nice one Andy, did you buy a thicknesser ? what thickness you down to about 40-42mm is good. How exciting is it building your first scratch body axe !
nice one Andy, did you buy a thicknesser ? what thickness you down to about 40-42mm is good. How exciting is it building your first scratch body axe !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Yowsa! looking forward to seeing this one kick along!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
I'd love to get one but it seems to get anything decent costs a fair bit - which model do you have?Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
And how did you do yours Andy?
In the past I've got the guys at Anagote - my favourite purveyor of wood stuff - to do it when I purchased timber. Now I've got a couple of pine blanks that I wish I could do easily.
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
Very, very exciting Wokks.
Pabs put me onto this place that has industrial machines you hire for time. They teach you how to do it too.
I used their machine to plane and thickness the blanks, (yep Wokks 42mm). I was also taught how to do it too without losing a hand.
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Wow - that is so cool. I'll have to find out if there's one near me!! And looking forward to the build - I'm guessing the "semi" part means you'll grab a neck rather than make one? Certainly makes it a lot simpler in my mind. I've built a couple of necks but never enjoyed the process the same way I enjoy the rest of the build.
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
AH Anagote. All of my Maple stock (Sadly depleted) and the Wenge and Beech I am working with came from them. Though the mahogany i got from Crescent Timber and Hardware.
The Thicknesser i bought is the 13" Carbatec Spiral head unit. It wasn't cheap, but i feel it was worth the money.
It goes really well It whizzed through Rock Maple, Wenge and some African Mahogany, it won't notice Pine. I still actually have to set up a separate bench for it but its compact enough that it can be man handled up onto my existing workbench.
If you are around the Inner west then admission to the FrankenLab can be negotiated just PM me.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
They can be nerve wracking. It's the maintaining of flatness and squareness that always gives me the heeby jeebies. I'm fine with the laminating and the routing and even the scarf joints but the squareness and reducing the thicknesses causes palpitations.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
That's a very generous offer that I would be very excited to take you up on! It'll make getting back in the saddle for the I'll PM shortly. Gotta dig this community.
EDIT: that sentence should read: It'll make getting back in the saddle for the scratch build that died much easier!
Last edited by Chuck; 13-07-2017 at 03:13 PM.
Completed Builds: #1 TL-1 "Telemaster" (GOTM Oct 2016); #2 The "Maplecaster" scratch build; #3 JB-4 "Bass IV" (co-winner GOTM Jan 2017); #4 ST-1M "Surfcaster" (GOTM Apr 2017), #5 JZA-1 "EC Deluxe"
In Progress:
Build #6 N1R "Semi-scratch" build
Build #7 JZA-1 Baritone
The Cavan Project
The Magnificent Compaņeros
hey Chuck, entry to the Franken lab would be at least a 6 pack Franky ?
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Beer, Wine, wood, redundant body parts, it's really down to whatever Igor is most in need of.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
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