Something stirs in the FrankenLab

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Originally Posted by dozymuppet

Holy moly! What’s the burl, FW?

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Red river gum DM

That's some nice burl FW

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Originally Posted by JohnH

That's some nice burl FW

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Thanks JH, I’ve a couple of 10mm book matched slices left over for something else. Probably be an RGish something or other

What do anticipate the body weighing in at with the Red Gum cap?
Still pretty hefty even with the weight-relieved Mahogany, no?

Regardless, it'll be really pretty polished up!

What are you going to fill the cracks in the burl with?

And will you do that before you start shaping the top to help prevent pulling off chunks around the cracks?

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

What are you going to fill the cracks in the burl with?

And will you do that before you start shaping the top to help prevent pulling off chunks around the cracks?

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The intention is to use epoxy, though I’m not sure if I want to go with just a clear, or a black/dark coloured version.
many other tasks to address before I get there though.
I’ve thinned down an off cut of the burl for a headstock plate, so I’ve got to reduce the headstock thickness and then attach that. Given that it’s only a couple of mm think it will likely need epoxy treatment also.

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Originally Posted by McCreed

What do anticipate the body weighing in at with the Red Gum cap?
Still pretty hefty even with the weight-relieved Mahogany, no?

Regardless, it'll be really pretty polished up!

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I will likely weigh it rough to get an idea. Just have to find where Igor hid the scales….

Hey FrankenWashie, I was wondering if by any chance you might have some spare pieces of rosewood lying around that's about 2mm thick?, I need some for some restoration work I'm doing on my Cherry Red PRS SE Custom 24 guitar, I need to re-build the nut-shelf back to where it originally was so I can install a proper PRS nut on the guitar, I have since abandoned the whole idea of installing a Floyd on it and I want to restore it back to what it was when I first bought it, with a PRS style trem-system on it.

If you don't have any rosewood, any wood that looks similar to my PRS SE C24's fretboard will do, as long as it's about 2mm thick, here's a pic of my SE C24's fretboard for reference:

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Originally Posted by DrNomis_44

Hey FrankenWashie, I was wondering if by any chance you might have some spare pieces of rosewood lying around that's about 2mm thick?, I need some for some restoration work I'm doing on my Cherry Red PRS SE Custom 24 guitar, I need to re-build the nut-shelf back to where it originally was so I can install a proper PRS nut on the guitar, I have since abandoned the whole idea of installing a Floyd on it and I want to restore it back to what it was when I first bought it, with a PRS style trem-system on it.

If you don't have any rosewood, any wood that looks similar to my PRS SE C24's fretboard will do, as long as it's about 2mm thick, here's a pic of my SE C24's fretboard for reference:

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Hi Doc, I can have a hunt through my small scraps box (when I find it, a lot of stuff is still displaced from water ingress to the lab).
I’m pretty sure I’ve got something suitable

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

Hi Doc, I can have a hunt through my small scraps box (when I find it, a lot of stuff is still displaced from water ingress to the lab).
I’m pretty sure I’ve got something suitable

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Cheers mate, I'm not in a real hurry for it so it's not terribly urgent cause I've got plenty of other stuff to work on but if you can find something suitable that would be awesome.