Thread: Al's Single Cutaway - Blackwood Beauty

It looks like a really good wave, king of like the one I'd on my board waiting for . That's some impressing inlay work Peter.

Thanks fellas,

Kind words as always.

Hey Stu. Been awhile. I hear you're as busy as a one legged man in a but kicking contest.

Peter

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Thanks fellas,

Kind words as always.

Hey Stu. Been awhile. I hear you're as busy as a one legged man in a but kicking contest.

Peter

That sums it up pretty much spot on, Pete.
It's ridiculous to be honest, but humbling at the same time.

Props on the wave inlay, Pete. I like your CAD drawings too. Wicked.

Originally Posted by peterbrown

I hear you're as busy as a one legged man in a but kicking contest.

LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

A few will get that

LOVE the fretboard btw! Beautiful design!!!

Hi,

More on the fretboard

routing the taper with my trusty laser cut template


gluing the "invisible" binding on


gluing the fretboard


The fretboard radiused and fine sanded


Stu gave me the heads up on this arbor press for fret pressing. The only thing I am dissapointed in is waiting so long to get it


timming the frets


filing the bevel on the fret ends. I am hoping that one day the name on the file will come true (except the USA part)


The fretting done. Just needs leveling and sanding, which I do once the neck is set and the neck shaping finished




Cheers

With the quality of your workmanship Peter, I don't see why you can't have a Brown guitar factory, I can supply the tonewood.
Cheers, Bob, P.s. I am looking forward to adding a couple of your builds to the customer gallery of my website.

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Hi,

More on the fretboard

routing the taper with my trusty laser cut template


gluing the "invisible" binding on


gluing the fretboard


The fretboard radiused and fine sanded


Stu gave me the heads up on this arbor press for fret pressing. The only thing I am dissapointed in is waiting so long to get it


timming the frets


filing the bevel on the fret ends. I am hoping that one day the name on the file will come true (except the USA part)


The fretting done. Just needs leveling and sanding, which I do once the neck is set and the neck shaping finished




Cheers

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Stu gave me the heads up on this arbor press for fret pressing. The only thing I am dissapointed in is waiting so long to get it

they are good aye, bought myself one a while back

Thank bob. Nice of you so say so.

And Andrew. Well I haven't seen your arbor press in action so to quote someone famous "if there is no picture then it didn't happen"

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Thank bob. Nice of you so say so.

And Andrew. Well I haven't seen your arbor press in action so to quote someone famous "if there is no picture then it didn't happen"

I agree

Hi,

More progress pics.

I have heat bent a back plate for the headstock with fiddleback blackwood which matches the front which turns up with the volute. Below is test fitting the tuners once the headstock has been routed



Below is routing the neck pocket angle of 2.7 degrees with my neck pocket jig. However you need to remember trigonometry to use it. Binding channel routed also. Sorry about the pic, it was taken on my phone


Cheers,

Peter

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Thank bob. Nice of you so say so.

And Andrew. Well I haven't seen your arbor press in action so to quote someone famous "if there is no picture then it didn't happen"

ahhhh the bitter taste of my own medicine lol

Thats the biggest neck ive ever seen andy!!

Cool inlay Peter. A bit off track but do any of you guys reckon those fret presses are any better than using a drill press to do the same job and if so what reasons make it better?

Jim

Someone please turn up the Tele!

Originally Posted by DarwinStrings

Cool inlay Peter. A bit off track but do any of you guys reckon those fret presses are any better than using a drill press to do the same job and if so what reasons make it better?

Jim

Someone please turn up the Tele!

I havent used one myself but I really hate using my drill press. Most times, I actually hammer them in over pressing. I have been meaning to get an arbor press but just havent got around to it. Im sure everyone will tell u theyre worth the money