New Custom 6'er in the Works! (Redwood/Limba whhaaaaaaa)

[MikeK]

Top notch skills at work on this build! Sick.

 

[Danukenator]

Wow, incredibly clean work!

 

[Watty]

 

[nicktao]

I really dig that headstock design. Would you mind if I used it?

 

[Watty]

I really dig that headstock design. Would you mind if I used it?

So long as you credit me with the design, I'm cool with it! I think Ola's licensing mentality is cool and while I won't make any money off people using my design, I like the intent of the option.

 

[Watty]

Getting there:

 

[teamSKDM]

wow, im so excited for this! take my natural bevel idea yet? (; haha jk.

Man this is the most anticipated current build for me. this is all sorts of perfect.

 

[Watty]

Thanks man!

And I thought your idea was interesting, but I just think it's not going to jive well with the color scheme I picked out as this piece of redwood is pretty "light" and even with a clear over top, it probably won't darken enough to make it fit well.

Edit: No pic updates until Friday as he takes Thursdays off.... :sad face:

 

[CD1221]

Bloody hell, that is some fine detail work on the binding. Very neat.

Excellent build, sir.

 

[Pikka Bird]

Well fuck...! That's going to be a very, very spectacular piece indeed.

What's with this ingenious way of bending the headstock binding? Link, plz!?

 

[Watty]

What's with this ingenious way of bending the headstock binding? Link, plz!?

Essentially, I believe he made the headstock overlay and then traced it onto a piece of scrap redwood (from the top) with a slightly larger profile to account for the binding thickness. After cutting it out, he ended up with a single piece instead of strips that have to be individually bent and glued.

 

[teamSKDM]

What's the body finish? My vote is for a durable satin, but what did you have in mind?

 

[bob123]

Well fuck...! That's going to be a very, very spectacular piece indeed.

What's with this ingenious way of bending the headstock binding? Link, plz!?

 

[Eclipse]

That headstock is like.. BAM!

 

[CD1221]

Genius. So simple, so obvious.

 

[bob123]

Genius. So simple, so obvious.

yet so many of us failed to see it xD

 

[Watty]

What's the body finish? My vote is for a durable satin, but what did you have in mind?

Well, we'll see. He currently farms out the finish work to a specific autobody guy due to his lack of proper facilities. That burst on the sevenstring that was just finished? Yeah, that was sprayed, not rubbed. His guy seems to do some sick work to say the least. I do like the idea of a minimal finish, but given that my apartment doesn't have AC, I'm finding it annoying to play my BW with just the oil finish as I constantly have to stop and wipe it down. Might go with something a bit more substantial to combat this, though it'll probably be satin...

That headstock is like.. BAM!

Yes, bam. Glad you dig it!

Genius. So simple, so obvious.

The best ideas usually are!

And I figure he'll probably cut the neck pocket and pickup cavities starting tomorrow and MAYBE even get into the carving!

 

[Watty]

Levitation.

 

[Watty]

 

[Watty]

I'll just leave these here:

Carving starts tomorrow!