ES-335 kit - Marze build #3

[Marze]

Maybe not so OTT ... Ozito 5m Laser Level $29.99 at the BGS

[Marze]

Well, after a closer inspection of the neck and realising there was more than one problem, apart from the tuner holes being out, I emailed StewMac and let them know. They replyed pretty quickly and are sending a new neck! No questions, not even a request for photos (I sent them anyway). So, now I wait for the replacement, and I have a neck to practice filling in router holes and scars, plugging and laminating. The chipped binding I might have a go at replacing as well. Got to learn how to do bindings at some point.

[Simon Barden]

Nice result. And it's always good to have something to practice on.

[Marze]

Upgrades, finish and luthier tool kit extensions have arrived from PitBull. Thanks Adam and team.


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[Marze]

Sanding to 240 done - lightly where possible due to the laminate thickness. There were quite a few manufacturing marks and dings around the edges, and a large scrape out of the binding at the bottom of the neck. It also looks like I may have gone through the mahogany veneer in the cut out at the top left.


Tried to level out the binding to hide the nick. Hopefully it is not ok thin now.


Sanding to 400 now on back and sides to grain fill with black filler to pop the grain. The back has quite a nice grain to it.

Kinda stuck now on whether to go natural with just the tru oil or stain red as well??


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[Marze]

The cutting for the sound holes is a little rough as well, with some splintering and splitting on the under side. Some small chips around the edges of the face of the holes as well.


I will try to sand them smooth and use some wood glue to stick them together. Then some natural wood filler to make the inside edge smooth.

Now, need to find some tiny clamps to fit inside a sound hole. Any ideas out there?


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[Joe Garfield]

If you can’t get a clothespin on it, maybe you can use a bolt and sandwich the wood between a couple fender washers? Or sandwich it with strips of wood above and below?

[Marze]

If you can’t get a clothespin on it, maybe you can use a bolt and sandwich the wood between a couple fender washers? Or sandwich it with strips of wood above and below?

Thanks for the idea Joe, built some bolt clamps and I’m slowly going around the f-holes and gluing up the split laminate.



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[Marze]

There has been a delay introduced while I rebuilt and extended the garage workbench and shelf. Work on the guitar restarts this weekend.



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[JohnH]

Nice bench set up!

The grain on the back is very nice, looks like a good kit.