My First Build - King V style custom

**macaroni** · 29th November 2007, 06:17 PM

Hi everybody, I just got the wood today for my first build.
2 pieces of african mahogany and 1 piece rock maple.

It arrive in pretty rough condition, gota get a planer bit for the router on the weekend and make it nice and smooth. I've sanded the edges for gluing nice and smooth, and cut the right wing out with a jigsaw.

I'll cut the left wing out tomorow and plane it down after i get the bit on saturday.

but for now, could someone please tell me how to upload pics directly to the forum without using imageshack and such?

thanks

**RGM** · 29th November 2007, 07:23 PM

Find the paperclip, there you will find your answer.

**macaroni** · 29th November 2007, 07:50 PM

ohk thanks rg

is that maple warped? or maybe they just cut it like that?

**macaroni** · 29th November 2007, 07:59 PM

here's more pics of the maple, although the second one doesnt show the degree of the curve too good

**addo** · 29th November 2007, 08:34 PM

That's just roughsawn, which is how they cut it wet, dry and stack it.

**macaroni** · 29th November 2007, 08:41 PM

so its still useable for a neck yeh?

**addo** · 29th November 2007, 08:57 PM

Sure! But it needs thickness planing. I like to take off equal amounts each side. That way, any internal tensions are more balanced. Right now, it's what - maybe 25-26mm? With a separate fingerboard of about 6mm you will probably be taking the maple down to around 20mm. That's assuming a bolted-on neck.

To machine it I can point you at two people; one I've mentioned to you a couple of times already.

If you're out west (say, past Blacktown) I could send you to a mate in Springwood. But you really will be best getting it machined up by someone who understands guitar making.

**Archer** · 29th November 2007, 10:26 PM

Nice to see you making a start! What timber are you using for the fretboard??
Good luck and keep us posted.
Cheers
Archer

**macaroni** · 29th November 2007, 10:32 PM

thanks addo, i'll try asking my school if i can use the thicknesser.

archer: yeh i've been planning this for a while, got really excited today when i got the wood

. i'm using bloodwood for the fretboard, preslotted 25.5' scale 24 frets.

probably wont be making too much progress over the next 7 days or so. I got 4 exams next week! but ye i'll update once i get something done.

cheers guys

**Hammered** · 30th November 2007, 01:13 AM

Nice design there maca. I'm about to start work on a KV style too, but at 3/4 that scale length (25.5 = 648mm, so 486mm scale length). Didn't take you long to get into it. You'll have it finished by christmas at that rate. Oz Tradie might have a contender for fastest builder.

**macaroni** · 30th November 2007, 08:07 AM

haha thanks hammered,
dont think i can finish by christmas but hopefully by the end of the school holidays, excluding painting time.

**macaroni** · 1st December 2007, 08:12 PM

a little update. needs final sanding and shaping before gluing together.

**old_picker** · 1st December 2007, 08:48 PM

how ru going to clamp it up??
never really liked v's but this one looks cool - kind of gith sci fi ish

**macaroni** · 1st December 2007, 10:33 PM

gona glue wedges to the sides first, then mount the clamps using the wedges.

**Hammered** · 2nd December 2007, 11:37 PM

It's looking good there maca! It's going to be a set neck (or bolt on) then? For some reason I thought you where also doing a neck thru.

Keep us posted on the progress mate!

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