Brodies IB-1 "V-Bay at Noon"

[gavinturner]

Beautiful kit brodie! That flame top is something else. Sounds like you're on top of your finishing plan, so awesomeness is sure to follow! Love the sound of your colour choices and will be following your build with keen interest!

cheers,
Gav

[west0288]

Thanks for your interest Gav.

Big day of sanding planned today, and I'll be ordering some Wudtone soon.

Keep your eyes peeled for updates.

[west0288]

Hey Pablo, only just noticed the awesome advice you offered! I got too hasty skipping to page two every time.

Thanks for that mate, will be very handy. Starting work on the fret board tomorrow.

[west0288]

UPDATE:

I have begun the arduous task of fixing up the inlay. I spent 2 days on it, and finished 4 frets - This could take a while, I thought to myself. Then I discovered that lots of little white flecks throughout the black that I initially thought was glue is in fact a grain filler of some kind, because it is spongy when you poke it with a pin. My fix will be to carefully stain it with a black dye, and it seems to be working very well. This has also helped cut my finishing time down markedly.

Photos will be up soon, once I get 'er done.

Might I say though, a 1200 grit fret board feels mighty fine indeed.

[west0288]

UPDATE:

For those of you who may (or may not) be curious as to my inspiration for this build, check out these photos.

This is my favourite beach back home and on a good day there is nothing more beautiful than the turquoise waters there. Therefore, Vivonne Bay at noon, on a sunny day is one of my favourite places in the world and thus my tribute idea was born.

[stan]

great inspiration, looks lovely

[Gavin1393]

Beautiful beaches!

[west0288]

UPDATE:

Whilst waiting for some nice weather to do some building outdoors for a change, I have begun work on some indoors jobs. Working through the fret board is slow going, but holy heck is it worth it! So far I have finished 5 frets, with 800, 1200, steel wool and some of this:



Attached below are some photos of fret-by-fret comparison of finished vs. unfinished. Now I don't know about you, but I reckon it is progressing pretty darn nicely.







Once I have finished up with the fret board I will be moving on the re-profiling the rear of the neck. As with my MB build I am aiming to flatten it from this into more of a 'D' profile.



More pictures and updates as they come for those who are interested enough to read through my ramblings. Peace.

[Nickosaurus]

Lookin' schmick mate.

[west0288]

Houston, we have a problem, and it's major.

Twelve (6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 & 21) frets have raised from the board enough to get a fingernail underneath them, predominantly treble side only (16 & 21 have middle raised). I haven't adjusted the truss rod or anything, and the neck does not appear to be warped. How do I fix this to ensure it doesn't happen again, and what might have caused this?

DB, Gav, or any other master luthiers, I'm looking at you for this one. Help me please. :?