building for about two years but it was strictly business no time time for messing with toys. The best thing is the heater. My real work and the honey do list is much reduced this time of year so it gives me some hobby time but without the heat you wouldn't catch me out there just for fun. later, dane  |
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Post by dnic on Feb 1, 2009 1:16:50 GMT -6
OK, as promised, the stuff I can't make. Alright first off I didn't take pictures of fret wire and plastic but I think I included everything else.   Pearl dots...spoke nut   Strings ferrules for thru body mounting... TOM bridge by Gotoh   Planet waves locking self trim tuners... Strat type jack plate   5 way switch PRS style... bone nut blanks  GFS VEH pups Also I did not trouble you with pics of 500K pots or copper shielding tape. I have thought about building my own pick ups but not until I have a lot better understanding of what's going on in there. And the bone nut blanks can be had in huge quantity from the butcher but I haven't tried that yet either. dane |
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Post by dnic on Feb 2, 2009 0:15:19 GMT -6
Well time to hook things up.   The neck to body glue up.   The final shaping/ contour of the neck heel. Blended into the body like a neck thru.  final contour at the peg head.  This little sander really worked well in contouring and even the final sanding around the body edge.  Grain filled with Mac Faddens Mahogany color. I tested it in scrap and when sanded the Teak color comes back and only the pits are filled. I also tested the Maple to be sure it would sand clean, and it did so I didn't mask before grain filling. dane |
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Post by dnic on Feb 3, 2009 1:41:17 GMT -6
On to the plastic. But first a tad more wood.  Shop made jig for routing humbucker holes into the PG template.  Finished PG template laying on the PG plastic. The plastic is 0.120" I had thinner but sense the pups are hanging on this I thought the thicker was better.  The finished product.  Loaded  The Mega switch by Schaller is the p-model. Wires up like a PRS. A real nice option for any two pup guitar. Providing they are four wire pups.  Completed PG. wired and waiting. dane |
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Post by hoz on Feb 3, 2009 22:44:48 GMT -6
Been without internet here in Kentucky for few days. Looks like I missed alot! I'm really impressed by this thread. Thanks Dane.
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Post by dnic on Feb 3, 2009 23:55:58 GMT -6
Thank you guys for chiming in when you can. I like the positive comments but it would be OK if you had some constructive criticism you wanted to share. Maybe a different way you approach some aspect of building or even "you're not really going to use that ugly black PG with that Maple top are you?" I'm not soliciting abuse but I'd like to hear your ideas. Hoz, I thought you might be out of power there in Kentucky. So I did a 320 wet sand with oil last night and a 400 wet sand tonight. Now it's hanging. One more coat of oil I think and then bees wax and orange oil. And I won't know how many coats of that until I get there. I also glued up a body blank and a neck blank tonight. The body is Poplar. I've been very happy with the tone of the guitars I've made with Poplar. The neck is Narra sandwiched in between African Mahogany. I doubt if I will chronicle this build so faithfully. Peace out, dane |
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Post by cknowles on Feb 4, 2009 7:23:26 GMT -6
Ha Ha, I reserve all judgment until the final product is presented.
I'm thinking about the pickguard shape myself, but once everything is done I'm sure I'll have a different opinion. ;D
Chris
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Feb 4, 2009 12:25:04 GMT -6
Dane -- Again, great thread. I think I will recommend it as a "sticky" because I want it to stick around. I, too, love poplar. If you read our "Mythbusters" post on the Opinion Page, you'll see that most "pickers" will pick a poplar Tele in a blind "tone" taste test. Here is the URL: www.guitarattack.com/mythbusters.htmCan't wait to see your poplar guitar, too. John |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Feb 4, 2009 12:46:43 GMT -6
Been without internet here in Kentucky for few days. Hoz -- My brother lives near Lexington and said the weather was pretty bad. It is my understanding that you are getting even more snow now. Take care of yourself, and your guitars! Good luck, John |
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Post by dnic on Feb 7, 2009 0:26:14 GMT -6
John, I would consider it a great honor to be "stuck". dane |
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Post by dnic on Feb 7, 2009 1:07:33 GMT -6
Ok, some shots of the guitar with three coats of oil and one coat of Bees wax and orange oil.  So far I'm very impressed with this product.       Several pics of the top. The Maple quilting shows up really nice as you look down from the playing position. The Teak has such diverse grain patterns and color and the two woods work very well together color wise. Of course I haven't played it yet but the neck with the oil wax finish is like silk. I won't know until I play under fire what it's like. Weather or not it will get sticky feeling with palm sweat. I may never lacquer another neck. The oil I used is a plant based non toxic penetrating oil made for decks and out door furniture. I had the very bottom of a fiver given to me for another project and I think it had thickened considerably. I thinned it but it was still very gooey. d |
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Post by dnic on Feb 9, 2009 0:45:20 GMT -6
No pics this time. Just working on setting the bridge posts, rough shaping the bone nut, getting the white pearl for the head stock logo laser cut and fitting and mounting the pick guard. dane |
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Post by dnic on Feb 12, 2009 13:25:39 GMT -6
Ok, I can't find my camera so it must be in the shop. There's about a foot of snow to shovel and technically speaking I'm recovering from a lymph node biopsy but I'm going to the shop today. The good news is I don't have cancer but I still don't know whats up. Once in the shop I will be setting the guitar up in the neck jig and doing a level and crown and polish. Finish sizing and buffing the nut then a set up and then rock and roll. I played this thing with the rough nut and the frets just pressed in and trimmed and the intonation has not even been roughly set. I am already loving the tone and playability. I'm I little worried I might screw it up with a fret level.Ha. I will keep you posted. dane |
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Post by irishrover on Feb 12, 2009 13:28:34 GMT -6
dane,i use that same orange oil and beeswax product on my guitars. necks and fretboards. picked up a bottle at home depot for about 6 bucks
looks great!!!!!!!!!!
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