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Post by davewhite on Jul 7, 2014 13:32:15 GMT
Shubbs, Visually that doesn't really do it for me. If it was all black that would be different. Looks like with the big pieces the "bog oaking" process only goes part way into the trunk leaving the inside looking like normal oak. Lots of interesting info here. |
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Post by alig on Jul 7, 2014 18:08:31 GMT
Yup. Interesting stuff, Dave. Thanks for that.
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Post by scripsit on Jul 8, 2014 2:45:45 GMT
Miss Silver, the spinster detective (a sort of Miss Marple figure) in a series of books by Patricia Wentworth, always wore a 'bog oak brooch'.
After all these years I finally have a notion of what this looked like.
Kym
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Post by davewhite on Jul 13, 2014 13:13:43 GMT
When the glue is dry the heel cap is scraped and sanded flush:  The fingerboard is radiused:  Then the frets are pressed in:  The Bog Oak bridge blank is sanded on the top to match the top’s curvature:  The bridge slots are then routed using this jig . . . :  . . . with this result. The treble string saddle slot is 3mm and the bass string saddle slot 6mm to allow for compensation of octave pair strings:  |
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Post by colins on Jul 13, 2014 15:08:44 GMT
. . . with this result. The treble string saddle slot is 3mm and the bass string saddle slot 6mm to allow for compensation of octave pair strings: Dave, elegant solution to a perennial 12 string problem!  Colin |
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Post by davewhite on Jul 15, 2014 14:40:46 GMT
Colin - we'll see  The back and sides are then pore filled using egg white – 240 grit sandpaper is dipped into the egg white and sanded on the back and sides to make a wood slurry that is pushed into the pores. The egg white acts as a binding agent and the pores are effectively filled by the same wood dust:  Then the pre-catalysed lacquer coats are sprayed on. Here’s a back view . . .:  . . . and here’s a front view:  |
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Post by earwighoney on Jul 15, 2014 23:45:00 GMT
I agree with ColinS, a nice solution to the bridge/saddle for a 12.
I love the look of the dark binding in contrast to the oak.
Almost finished. Getting very excited. Time to get the fingerpicks on and learn some Leadbelly...
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Post by Akquarius on Jul 16, 2014 17:57:36 GMT
Dave, here's general question about heel caps.
From an aesthetical point of view I would have thought that a heel cap should be level with the guitar's back. However, there are a lot of guitars where the heel cap is not level, but a bit "shorter". Is that only a question of aesthetics ? Or is there a technical reason for it ?
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Post by davewhite on Jul 17, 2014 12:14:18 GMT
Bernd,
Nothing technical - it's all aesthetics.
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Post by davewhite on Jul 23, 2014 9:25:25 GMT
The neck is also sprayed:  The label is signed and glued in. Setting up the instrument involves fitting the tuners and nut to the neck, bolting on the neck, fitting the tailpiece, fitting the strings and dialling in the desired action and playability by adjusting the neck relief with the truss rod, cutting the nut slots and setting the saddle heights. A K&K pickup is also fitted together with a strap pin on the upper bout:  Here’s the finished guitar:  A back view:  End on:  I decided to go with an octave pair on the third string in the end. The nut and saddle will probably need to be re-cut and replaced later but I want to experiment and let the instrument settle first. Unfortunately not much Leadbelly or Blind Willie McTell seem to be coming through the ether at the moment (maybe later), it seems to be more Pink Floyd  . So here’s a taster in C-C tuning: "An Tairneanach Mor" |
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Post by scorpiodog on Jul 23, 2014 10:08:32 GMT
Dark innit? Very nice sound, Dave. Complex and interesting. Looks great too.  |
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Post by ntredwell on Jul 23, 2014 10:58:43 GMT
Very nice Dave,
How have you found the Oak for the B&S? I have some nice local quartered oak that I was contemplating using for a build.
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Post by earwighoney on Jul 23, 2014 12:52:38 GMT
Beautiful work Dave.
The several years of wait on my behalf were worth it.
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Post by alig on Jul 23, 2014 13:00:49 GMT
Well, goodness me, Dave. That is a thing of some beauty. Sounds great too!
Are you pleased with it?
Alasdair.
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Post by ocarolan on Jul 23, 2014 13:20:21 GMT
Great result all round I'd say, Dave. Congrats. Love the sound - very plumptious! Looking forward to having a bash on this this one. Keith |
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. So here’s a taster in C-C tuning:
Jo whoever he is.
