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I forgot to mention, you might like to try pressing the UN GLUED halves to the body before actually glueing.
The principle is pretty simple. Just damp down the veneer and LIGHTLY press it.
The next...

Hey Mark, man you really know how to tackle a hard subject from the hardest end!
That is to say, veneering can be difficult on any project, let alone working over a curved surface.
Auscab is...

Yeah, thats what I thought when I seen it,,, Blackwood. But if it is as you said "a cheap guitar", I cant imagine they would have used Blackwood. And if it is a cheapo, it would most likely come from...

Great stuff, but unfortunately the cylinder has to have an infinate length and be spining equal to its entire sub atomic mass resonance, thus enfolding time back on its own mass.
Ultimately, that...

Hey all, im glad you like it :U Im pretty partial to it myself.
The green does look pretty cool. Sounds a real treat too.
I "should" do a bit of a vid and upload it to Youtube, but I wont make any...

Man I dont envy you doing all that pearl work, but WOW, its come up AMAZING!!!
Fantastic build, the buyer is going to love you. :2tsup:

Ok, so I was showing someone a few of my guitars that i'd made, and he was pretty keen on an SG i'd done in a green stain. He seemed like he was about to commit to the sale, but then we got talking a...

It should be on the can or data sheet you got with your laquer.
I generally wait for about 48 to 72 hours, but it depends on the kind of finish you use.
72 hours should be long enough.
By...

Finally, someone who's not afraid of a bit of pearl work,,, LUV IT!!!
And the rest of the build is looking FANFRIGGENTASTIC.
What sort of pickups are you using?

Looking great Kerry. Gotta luv the Mens Shed, especially if you live in a tiny box in the city.
What are you using for the fretboard?
Are you concidering any cavities in the body or going full...

Nice job man, very neat!
Not keen on the bridge, but the body and neck are a real winner :2tsup:
I'd be tempted to put a little pearl work on the body, but thats just me,,, lol.
You gonna put a...

Damn freaky looking guitar too. Not sure why they put a rubber hose on it though :rolleyes:
Come to think of it, it didnt have strings on it either,,,, lol.

Just thought this was worth the mention.
Wal, have you noticed you have the highest views (26,289)
and the highest replies (354) on the current visable forum threads?
I know this isnt a...

LOL,,, nooooo we bikker like old tarts on their grandkids ritalin, you just havent noticed yet. Plus we use a subversive code of reporach.
Its a mixture of subtle reminders of our horrible failures...

Man I cant remember how I done half the things I done when I had bugger all space and tools to get the jobs done, but I know I did get through with some good results.
If not, id have forgotten all...

Looking great mate, but if you bolted the neck on and then sprayed, its going to need a partial rub back and respray.
Problem there is, the laquer is going to crack with any movement, possibly even...

LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :~

A few will get that:aro-u:

LOVE the fretboard btw! Beautiful design!!!

Hey Driftit, there was once a site called Fretfind that had a program where you could give a total length, nut width, bridge width, 4 to 12 strings, blah, blah,, and it spat out the scale positions...

WOW your keen Steve,,, great stuff :2tsup:
I'd say do the electric first, then try a hollow body electric, then the acoustic.
That way you get the feel of a general build on a solid body electric,...

Hi Geoff, glad to see your having a go (the safe way) for the first one,,, Good stuff man!
Only one problem there, now your buggered! The moment you so much as touch that thing, your hooked and will...

Well thank God for that Wal.
Great music "usually" comes from educated minds and you've had a lot time for such an education :D
Seriously though, its nice to know your into a wide variety of...

Hey Wal, I never once took you for a shredder,,,, lol.
I can just see you now, folded back on both knees, pelting your curly locks back n forth while spitting blood as you rip strips off the...

Hey Gbsoz, good to see your having a go :2tsup:
First thing, you will find new and exciting troubles when you start resizing any design! Often, they are the way they are for a reason. Production...

Oh hell yes, Wal. Thats looking brilliant. And yeah, a sunburst will better suit the scratchplate, for sure. Deffo has to be darker.
One thing though, is the scratchplate sitting in the right spot...

Hey Wal, I didnt know you were a wizz with CAD too. If I had known that, i'd have mentioned Blender long ago :roll:
Not a worry though,,,, you have now downloaded it, right?
Have a look see at it...

