Thread: New Build - Les Paul Junior DC

^ what he said

I've glued the fretboard on now and fretted it - just a quick tidy up of the fretends but still needs some work. Now off to an indian resturant and to watch the fireworks

Originally Posted by fletch123

I've glued the fretboard on now and fretted it - just a quick tidy up of the fretends but still needs some work. Now off to an indian resturant and to watch the fireworks

I think you'll find that aint Cocobolo. At least, certainly looks nothing like any cocbolo ive ever seen. Rich oranges and blacks are a trademark, even when effected by UV (goes darker overall), Ive never seen it look like that.

Originally Posted by rhoads56

I think you'll find that aint Cocobolo. At least, certainly looks nothing like any cocbolo ive ever seen. Rich oranges and blacks are a trademark, even when effected by UV (goes darker overall), Ive never seen it look like that.

Hmm..strange. I ordered it from LMI as cocobolo and thts what they invoiced me for. If its not cocbolo , I'd like to know what it is. It does look nice though...

The neck got shaped today

tht would be the lightest palest cocobolo i eva did see....

i reckon it might have been an error ...i would send a photo to LMI and ask for clarification on whether it is an error and u might get some credit back ...

nice progress thus far though

Sometimes its a little more black, and sometimes there are some yellow sections, but this is pretty much a perfect example of all Cocobolo Ive ever seen. Quarter sawn usually has dead straight grain, flat sawn is "figured" like this...

Man thats some nice cocobolo!!!! I wanna get me some of that!!

Fletch,

Thats a really neat build. Great lines and definitely a guitar Im keen on building as well. Thanks for the inspired work.

Originally Posted by fletch123

Hmm..strange. I ordered it from LMI as cocobolo and thts what they invoiced me for. If its not cocbolo , I'd like to know what it is. It does look nice though...

Ok, I am a knob.. I just checked the invoice PROPERLY and its BOCOTE, not cocobolo...

A bit of an update - I had a problem with the neck angle... Everything lined up perfectly until I realised I had not taken into account the lip on the mounting studs....



This 3mm caused me all sorts of grief as I only realised after i had glued the neck in.
I'm just thankful I assembled the guitar before I started painting it and had a chance to fix the problem.

All of my neck angle measurements had been taken just laying the bridge across the body without taking into account the studs.. Oh well, I had to deal with it so I recessed the bridge and also the pickup cavity...

This is the guitar after grainfilling and painting.. (antique white ).. Still painting the headstock black and no clear on yet.

looks real nice fletch

the bocote looks nice against the white

maybe it will darken even more in time

Thanks. Yeah, I plan to oil the fretboard which will darken it up a bit. Need to check out if I can oil it though... Do you normally oil bocote ??

the bocote i have is as oily as cocobolo

and if it's anything like cocobolo, it should darken with exposure all by itself

however, i would presume any wood can be 'oiled' until i am shown otherwise