Kick's first build LP-1MQ Red Widow

[Simon Barden]

Warm and humid here today, can't move without sweating buckets. Hardly any breeze, which doesn't help.

Unless you can inlay it, then the spider does seem a bit thick to stick on the headstock. You're obviously still getting the hang of the 3D printing, so don't feel committed to using your first attempts. I'm sure you'll refine things as they go along.

Just had to buy a new PC monitor as my almost 10-year old flat-screen seemed to have failed yesterday. New one came - plugged it in - nothing. Tried a new video cable - success! Not too fussed about getting a new monitor (instead of just a new cable) as it is bigger and sharper than the old one, but I was cut off from the internet (except on my mobile) until it came!

[Kick]

You are right Simon; I'm still in the learning proces of 3D printing as well as building your own guitar for that matter

[Kick]

Little progress; applied the third coat of undiluted Tung oil. I keep around a week of curing between coats so this is a slow process. But next week I will glue the neck in and create something to hang the complete guitar so it will be easy to continue with the coats.

One question; after how many coats should/could I start buffing? I have bought double zero steelwool but I'm a bit in doubt if this will be the correct stuff to use to buff...

[Simon Barden]

It's normally 0000 steel wool for buffing.

[Kick]

I was afraid of that answer... Bummer! Ok, I'll find it somewhere

[Kick]

Today I glued the neck in. I ordered a small bottle of glue with my kit and I used a little brush to apply the glue to the parts of the neck and body where they touched.

I made a block of wood with spacings to protect the frets and that worked pretty well:





I let it dry for almost 4 hours and this is the result:

[Kick]

Some more pics:



Headstock:



And a little mock-up (could resist this ):

[FrankenWashie]

Some more pics:



Headstock:



And a little mock-up (could resist this ):

Oh that's just looking NAUGHTY Kick, that's the kind of guitar that will lead you astray into bad habits....I love those guitars....

[Drummerdude]

Wow kick that is looking awesome. It is like a dark cherry burst and that is one of my favorite color schemes for guitars.. the end is near.. can't wait to see it all shined up.. great work..

[CascadiaGuitarGeek]

Looking good Kick. I can't wait to see it finished and in action.