Bargeloob's STA-1

**stan** · 20-06-2015, 08:46 PM

nice shapes Nige, this is a much better effort than the last one, looks killer mate

**Nickosaurus** · 20-06-2015, 08:55 PM

You watch Crimson Guitars do the carving with an angle grinder eh? I thought it was a pretty cool idea. I'd like to do a carve on my next build on the lower horn for more upper fret access (especially if it's a 21 fretter).

Cool stuff!

**bargeloobs** · 21-06-2015, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by Nickosaurus

You watch Crimson Guitars do the carving with an angle grinder eh? I thought it was a pretty cool idea. I'd like to do a carve on my next build on the lower horn for more upper fret access (especially if it's a 21 fretter).

Cool stuff!

Yeah man, Crimson Guitars, you got it. The one bit of advice I would give is use a very light hand and keep the grinder moving (that was two bits of advice...doh.) Ash is probably a little bit more forgiving but I reckon if you were carving Basswood it would be like a hot knife through butter, it wouldn't be hard to overdo it and really stuff things up.

**wokkaboy** · 21-06-2015, 10:07 AM

wow you used a grinder Barge, I could imagine how easy it rips off the wood ! Think I'd end up slicing the horn clean off !

**bargeloobs** · 21-06-2015, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by wokkaboy

wow you used a grinder Barge, I could imagine how easy it rips off the wood ! Think I'd end up slicing the horn clean off !

Nah I reckon you'd be alright, you've got the skills bro:-)

Here's the body all masked up pre-sandblast...

**keloooe** · 21-06-2015, 10:41 AM

Ooooohhhh so you ARE going sandblast? This will be interesting.....

**bargeloobs** · 21-06-2015, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by keloooe

Ooooohhhh so you ARE going sandblast? This will be interesting.....

Yeah man.
I thought the sand may have penetrated a bit deeper than it did but it sort of just hit a certain level and didn't seem to go much further, maybe due to the tightness of the grain.
Having said that it's definitely left a really cool effect and popped the grain beautifully, the pictures don't really do it justice but I think once the black goes on and then sanded back it will really pop.