Fret board has arrived.
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Fret board has arrived.
Looks nice. I see you've already gone ahead and cut the nut slots. ;)
Arrived with 12” radius and fret slots cut. I feel like such a cheat 🤫
Australian Guitar Timbers are helping me out. I’ve always liked the look of their stuff. Lesson learned, contact the provider directly, don’t rely on the website. Apparently they are having trouble keeping up with demand.
Back and sides will be Queensland Maple.
Neck will be Silver Quandong.
Thanks for the timber supply suggestions folks 🙏
My Maton has Queensland Maple back and sides. More like mahogany than maple!
I’m not going to pretend to be a timber expert, but I agree with what Simon said. Back, neck and sides have arrived. Next week the kids will be back at school 😉
Are you still on leave?
Also, what colour are you going to paint that QLD maple??? :p
Paint…PAINT? I’ve just started my 3 month long service leave but the first two weeks married up with the school holidays. Still, I managed to remove and redo the bathroom tile grout during that time which was be the biggest job I’ve lined up for myself over the holiday, apart from guitar building.
3 months leave - great stuff. And you have already finished the biggest job. Sounds like lots of guitar work from here on!!
+ the timber looks lovely.
As the Stones sang; ‘ I see some Queensland maple and I want to paint it black’.
Yeah, stoked about getting that job out of the way so early.
The timber does look good, one of the sides does get very thin at one end, but if I make that the shorter side I think I could get away with it.
Paper Templates glued onto plywood or MDF.
Finally some action after starting this thread about one year ago.
I won’t be rising to any painting taunts.
Ok, I just measured the sides and there is no short side. I assumed the cut away added extra length to the side. That’s pretty funny.
I’d have thought it would have as well, though if the upper side piece runs around past the neck pocket to the start of the cutaway, then that would roughly make up for the extra length in the cutaway. If the sides met right on the centreline at each end, then the bottom would definitely be longer than the top.
Measure twice... ;)
Yes, hopefully I was using the same end of string, haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by blinddrew
There’s your problem! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkMark
So, what have I been up to? Not building guitars.
Long service leave was over before I knew it. I’d been studying part time and needed leave to finish the certificate. Now that’s out of the way I can move ahead with this.
What have I done this week? Built a shooting board and learnt to sharpen and set up my late grandfather’s planes.
…and it’s good to be back in the game.
Welcome back DarkMark. Yes, 3 months LSL seems a long time until it is happening!
Hi Trevor. Plane is my new favourite tool. Note the poor man’s Moxon vice.
If it works, why not! I do not have a work area big enough to have all the bit and pieces I really want, so have to make do quite a lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by DarkMark
Fingers crossed. Hopefully tomorrow I will have a top for carving 😁
This morning the back is glued together.
Glad to see this one in progress again. :)
Thanks Drew.
Local Men’s Shed mustn’t of been interested in my application and letting me use their sweet equipment, so I brought a jigsaw instead ($42:98).
14 templates rough cut.
What? How could the Men's Shed not want you? Their loss!
Likely they're justifiably afraid he'll show them all up. A Man of great craft and finesse is our DarkMark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trevor Davies