Thread: New Build - start from scratch

Not much to report this w/end.
Re-drew the f hole.
I've had to finish some breadboards (xmas presents for mates), done x5, another 5 to go.
Anyway, got my new credit card, so I've finally been able to order my timber from ALS.
Looking forward to seeing it next week (likely)
BBM

finally finished the bread boards.
I have cut out my tele outline for the template.
Timber should arrive this week from ALS
Will post pix of timber when I get it
BBM

Got your timber yet, BBM ?
Post a few pics when you do.

yep
timber arrived this arvo.
Will post some pix of it "out of the box"
Hopefully, will hasve some time this w/end,
wife's birthday on Sunday
BBM

Finally, got some pix together.
Can anyone suggest the best way to upload pix. This drives me nuts , resizing, then re-resizing etc till
BBM
I've got more pix to post
HELP

BTW in the photos
1. Test cut for headstock angle on my bandsaw
2. Qld Walnut top, with tele outline
3. All this to take place in my half a single car garage

Originally Posted by bassbuilderman

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Can anyone suggest the best way to upload pix. This drives me nuts , resizing, then re-resizing etc till

I'm not sure how you are re-sizing BBM. I use Adobe Photoshop and it only takes about a minute to do 6 pics.

Jim

Thanks Toejam,
I really only get time on PC at work. Hence I have to use Windows Photo editor. With this set of photos, I firstly resized them to under 100K, only then to be told that they also
had to be less than 800 x 600, so I'll do them again tomorrow and hopefulle have better luck. Really, I'd also like to be able to show them as many other posters do.
ie like Oz-Tradie's pic somewhere above
BBM

make a photobucket account man

also you can use paint to resize pics,
open the pic in paint,
click image,
click stretch/skew, (resize/skew for vista)
then just put in the size you want.

i have a top loader vintage style bridge im trying to get rid of if your interested

OK,
finished resizing in MS Photoeditor, but uploaded all pix to photobucket in my username, and will have a play there as well.
Some more pix for now
1. open box
2. back
3. top
4. end of workday progress
5. box delivered
6. neckthru blank

what timber is that for the neck blank? looks like cherry, maybe figured mahogany.

looks good so far either way. get some work done!!!!

neck thru blank is figured qld maple,
top and back are qld walnut
core/wings are qld maple (pix to come)
BBM
looks like the neck might come up alright when finished

oh right, for some reason i thought the order was coming from LMII so i expected imported timber species. that QLD maple is very orange, looks nice.

timber from als

Here's a shot, measuring for headstock angle at 12 degrees



I think I've worked out the pix. Don't drink and operate a protractor
BBM