I'm goin' to Home Depot!
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i did some neck shaping today... its still WAY thick, but at least its playable now...
most of it was done with the belt sander and a little filing on the edges...
most of it was done with the belt sander and a little filing on the edges...
Standing up all its own.
Also, here is a little video of my jamming without a fretboard. lol
Ok well it turns out that i will be out of town for thanksgiving from wednesday until sunday.
this is a massive wrench in the machinery of my plan.
so im going to various stores tomorrow and draining all of my bank accounts on tools so i can finish this by the 30th.
plan of attack for tomorrow (tuesday)
-get a new bandsaw blade (not really pertinent at this point but i wnat to get one)
-go to harbor freight and get this Japanese flush cutting saw for cutting my fret slots.
-buy a ryobi router table so i can mill down my fretboard material to a respectable size.
-a few screws and things to finish my bridge assembly.
I should have the fretboard fretted and glued to the neck before i leave on Wednesday.
i prolly wont finish building the bridge until sunday, at which point i will tung oil the whole guitar and take final pictures and video on Monday the 30th.
Im cutting it way close but hey! thats life...
joshuallen
Well-Known Member
I like this guitar a lot. And the air guitar playing was superb.
Hokay. i bought a the router table and jap blade today. I just finished assembling the table and i do have a pic...
Ill do a test with the the blade tonight and see if im any good at cutting fret slots.
Ill do a test with the the blade tonight and see if im any good at cutting fret slots.
Well i just got home from a 3 hour long trip. lets get working!
Here is the deal on my pickup. i tried to make a template and i failed miserably, so i did it by eye. But to give myself a chance, i didn't want to mess up on the tang part of the route, so i just got rid of it.
This is where im at as of now. i doubt anybody will comment by the time i come back, so expect this post to be merged.
Here is the deal on my pickup. i tried to make a template and i failed miserably, so i did it by eye. But to give myself a chance, i didn't want to mess up on the tang part of the route, so i just got rid of it.
This is where im at as of now. i doubt anybody will comment by the time i come back, so expect this post to be merged.
Thanks man! 
Ok right now im designing the bridge plate.
i just finished the wiring and pickup. i can't do anythng fretboard related until i get a caliper...
...which ill get tomorrow.
Ok right now im designing the bridge plate.
i just finished the wiring and pickup. i can't do anythng fretboard related until i get a caliper...
...which ill get tomorrow.
damigu
stay tuned
pretty cool idea for a clean looking pickup install!
^Thanks man.
im soooo tired. i think im done for the night... i worked on the bridge a bit and still need to work on that a bit tomorrow. the adventure continues after these messages...
im soooo tired. i think im done for the night... i worked on the bridge a bit and still need to work on that a bit tomorrow. the adventure continues after these messages...
ralphy1976
1 less ERGNESS
awsome build, and i particularly like the way you slotted the pickup, very neat and original, but a new option for non tremolo guitars??? shoudl patent it!!!
i wasn't expecting a bridge that big thought!!!!
i wasn't expecting a bridge that big thought!!!!
Thanks man!
Plan of attack...
im going to get the rest of the hardware for the bridge, and finish that. then im going to glue on the fretboard and while that dries, apply as much Tung oil to the body as possible and let those dry.
While that dries, im going to make the nut out of something, and file the saddle grooves into the saddle.
when the fretboard is to the point where it wont move, ill start slotting the fretboard.
then ill by some frets on monday and hammer them.
string it up, make a vid. then rest.
Neck covered in glue, truss rod covered in vaseline...
my bridge assembly is mostly done. just need to drill the string holes....
Plan of attack...
im going to get the rest of the hardware for the bridge, and finish that. then im going to glue on the fretboard and while that dries, apply as much Tung oil to the body as possible and let those dry.
While that dries, im going to make the nut out of something, and file the saddle grooves into the saddle.
when the fretboard is to the point where it wont move, ill start slotting the fretboard.
then ill by some frets on monday and hammer them.
string it up, make a vid. then rest.
Neck covered in glue, truss rod covered in vaseline...
my bridge assembly is mostly done. just need to drill the string holes....
All ii need to do now is rebuild the bridge saddle. it sets way too high and causes mad intonation issues. it sounds pretty good though.
Empryrean
angery gear acquirer
A wooden nut?
^Yep works great. i made a video a half hour ago but YOUTUBE IS FUCKING DOWN!!!!
talk about timing...
anyways, ill be upping some pics in a sec. Hold on...
This is it.
i believe the total in materials was above a hundred dollars. i didn't really keep track.
tools included this build cost around 500 bucks.
expect a video when youtube comes back.
talk about timing...
anyways, ill be upping some pics in a sec. Hold on...
This is it.
i believe the total in materials was above a hundred dollars. i didn't really keep track.
tools included this build cost around 500 bucks.
expect a video when youtube comes back.
Empryrean
angery gear acquirer
NO finish? I like it! so raw
highlordmugfug
themuthaphukkindeath
I love it. What pickup is that again, and what's the scale length?
It's really awesome looking.
(How the hell did you manage to make me want one of these? seriously though 
I want one.)
And I'm waiting for a vid.
It's really awesome looking.
(How the hell did you manage to make me want one of these?
seriously though I want one.)And I'm waiting for a vid.
^Im waiting on Youtube.. :sad:
the scale length is 26 inches. that gives me a perfect 13 inches at the 12th fret. But since i measured the fretboard when i was planning on 25.5", i lost two frets in the process. Oh well no biggie.
the pickups was ripped out of my old Washburn WG-587. that will be getting a new neck soon.
the scale length is 26 inches. that gives me a perfect 13 inches at the 12th fret. But since i measured the fretboard when i was planning on 25.5", i lost two frets in the process. Oh well no biggie.
the pickups was ripped out of my old Washburn WG-587. that will be getting a new neck soon.
highlordmugfug
themuthaphukkindeath
Yeah, stupid scheduled maintenance. What tuning are you using? Standard?
