colins
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Post by colins on Nov 19, 2020 14:41:19 GMT
Dave as 'The Padma' (remember him?) used to say on another forum, "Whatever gets the pig clean".
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davewhite
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Post by davewhite on Nov 20, 2020 17:04:07 GMT
The stacked heel was glued on to the neck using hot hide glue:  The neck is cut to fit the top fingerboard extension slot and the heel sanded to fit the body with the neck in correct alignment and angle in relation to the top. Then the positions for the threaded inserts are marked, the holes drilled and the inserts fitted:  Here’s the neck bolted to the body for the first time:  |
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Post by robmc on Nov 20, 2020 23:19:50 GMT
It's beginning to look suspiciously like a guitar Dave, the windtower headstock is inspired  |
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Post by leoroberts on Nov 20, 2020 23:24:49 GMT
It's beginning to look suspiciously like a guitar Dave, the windtower headstock is inspired and lethal...  |
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Post by davewhite on Nov 23, 2020 15:23:19 GMT
It's beginning to look suspiciously like a guitar Dave, the windtower headstock is inspired It's serendipitous Rob. The origin of the headstock is the flamenco guitsr "El Xiprer" that I made inspired by a visit to Barcelona with the crown shape at the top inspired by the Gaudi architecture. That was on a solid headstock with pegs and I used the same top shape when I developed my slothead shape for "An Feá Caol" - the Terz Road Trip guitar. Really nice that it resembles the wind towers. Next the Bog Oak fretboard is thicknessed, the fret positions marked out and the fret slots cut:  Then the sound-hole end of the fretboard is cut to match the soundhole (after allowing for binding) using my circle cutter jig:   The fretboard is going to be bound with Bog Oak with a black/white/ black side purfling and the soundhole end binding was bent on the hot-pipe and glued on:  When the glue is dry the binding is trimmed flush with the sides and then the side bindings are glued on using fish glue:  |
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Post by davewhite on Nov 24, 2020 17:39:07 GMT
The positions of the inlaid side/front markers are marked on the fretboard and routed with a 1.6mm bit using this jig:  The Oregon Myrtle markers are then glued in and the fretboard levelled. Here’s the result:  Then the fretboard is glued on to the neck using fish glue:  |
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Post by earthbalm on Nov 25, 2020 15:24:55 GMT
Looking fantastic davewhite. Can't wait to see it assembled. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2020 7:40:31 GMT
It does look good.
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Post by andyhowell on Nov 26, 2020 19:20:09 GMT
Dave’s guitars do sound good and are good. He has his own vibe and his own sound which is good for me - diversity is everything! |
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Post by davewhite on Nov 29, 2020 13:25:06 GMT
The guitar will have an Oregon Myrtle heel cap bound with Bog Oak with bwb purfling to match the side binding. The first step is to shape and glue on the Oregon Myrtle heel cap using wood off-cuts from the back that match the grain pattern:  Now it’s one of my favourite parts – neck carving - as colins says removing all of the wood that isn't the neck  :  The heel is then routed for the binding:  The Bog Oak binding with bwb purfling is bent on the hot pipe and glued on using fish glue:  |
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Post by davewhite on Nov 29, 2020 13:27:12 GMT
When the glue is dry the heelcap is scraped and sanded flush. As far as I am aware I’m the only maker that binds heel-caps like this and I did my first in one 2006. It allows the use of off-cuts of the back wood to continue into the heel-cap with the binding also flowing through. You can also use it to continue the wood used for the neck into the heel-cap when you have interesting neck woods like Spalted Beech or use a laminated neck:  Here’s how the back looks:  Looking more like a guitar:  |
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Post by robmc on Nov 29, 2020 22:54:58 GMT
Looks lovely Dave, very sinuous!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2020 8:23:01 GMT
Looks lovely Dave, very sinuous! The wavy grain on the sides is lovely aint it. |
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colins
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Post by colins on Nov 30, 2020 10:36:38 GMT
The guitar will have an Oregon Myrtle heel cap bound with Bog Oak with bwb purfling to match the side binding. The first step is to shape and glue on the Oregon Myrtle heel cap using wood off-cuts from the back that match the grain pattern: View AttachmentNow it’s one of my favourite parts – neck carving - as colins says removing all of the wood that isn't the neck : View AttachmentThe heel is then routed for the binding: View AttachmentThe Bog Oak binding with bwb purfling is bent on the hot pipe and glued on using fish glue: View AttachmentInspired use of the binding channel cutter Dave. |
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Post by davewhite on Dec 4, 2020 10:25:59 GMT
The fretboard is radiused to 16” checking for straightness with the straight edge and radius with the fret caul:  Then the gold EVO frets are pressed in:  Here’s the fretted neck on the body:  |
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