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Awesome, thanks gentlemen. Hit up the Big Green Shed and got some much needed supplies, so a hefty build day tomorrow.
@Gav: Are you a wizard/genius? That is an awesome idea which I shall be using methinks. :)
UPDATE:
I emailed Andyport to rustle up some decals too. Things are slowly coming together.
good stuff Brodie, good thing you have 2 builds on the go !
Only in my own mind..... ;)Quote:
/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from west0288 on June 16, 2014, 15:23
@Gav: Are you a wizard/genius? That is an awesome idea which I shall be using methinks. :)
But thanks for allowing my delusional state to continue!
Gav has lots of experience and is always full of helpful advice
Yep. Gav is full of it alright!
Sorry man, couldn't help myself. ;)
UPDATE:
So, becoming frustrated with the fact I can't continue working on the body of this beast, I have turned my attentions to the other vital component - The neck.
Being the impatient lad I am, I have sanded the frets to 1200, steel wooled them, and applied a fantastic little thing that looks like this:
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...ax-600x600.jpg
Let me tell you, I am beyond pleased with the results. It feels smooth as silk, and looks incredible over the maple grain. Unfortunately, photos do not do it justice. But have some anyway. :P
http://i.imgur.com/cyb9Y5o.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/evY6kz3.jpg
I'm now moving my attentions towards reshaping the neck, which I might have a crack at today. I'm looking to take a little off the back, to flatten out the profile a bit. Stay tuned for updates as they happen! ;)
http://i.imgur.com/Mu94EP8.jpg
UPDATE:
Big build day today and I smashed out heaps.
Re-profiled my neck:
http://i.imgur.com/DZaVmoh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/kNJZ2sh.jpg
& Re-profiled the heel:
http://i.imgur.com/QsL0xuR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/i1aL00Z.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/sbnVfCV.jpg?1
I'm really happy with how it is looking and feeling now. A few minor tweak are still needed, but it is a whole lot better than before.
I have stumbled onto a problem however. The factory didn't make the headstock square:
http://i.imgur.com/OUUxB3O.jpg?1
Everything shaded in needs to be sanded off (very tedious). To further annoy, all three peg holes on the right of the centreline will need to be dowelled and re-drilled so that it is symmetrical.
After that though, I can move onto reshaping the headstock design, so keep your eyes peeled for that. :)
Carves look good mate.
Thanks Nick. Still a bit of tweaking, but I'm almost happy with it.
Then to find a drill... ;)
Major setback today... :(
Working on the neck, and my nut snapped off, taking a shard of my fret-board with it. Many words were spoken, not appropriate for here I'm afraid.
Upon closer inspection, found out the headstock is not aligned properly in the horizontal plane (not at 90 degrees to the fret-board). Factory tried to compensate, and carved a groove in the neck to seat the nut in, but it didn't make contact all the way along. Glued it in anyway with a dob at each end, and left a big gaping gap underneath it. Clearly not very strong.
Glued the board shard back on and hopefully that holds. Not sure how to proceed from here though guys. I'm not confident I can level the groove myself in order to reseat a nut with full contact.
I really need some help/advice please... :?