body is looking schmick Barge, lets hope that flame maple arrives soon. are you going to resort to pitching the tent near the mailbox again ? You must be getting close to page 10 bro !
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body is looking schmick Barge, lets hope that flame maple arrives soon. are you going to resort to pitching the tent near the mailbox again ? You must be getting close to page 10 bro !
Page 10, yep here we are Wokks. I don't think I'll worry about the tent for those veneers, now that the kit's here I've got enough out of my system that I can relax a bit now.
Anyway my 6 new clamps arrived today and I've got a sneaky suspicion the veneers might turn up tomorrow, here's hoping.
Shot a couple of coats of clear on the headstock today, went with an enamel rather than nitro as I'd first planned, it looks good.
headstock looking good Barge. Not using nitro may get you 1 week less in the naughty room !
Lets hope the veneer rolls up Tuesday
Thanks Wokks.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Having never been a fan of Strats I love seeing someone hack the body up! Sweet looking too Barge
Haha cheers Rob. I love the sound you get out of a Strat, there's really nothing else quite like it, but the shape....meh, its a bit (dare I say it)....boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob L
super cool twist on the strat base. after seeing how good your last tele was, i cant wait to see how this turns out
Hey cheers Ben, she should be "unique" if nothing else.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenWA
Veneers turned up today as predicted, they weren't lying when they said they were thin. There's gonna be zero room for error with these things. Anyone out there got any tips for getting a nice clean butt down the center join?
nice one Barge, veneer looks great. How much width you got to play with ?
I'd probably clamp the veneer down to a nice flat surface with a straight edge and cut a straight edge with a sharp blade. You got to be super careful when you clamp the veneer down it doesn't crack it. Good luck ! Hopefully you got a few mm excess. Mark up the cut lines before and make sure you can bookmatch them.
EDIT: Before you do all this I'd cut the lengths you require. Less chance of the veneer cracking/snapping while you do all this. Press firmly down with a sharp blade. I do this on my mdf bench top so not worried about the cut marks
Haven't checked the width against the body yet Wokks, I'll go and have a measure up after lunch, hopefully there's a bit to play with.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
What's that about the book matching mate, I'm not quite with ya?