I wonder if you could cut some more of your veneer to match the cavity cut-outs/routs (and line up with the flame), stain it the same as the top, then attach it to the back of a clear pickguard. If you could make that work, wow...
I wonder if you could cut some more of your veneer to match the cavity cut-outs/routs (and line up with the flame), stain it the same as the top, then attach it to the back of a clear pickguard. If you could make that work, wow...
Scott.
awesome idea Weirdy, as usual. Pabs could cut a clear pickguard.
Doubt the veneer would stick to the top of the pickguard
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Now you've got me thinking! All you need to do is replicate the modified pickguard (in my concept pic) in clear, then like you say lay it over matched/stained veneer. How to attach though? I don't think gluing would work. You'd almost have to do a 3 ply, so you'd have acrylic backing/veneer/clear acrylic. Good stuff Weirdy!Originally Posted by WeirdBits
We'll have to get Pab's 2 cents worth and see what he reckons.
or another option Barge would be to maybe glue the veneer to some 3mm marine ply and cut your own pickguard with that, so the veneer is ontop of the pickguard, wouldn't need a 3 ply method as you thought of.
Would need quite a few clear coats on it to protect it from pick and abuse from your hand strumming it
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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
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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
I did think of just veneer as the top layer but, 1 - as you mentioned it wouldn't be very hard wearing and 2 - with the clear acrylic on top method you're getting the best of both worlds with the maple figure look as well as the shiny aesthetic that a pickguard gives.
I think Wokka has the right idea. Gluing veneer to acrylic is gonna be a bitch, not impossible but not fun. Bubbles in the glue would be the killer. Maybe if you had access to a vacuum pump.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
I was thinking, not even glue the clear top layer to the veneer, just have it held in place by the screws. So that way you're just gluing the veneer to the bottom layer for some rigidity, the bottom layer wouldn't even necessarily even have to be acrylic.
Yep, alright I can dig on that. I have some 1.5mm clear I can use to keep the thickness to a minimum.
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It'll work ya reckon? Can you cut the two pieces together so the bevel matches up or...how does that work? (forgive my ignorance)
I reckon that's possible Barge, see what Pablo says. The pickguard maybe about 4mm thick but no biggy
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
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