Build #2! Extended scale 6 string

[Stealthdjentstic]

Niiiiice

 

[Necromagnon]

Very nice!
One thing I'd do, is to cut the inlay into part on fret slot. It allows some adjustment and the cut is hidden by fret after fretboard is done.

Anyway, the junction is very clear so not a problem!

 

[Levi79]

Very nice!
One thing I'd do, is to cut the inlay into part on fret slot. It allows some adjustment and the cut is hidden by fret after fretboard is done.

Anyway, the junction is very clear so not a problem!

Fuck. Why didn't I think of that!?

 

[Necromagnon]

Fuck. Why didn't I think of that!?

héhé.

That's why the forum is here.

 

[Levi79]

Update!

Inlay epoxied in

Fretboard, meet neck blank

Starting to look like a neck!

Had a little bump in the road flush routing the neck blank to the fretboard size. Thankfully this came off clean and I could find the chip.

Glued back on, can't even tell that it happened now.

Fretboard binding started.

Managed to route the binding channel so you can see a thin strip of maple beneath the binding. Turned out better than I expected.

Started radiusing

Dat inlay

Headstock

I made a little planning oopsie... Now sure how I'm going to route the binding channel from the fretboard to the corners on the headstock. I use a dremel 4000 with the stewmac router base/edge guide and the fretboard is higher than the headstock and the router base has nowhere to ride. If that makes any sense. Any ideas here? All I can think of is doing these parts with a chisel or free handing it with the dremel flex shaft attatchment. Both of which scare the hell out of me.... Haha.

 

[Necromagnon]

Glued back on, can't even tell that it happened now.

Because the pics is too blurred.

I made a little planning oopsie... Now sure how I'm going to route the binding channel from the fretboard to the corners on the headstock. I use a dremel 4000 with the stewmac router base/edge guide and the fretboard is higher than the headstock and the router base has nowhere to ride. If that makes any sense. Any ideas here? All I can think of is doing these parts with a chisel or free handing it with the dremel flex shaft attatchment. Both of which scare the hell out of me.... Haha.

Cisel. Dremel, free handing, will be sure catastrophic. I'm defender of "when it's risky, hand tools will make less damage".
For the next, you'd better route the binding channel of the headstock before gluing it, like Rusty does on is twins is buildings right now. But I know this situation, I'va made the same mistake on my bass...
I've done it with my 3mm cisel, and it works (almost) fine.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Good god that neck looks ridiculously clean so far! The fretboard looks awesome with the inlay now that it's been radiused and cleaned up, and that binding looks great! Definitely a good choice with leaving a bit of the maple showing.

 

[TankJon666]

Looking awesome so far dude! Very clean.

Sucks about your wenge tear out ...I had the same thing happen to me ...fucking scary shit! Glad its totally fixable though.

When I was doing mine I was like "la la la ..nicely routing away" ...*WEEEEEEEEEE RIPPING ROUTER WOOD CRUNCH NOISE* *arse prolapses*...."FFFFFFFUUUUUUU"

Looking forward to more updates

 

[Levi79]

Because the pics is too blurred.



Cisel. Dremel, free handing, will be sure catastrophic. I'm defender of "when it's risky, hand tools will make less damage".
For the next, you'd better route the binding channel of the headstock before gluing it, like Rusty does on is twins is buildings right now. But I know this situation, I'va made the same mistake on my bass...
I've done it with my 3mm cisel, and it works (almost) fine.

I know haha. My iPhone has been taking awful pictures lately and I'm not sure why. Like, worse than usual. It'll make the NGD pics look even sweeter with a nice camera

I definitely realize it should be done before now. Time to buy some smaller chisels I guess.

Good god that neck looks ridiculously clean so far! The fretboard looks awesome with the inlay now that it's been radiused and cleaned up, and that binding looks great! Definitely a good choice with leaving a bit of the maple showing.

Thanks dude! It means alot!

Looking awesome so far dude! Very clean.

Sucks about your wenge tear out ...I had the same thing happen to me ...fucking scary shit! Glad its totally fixable though.

When I was doing mine I was like "la la la ..nicely routing away" ...*WEEEEEEEEEE RIPPING ROUTER WOOD CRUNCH NOISE* *arse prolapses*...."FFFFFFFUUUUUUU"

Looking forward to more updates

I didn't even get mad haha. I saw that it came out cleanly and automatically thought to myself "this could have been alot worse". Which is weird for me. I'm usually that guy who just gets mad and cusses Not to say I didn't do that a little bit.

 

[RickSchneider]

I'm amazed at how this is coming along! I await more updates and cannot wait until the final product. I think once things settle with uni i might try to start a project of my own, however I have no skills at such a thing

Keep it up man!

 

[TankJon666]

Hah I didnt even spot how awesome the grain on the wenge is! Too busy admiring your handy work.

 

[Necromagnon]

I didn't even get mad haha. I saw that it came out cleanly and automatically thought to myself "this could have been alot worse". Which is weird for me. I'm usually that guy who just gets mad and cusses Not to say I didn't do that a little bit.

What self controlled man. I can count the things I broke just because one little thing goes wrond...

however I have no skills at such a thing

No one is born with such skills (I guess your mom would hate you if you born with cisels in hand ).

 

[Levi79]

I'm amazed at how this is coming along! I await more updates and cannot wait until the final product. I think once things settle with uni i might try to start a project of my own, however I have no skills at such a thing

Keep it up man!

Dude I've never done any woodwork or any work with tools at all before my first build. You just have to learn, and to really learn you have to really want to do it. The only way to get into building is to just jump in. Take the first step and buy Melvyn hiscocks book.

 

[Levi79]

Been a little busy in this awesome place in the past week. Little family holiday. Got back last night and worked on this for about 11 hours today.

Got the headstock binded. Bought the smallest chisel I could find and went to town. Learned the hard way to bind a headstock before attatching the fretboard. One small mistake turned into a couple hours of extra work.

Neck pocket routed, this thing is going to have crazy access. I mean all the way up to 27 effortlessly.

Insanely tight fit. It took me a couple minutes to get this in there and out of there haha.

Armrest chamfer and body binding channel routed. I think I might retire my stewmac edge guide for binding channels and get some real router bits with the sized bearings. Just feel the results could be alot cleaner that way.

Back chamfering

This picture is full of awesome.

That's it for today.

 

[acexxxoasis]

looks good cant wait to see her finished

 

[Necromagnon]

Dude, is it your bike? You did it yourself or ordered it? It looks very insance! One day I'll build mine... When I'll be grown up...



And I've already used all the words I could to talk about your guitar, si I won't say anything.

 

[Levi79]

It's dads bike. I wish it was mine haha.

 

[quoenusz]

great work! keep it up!

 

[littlemurph7976]

Looking sweet Levi, the binding on the headstock looks especially tidy, well done

 

[Levi79]

Had the nice camera out so I decided to take a few pics