Hi bdecelis, pretty nice design,,,, pointy, but nice :D
I was just thinking if your into designing and want to get a more realistic look over a design, you might like to try Blender.
Its a FREE...

[QUOTE=IWieldTheSpade;1266011] I used Qld Rock Maple for the neck and it worked a dream. QUOTE]

Owww yeah, rock maple would be great for a violin, i imagine :2tsup:
Ive made several really good...

Well, to be honest, the 60's & 70's was obviously a mile stone in music history for a whole lot of reasons. Without it we wouldnt have:
Pink Floyd. <<< REAL "experimental" TALENT
Allan Parsons...

LOL, no worries Wal, but the pup positions are actually cut out. Its actually part therein of the shape.
Tell ya what, ill send one and lets see if it fits. If it doesnt fit you'll have one for the...

Dude, are they the "coils" in the grippy clips your planning on using?
If so, the wire is waaaaaaay too thick, should be near abouts to 42AWG.
Plus you need around 6000 winds per coil,,,,...

Ok, now see, that sort of blatant "spilling of the beans" is going to cause lots of commotion.
Firstly, what pickup forum did i miss here?
Secondly, has Wal been keeping his luthiery friends and...

Hey Floody, good to see youre still out there.
So when do we get the PRS thread, or have I already gone past it mistakenly?

.......... And now back to the main feature / Wals thread :D

Who you kidding, Wal? That looks flipping beau-ti-ful.
You going for the brass or chrome cavity covers? Id say use the pollished aluminium ones if your using chrome hardware, but gold hardware...

Yeah, thanks Bob,
I was actually thinking of using it for arch tops, so if I split it, i'd only have about 12mm total (after dressing) to work with.
I generally like to have about 3 to 5mm covering...

True, that is part of the fun of doing this, i guess. You never know what the next customer is going to ask for,,,,, "SUPRISE",,,, you can do that, right? :2tsup:

Ok, no sound bytes?,,,, fair...

Owwww, I missed this post,,, till now.:2tsup:
Sorry to hear its pulling more than you hoped, but at least youve had a go at the side holes idea and learnt something from it.
I havent tried it yet,...

Yet another example of just how mental Frank Zappa was.
I am sooooooo greatful for the continuation of time and the ever expanding distance away from the 60's and 70's.
He may have been a genius...

Hey great stuff Fletch, it's good to see a body with a decent edge roll on it. Unlike the CNC stuff that barely gets a blade over the side. Your mate must have a huge beer belly, concidering the...

Well then, as Bad Boy Bubby said,,, "If thats all we got, we're f#*ked then".
I guess thats what makes this a form of alchemy in its own right.
And we do love a challenge, yes? :2tsup:

Owwww, Laa dee dah, Seb.
You'll be making a friggin piano next,,, and you know where that got Motzart?
Writing and playing opera for a living, thats where!
Dude, do us all the justice of painting...

OHHHH, look at that very distracting thing over there :oo:
Dont mind me, I just thought its all very "hair splitting" and wanted to distract you for a moment :D Yes, im a little bored atm :p

OK,...

Well, I havent done painted bodies in years cause I only do the natural grain and occassional stained job,,,, but!
My routine for doing a painted body is basically:

1. Fill the grain with a...

Sprayed with a compressor n car spray unit. The spray gun is a typical car spray gun, so its a little too big for doing a guitar, but I get by with it. It gets the job done, but theres always enough...

So how you going with your pickup making Wal?
You going with plastic bobbins or thinking about making some wooden ones?
Btw, how about a few update pics on your LP?

Yes, and I apollogise if ive over stepped the bounds of posting in your thread Wal.
Just thought you would like to hear how Neo pups sound,,, im sure you are cool with that :rolleyes:

And YES...

Thanks man, I used some industrial grade floor urethane. It goes on easy, cleans up easy, is easy to touch up if theres ever any dings and its as hard as turtle tits :D

I figgured its designed to...

Hey Wal, just thought you'd like to get a listen to those pickups I showed you a few pages back.
I finally set up a Youtube page and uploaded some improv vids :2tsup:
My playing is rubbish, but it...

Any chance of seeing the accidental "semi circle" route out?
How deep is it into the actual neck / beneath the fretboard is the damage?
If the fretboard could be lifted, you may be able to laminate...

Mate, i'd say try some good old Aussie Blackwood. It seems to have something great about it for everyone. It's solid and cuts / machines nicely, "typically" has a good tone, the grain is again...