Thread: Makore Set Neck

Originally Posted by floody_85

Let me know wat ya come up wit man.. Its something I really need to get right

i posted a thread numb nuts

finished up the fretboard today,

planed the sides of the binding down to where i want them





planed, just needs a few swipes over the sandpaper on my marble table top and its done



that be all

hmm i want to try an inlay

update time........

i made a new friend today lol

oh yea. back on topic....

getting ready to taper the neck and glue the fingerboard on...
you may have now noticed i always use two small pins to locate its position and stop it from sliding while clamping







walk over to my bandsaw and trim it up

and put 3 small globs of silicone in the rout just as security that it doesnt move or rattle, (but this trussrod wont rattle... great design)
and fit the trussrod in its slot






pretty damn nice bandsaw cuts!




getting my clamps ready and looking for my new bottle of glue, i finally finished the old one



continued.............

glue time













i masked of the edges of the fingerboard this time to see if it would help with cleanup..





left to dry...

come back today.... and clean up the sides of the neck

oh no.. finerprints.. lol better wipe it down so you can see what an awesome idea the matching binding was















you can se the join if you catch it with the light... shold be fairly invisable after sanding though...




thats all for now....

tomorrow i will probaly rout the neck pocket and get started on the body

who knows... lol

Looking good brah!! I like the matching binding. Looks heaps clean.
Any sort of carve going on the body??

Im starting my carve today..Is there anywhere that sells scrapers?? I need one of those french curve ones.. I know carba do but its like over an hr drive for me and heaps of traffic...

Nice work Andrew, the matching binding on the neck looks very cool

So are you gonna do some inlays on the fretboard ? Some black stars on there would look sweet I reckon..

Originally Posted by floody_85

Looking good brah!!

cheers big ears

I like the matching binding. Looks heaps clean.

its not bad aye

Any sort of carve going on the body??

yes i think so

Im starting my carve today..Is there anywhere that sells scrapers?? I need one of those french curve ones.. I know carba do but its like over an hr drive for me and heaps of traffic...

yep, carbatec

right up the back directly opposite the desk,
you will see it, it is shrink wrapped on a green bit of cardboard
(unless they have moved everything since i was there last)

Originally Posted by fletch123

Nice work Andrew, the matching binding on the neck looks very cool

thanks man

So are you gonna do some inlays on the fretboard ? Some black stars on there would look sweet I reckon..

hmm you know what.. i was very tempted to do some inlays,
but..... i broke my damn saw
i was tightening the handle up and.. ping off flys one of the tabs to stop the blade rotating when tightening it..

ill try and get one on the weekend

i was thinking makore inlays to continue the matching theme

hmm what to do

Hey Andrew,

I like the 1 piece look from the side on profile. How wide is the binding?

Cheers,

Peter

Is your middle name "Prolific"?

Don't ever start taking your ADHD medication or this forum will be empty.

Looking good!!

Originally Posted by peterbrown

Hey Andrew,

I like the 1 piece look from the side on profile. How wide is the binding?

Cheers,

Peter

cheers

hmm good question, it should be just under 4mm given final sanding,
i wasnt really aiming for a specific thickness.... i just did it by eye knowing that the B and e strings will follow the binding/fingerboard join like my other 7

but i will confirm that thickness when i take the neck out of clamps in a few hours

Originally Posted by dadovfor

Is your middle name "Prolific"?

Don't ever start taking your ADHD medication or this forum will be empty.

Looking good!!

LOLOLOL!!!!!!!

YOU ARE the one who whinges abou lack of pic and no captions to go with the pics... lol

i had to post heaps of pics anyway... cause that matching binding looks soooooooo awesome

pretty much 3.8mm peter

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

LOLOLOL!!!!!!!

YOU ARE the one who whinges abou lack of pic and no captions to go with the pics... lol

i had to post heaps of pics anyway... cause that matching binding looks soooooooo awesome

I'm not complaining!

Originally Posted by dadovfor

I'm not complaining!

hmm for now...


PICS

hmmm mdf back?

might give it more sustain...... bahahaha

naa i really like this body shape so i got out the triton router and the top mounted bearing bit and made a copy







getting ready to rout the neck pocket





i think that is all untill next week

been working on my headstock logo thingos....
simple is what im after...

i think it will be something along the lines of this, depending on what the printing dude says...

hmm


i feel sorry for the young bloke who spent a fair amont of time putting up wth my crap while we worke on the design.. lol