Phloggys TL-1

[dingobass]

Nice one Phloggy!

It is great seeing folk work outside the square. Ten out of Ten

[keloooe]

I think you made an error there DB, should be at least 11/10!

[dingobass]

11/10?....... I thought you were doing advanced math, Pest ! :P

[wokkaboy]

Quote from dingobass on May 6, 2013, 22:09
Nice one Phloggy!

It is great seeing folk work outside the square. Ten out of Ten

Hey Phloggy,
that headstock looks really cool, did you use a pattern following tapered router bit to cut that ?

I agree DB its 10/10 and yes Pest go back to your maths class, everyone knows 110% is a myth !

[phloggy]

Nope. I did all that by hand via possibly criminal misuse of a Dremel-like rotary tool and lots of sanding out the mistakes, but I got there in the end.

You can see some dings on the end where it got a bit away from me.

[wokkaboy]

Quote from phloggy on May 7, 2013, 10:00
Nope. I did all that by hand via possibly criminal misuse of a Dremel-like rotary tool and lots of sanding out the mistakes, but I got there in the end.

You can see some dings on the end where it got a bit away from me.

cool Phloggy, must have taken quite a few hours. Did you paint the whole headstock black then cut the wood out or paint after ?

[phloggy]

The actual carving didn't take as long as you'd think.

I started by shaping the outline with the coping saw, then sanding like all getout. Then a few coats of the blue, letting it dry properly every time. That took about two weeks, because I wasn't rushing and had a few things on. Then I went out to the shed at about 8pm one night with the intention of marking out the carving and maybe getting the paint off. When I came in at 11pm it was done. Then a couple of coats of clear (again with the drying), then sanding and polishing.

Once all *that* was done I was unable to unmask it all, give the neck another good sanding and two coats of of Wudtone clear base coat. I just put on one coat of the top coat today, so I guess another coat tomorrow night and I'll finally be finished on the neck.

In other news, I'm now sold on the Wudtone (assuming you're not going for a solid colour, I guess). It's way easier to put on than paint.

And I've just finished wiring up the body. The tap test works, so it's full steam ahead! Almost! After I gussy up the scratch plate a bit, which will again require clear coats and drying.

Might have it at least ready for a setup on the weekend!

[dingobass]

Great stuff Phloggy. You can do solid colour finishes with Wudtone.... as long as you like white, green, blue, pink..... but I am sure that darker colours could be arranged if required

[phloggy]

Had a bit of a push on today. Had a few hours up my sleeve, and made some progress! In fact, as far as putting the thing together goes, it's done!

Pictures!







It stills needs a good fret dressing though, particularly where I clamped the 8th fret too hard, and I think I messed up the wiring. It works, but there's a heap of buzzing that doesn't sound like a shielding issue. Maybe I've got a bad solder joint. I'll see if I can record it to see if anyone can give me a clue.

[stui]

I love this. Love the colour, love the pick guard, love the headstock shape. Doesn't matter about the dings in the headstock, just gives it character. Great job!