KnightBrolaire's headless 8 string build

[Dumple Stilzkin]

Looks really neat so far! Digging on the color fade.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

I bought some Angelus leather dyes. Here's the first test. looks so good in person.

here's an updated fretfind link: http://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/#len=25&lenF=673.1&lenL=723.9&pDist=.33258&ipDist=0.5&nutWidth=50&bridgeWidth=70&oE=5&oN=0.09375&oB=0.09375&oL=0.09375&oF=0.09375&oNL=0.09375&oNF=0.09375&oBL=0.09375&oBF=0.09375&root=12&scl=%0A!+12tet.scl%0A!%0A12+tone+equal+temperament%0A12%0A!%0A100.0%0A200.%0A300.%0A400.%0A500.%0A600.%0A700.%0A800.%0A900.%0A1000.%0A1100.%0A2%2F1%0A&numFrets=24&numStrings=8&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&t%5B%5D=0&il%5B%5D=25&il%5B%5D=25.5&il%5B%5D=26&il%5B%5D=26.5&il%5B%5D=27&il%5B%5D=27.5&il%5B%5D=28&il%5B%5D=28.5&u=mm&sl=multiple&scale=et&o=equal

 

[KnightBrolaire]

Spent some time working on the guitar over the last couple of days. I decided to make the neck a 5 ply with walnut as the outer layer and maple as the inner layer.

gluing the maple.

gluing the walnut on. ignore my hobbit feet.

the top is roughly shaped, just need to glue it to the wings and put on the fretboard.

cutting the fretboard was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Got the inlays and frets glued in.

 

[Iamatlas]

Spent some time working on the guitar over the last couple of days. I decided to make the neck a 5 ply with walnut as the outer layer and maple as the inner layer.

gluing the maple.

gluing the walnut on. ignore my hobbit feet.

the top is roughly shaped, just need to glue it to the wings and put on the fretboard.

cutting the fretboard was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Got the inlays and frets glued in.

Next time, glue (water based, non permanent) the actual fretfind template to ya board dude. It gets sanded off when ya re-radius/tidy up it after cutting the fret slots anyhow.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

yeah taping it to the board was a huge pain. I mostly used the template to score the wood deep enough that my cuts with the fret saw lined right up. If I build another guitar I'll try gluing the template.

 

[KnightroExpress]

Try this: layer of painter's tape on your board, spray adhesive (Super77 is my go-to), stick your template on. When you're done, just peel the tape. No residue, no problems.

 

[Iamatlas]

Try this: layer of painter's tape on your board, spray adhesive (Super77 is my go-to), stick your template on. When you're done, just peel the tape. No residue, no problems.

This.......
This is why you're a luthier and Im just an enthusiast! Hahaha.

 

[KnightroExpress]

You're too kind! I just like helping

 

[BlackMastodon]

This.......
This is why you're a luthier and Im just an enthusiast! Hahaha.

It's one of those things where you never think of it until you see someone else do it and then you facepalm because it's such a simple and smart idea, at least that's what my reaction was when I saw Knightro do that. Impart us with more of your infinite wisdom Knightro!

 

[Taylor]

It's one of those things where you never think of it until you see someone else do it and then you facepalm because it's such a simple and smart idea, at least that's what my reaction was when I saw Knightro do that. Impart us with more of your infinite wisdom Knightro!

On topic: Build's looking good! However, bare feet in the workshop?

 

[KnightBrolaire]

On topic: Build's looking good! However, bare feet in the workshop?

yeah I put on some shoes later on, that was at like 8 am when I wanted to see if the glue was nice and dry. I never hang around sharp stuff with bare feet. I would like to keep my toes.

 

[KnightroExpress]

I actually grabbed that trick from another guy... HammerHed is his name on here, I think. I take no credit for that one, but I do like passing it around

 

[MoonJelly]

That guy posts the sexiest builds. His taste in wood combinations is

 

[KnightroExpress]

Yeah, he's pretty badass.

 

[BlackMastodon]

That's why I love this forum. Some damned good builders on here that share lots of great ideas.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

the neck and fretboard

finally starting to glue the body/top

 

[KnightBrolaire]

neck is glued to the body, now I'm working on cleaning up the body shape and all the contours/routing out the cavities.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

thinking about using either flamed maple or lacewood for the control cavity. Thoughts?

 

[KnightBrolaire]

practicing engraving for the backplate

So I'm not liking the way the fretboard turned out. The frets aren't seating properly, the wire is getting all dented, the inlays aren't exactly the way I want them. I might scrap this fretboard and get some rosewood or something to use as a fretboard. I need more practice before I feel comfortable using maple again.

 

[KnightBrolaire]

been busy with school but here's a little bit of progress, including a gaping hole in the top

need more clamps for gluing the fretboard down

In-progress shot of applying the polycrylic.