It's funny how ideas change, but stoked that it's working well for you mate. Those parts won't go to waste knowing you
It's funny how ideas change, but stoked that it's working well for you mate. Those parts won't go to waste knowing you
Thanks BD. You can never have too many spare parts!Originally Posted by Bakersdozen
In the meantime, here's an in progress pic of the neck for now:
The Tele neck is a rosewood board and still masked up, so just showing the back for now. Pretty happy with the colour.
Speaking of spare parts, the ST neck on the right is next on the list. That will get a re-radius and re-fret. Then I need a body to put it on!
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
I had a couple sets of neck screw ferrules, so I decided to risk drilling the countersunk holes and piss off the neck plate.
A nice sharp 14mm 4-fluted Forstner bit did it perfectly.
There is a small indented line in the finish at the top from the neck plate, but this exercise was more about extra comfort than aesthetics. It decreases the thickness at the join by 2mm, which actually makes a noticeable difference in the feel at those higher frets.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Great job! Love the colour too
Thanks!
Yes, the colour is one reason I opted against the re-finishing idea. I could probably match it, but why bother?
One thing I was reminded about when I drilled the recesses for the ferrules, is just how thick the factory polyester (polyurethane) finishes are! The combined sealer and finish layers on this is approximately 1.2mm thick!
Edit: Fun fact - that's 5.5% of the body thickness!
I could never match that just doing a single-pack lacquer.
Last edited by McCreed; 06-04-2021 at 12:51 PM.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
I like your way of thinking McCreed, new guitar and sell one off..It's got to the stage where I'm looking on market place too. Can't see anything that really takes my fancy in kit guitars atm. The one I really want isn't available to October.
Might have to start selling more too..
Really keen to see how this guitar finishes up McCreed! Side question: I think it was you that put me onto the Cabots clear?
Thanks Rod.
The only flaw in my system is I still haven't sold the one I have listed! D'oh!!!
I've had a fair amount of views (Gumtree & FBMP) but not even one inquiry (not even a stupid low-ball offer).
Hopefully the weather will start to dry up a bit after tomorrow and I can get back to finishing the neck. April-May-June are usually my prime months for finishing as I don't have an indoor climate controlled area to spray. Off to a soggy start!
Not sure about the Cabot's clear, but it is what I use in my gun. One day I want to try some water based 2-pack poly, but it's still fairly pricy.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Yeh it is... But then again so is decent 2k automotive clear. The water based marine 2k I'm using is about $56 for half a litre.
That’s only a minor flaw really..😆
I know what you are saying about the weather, same here on the Gold Coast.
.. but I’m still spraying Cabot’s clear in a can from Bunnings. Can’t go wrong with it. Thinking of using it as a deodorant now...I love it!
Weather wasn't too horrible today, and I decided I want the face of the headstock in gloss with the rest in satin.
So I broke out the airbrush and got some gloss poly on there. The coat is still wet in the photo, but it gives an idea of the finished colour. I'm pretty happy with the tone. So that's 2 coats of diluted FW Golden Teak; 3 coats of blonde shellac shellac (also sprayed) and 5 coats of gloss poly.
Hoping to get the satin all done tomorrow.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote