FrankenLab Experiment #6

[McCreed]

That's "shaping up" nicely .

It will still be pointy enough to lose an eye if not careful...
Could possibly be considered an offensive weapon by police.

[FrankenWashie]

Could possibly be considered an offensive weapon by police.

Especially the way I play!

[DarkMark]

Looking good, FW.
As your shed fairy has mastered the dust pan and broom it shows you must be doing something right.

[FrankenWashie]

And things get sharper and pointier....





McCreed May have called it, with the headstock I have planned, this will have to be carried in public in a locked gig bag, with a permit.

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[McCreed]

Hah! Good one!

How are you doing your bevel? Machine or hand tool?

[FrankenWashie]

Hah! Good one!

How are you doing your bevel? Machine or hand tool?

The bulk of material removal is done with a battery powered angle grinder running an 80 grit flap disc.
That’s mainly around the large smooth outer curves and the belly cut. You can get a surprising amount of control on the wide sweeps.
I did use that as a break in for the cutaways, but it’s a bit cumbersome to manoeuvre in there without doing some serious whoopsie.



A small round dragon rasp, 60 grit wrapped around suitable diameter dowel cauls, and a half round micro plane help shape out the tighter aspects of the cutaways.

A Shinto saw rasp helps to flatten the bevels, in conjunction with a medium cut half round bastard file.

I then smooth off with 60/80 grit stuck to varying width slices of 6 mm MDF and some other flattened hard maple blocks. Kinda like emery nail boards from hell.







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[impala59]

You are not left with much flat area for your neck plate, will it be a strong enough hold?

[Woltz]

You are not left with much flat area for your neck plate, will it be a strong enough hold?

I'm guessing FW will consider ferrules instead of a plate?

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[McCreed]

Thanks for showing your various shaping tools Frankie.
I use an angle grinder/flap disc for initial removal of comfort contours too. Then fine tune with various hand tools (rasps, dowels etc).

I find a drum sander attachment in a hand drill is good for getting in around the cutaways and horns. I have whole set so I can change size as needed. They're also handy in the drill press for other jobs too.

[FrankenWashie]

You are not left with much flat area for your neck plate, will it be a strong enough hold?

I'm guessing FW will consider ferrules instead of a plate?

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I have an idea involving epoxied anchors and countersunk stainless steel low head cap screws. It is all experimental and may fail spectacularly, but that is part of the fun!