Eve: A Guitar 3 Years in the Making (kind of...)

[BlackMastodon]

Update to my update! Added the magnets to the body and the metal pieces to the plates using epoxy.

What I used one the plates were small iron (I assume) discs that I got from work from a machine that punches holes into the fenders of the Dodge and Chrysler (and VW) minivans. I just filled up a glove with them and took them home one day during lunch and they ended up working perfectly!

This is what they look like normally:

And because I couldn't resist, here is what it looks like with some mineral spirits after the plates were sanded up to 220 as well.

I tried to get a couple shots in while the sun was peaking out and before it started setting.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Update with picture dump!

About a week ago I put shellac on the mahogany as a sealer coat before the oil but that didn't turn out too well and was running over edges and caking over itself and it just turned out much worse than I wanted it too. SO, I spent about 3 hours sanding it all down and redying and green I had gone over again and then was finally able to start on doing the coats of tung oil. The good thing about the shellac disaster was that it sealed the hell out of the pores in the mahogany so I didn't have to worry about grain filling anymore. Guess there's the silver lining.

But I digress! Here is where she stands after 3 coats of tung oil:

It seems that the oil had a bit of a reaction with the filler I used in the knob recesses but it shouldn't be a big deal since they will be covered.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Probably going to do another 3 coats for the top of the body and headstock. I think I'm done with the sides and back of the body as well as the cover plates and the neck should be good too. Soon all I need to do is use some of the foam that came with the pickups to add some cushion for the Floyd and then fit it all up and attach the neck.

 

[scherzo1928]

Looks bloody awesome!

 

[RuffeDK]

Amazing build! Good job so far

 

[Omzig]

nice work,love the contrast between the bare wood and green finish on the top,cant wait to see it with the hardware inplace

 

[BlackMastodon]

A little tease for everyone.

 

[theo]

awesome!

 

[Danukenator]

I was totally hating on this build at the start but it really turned around. The whole deal looks absolutely awesome!

 

[BlackMastodon]

I was totally hating on this build at the start but it really turned around. The whole deal looks absolutely awesome!

I'm not gonna show you the back of the guitar then. Admitedly, the dyed neck and natural body look kind of goofy together but I came to terms with this a while ago. Just gotta wire her up and bring her to get a set up and all should be good.

 

[Survivalism]

Dude....... Dude.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE.
This is the nicest fucking build thread I've ever seen!
Classy, tasteful, elegant... If I had the abilities to hand
build a guitar like this, I'd sit at home 24/7 and rake in
fat cash

 

[iRaiseTheDead]

She's.... amazing :')

 

[jarnozz]

ok, that finish looks amazing! what fill-oil did you use there

 

[BlackMastodon]

Dude....... Dude.
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE.
This is the nicest fucking build thread I've ever seen!
Classy, tasteful, elegant... If I had the abilities to hand
build a guitar like this, I'd sit at home 24/7 and rake in
fat cash

Oh, you.
Thanks man, really appreciate the kind words! This is just my first build so there are some small aesthetic hiccups but I'm VERY satisfied with it so far. And for the record I only built the body, neck building will come soon enough for me.

She's.... amazing :')

Gracias senor.

ok, that finish looks amazing! what fill-oil did you use there

Thank you! It's just Minwax Tung Oil. Probably about a dozen coats on the top. In between this last update and the original one where I showed the first few coats of oil on it, I actually massively screwed up and had to completely sand off all the oil on the top and then redye the maple, running out of dye right as I was finishing up. It was really really discouraging but after a couple days an small fix ups to it I got back on that horse and am very happy with it. You live and you learn, which happens all too much on a first build.

 

[BlackMastodon]

Guitar has been sent to tech. NGD to come next week if all goes well.

 

[BlackMastodon]

It's here! http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/st...sly-its-almost-2013-cmon-son.html#post3292375

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who gave me words of encouragement, criticism, ideas, and any kind of help. This forum gave me the knowledge and kick in the ass the finish this and I don't think it could've turned out this well without everyone's help here.