Woltz's 3rd Scratch Build

It’s not so scary if the dog can rout straight, and doesn’t try to take too big a bite with each pass.
if the pup isn’t confident then it might be best to do it yourself Woltz.

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

It’s not so scary if the dog can rout straight, and doesn’t try to take too big a bite with each pass.
if the pup isn’t confident then it might be best to do it yourself Woltz.

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I had to go back to the previous page for this. And then I started laughing and couldn't stop :)

So I looked closely at the piece of Greenstone Mallee today and it's too twisted to use unfortunately.* I'll have to source another blank for a fretboard.* I also noticed that the neck blank has shifted a bit since it was thicknessed.* Even though it isn't dead flat I'll still progress forward with it because it's only a very small amount of bow and*I'll check for any sign of twisting tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Sonic Mountain

Oh.. this is the scary part.

Well one of them. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

I can't look!

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I haven't done it yet. I've just been debating between two methods for the access hole.

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

It’s not so scary if the dog can rout straight, and doesn’t try to take too big a bite with each pass.
if the pup isn’t confident then it might be best to do it yourself Woltz.

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Originally Posted by jugglindan

I had to go back to the previous page for this. And then I started laughing and couldn't stop :)

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Haha he doesn't come anywhere near the shed when the routing is happening because I have the ryobi shop vac going for dust collection and he's scared of vacuum cleaners for some unknown reason. So I guess it'll have to be me that does it.

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Originally Posted by Woltz

Haha he doesn't come anywhere near the shed when the routing is happening because I have the ryobi shop vac going for dust collection and he's scared of vacuum cleaners for some unknown reason.

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Most men are!

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Originally Posted by Woltz

As a side note, I want to get people's thoughts. After I've completed the woodwork on the Rick and the Strat I am considering having a go at making a Fiddle/Violin. Would it be appropriate to have a build thread for that on here (in the non-pitbull guitars gear section) given it is technically a guitar site?

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Bit late for this party but would be very interested, and to quote others, it is a stringed instrument so remains relevant to the site

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

Most men are!

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Haha very true.

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Originally Posted by impala59

Bit late for this party but would be very interested, and to quote others, it is a stringed instrument so remains relevant to the site

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There seems to be some interest so I've started a build diary for it.

Despite dragging my feet a bit I've got some stuff done. I need to get this one close to being ready for the finish so I can turn my full attention to the Rick build.

Cavities routed and a test fit of the neck template. It's a little loose but considering how cold it is at the moment and with low humidity I'm happy with that, less chance that in summer there becomes an issue with the neck pocket being too tight.

https://i.imgur.com/2diLRQV.jpg

And checking again that my choice of hardware colour is going to look ok.

https://i.imgur.com/tWFaDFp.jpg

I need to rout the truss rod cavity in the neck then I can put my router back in the table and do the roundover.

That's some very tidy routing there!

Really nice work Waltz!