@robin Like guitars....there’s always room for one more!

Rutlands have sales periodically.

One time that they did, I bought "a few" clamps of different types & sizes.

I've not run out since ... in fact, some are still in their boxes waiting for the day when I need "just one more" ...

?

The clamps are off and the cap routed to the body profile, I'm really pleased with the nice clean joint line. The remaing stained nail holes wiil disappear with the humbucker cavity.

I'll need to put this aside now and start on the neck. Iv'e done a bit experimenting with the plank of Keruing that iv'e got. It's got a nice straight grain and feels very heavy and stiff. It sands to a good smooth finish and looks good with a bit of oil on it. I've glued a couple of bits together and if it's stuck solid tomorrow I'll try to make a neck from it. Has anyone else used Keruing?

Has anyone else used Keruing?

Not to my knowledge!

Some timbers have all sorts of different names though, so never entirely sure of what I've got, or used in the past ...

@tv1010101   Keruing is maybe just a general name for various species, I might as well give it  try, somebody has to be the first. At the very least I can use this trail to make and delvelop the jigs and fixtures that I'll need.

Keruing is a species of tropical type hard wood which is impervious to rot because of its oily content. It's used in outdoor applications where there are extremes of climate and rough wear eg the military use it on pallet bases on under slung helicopter loads which are being dropped in the field.

Very hard to glue and the splinters can be nasty, they go septic very quickly. I wouldn't be tempted to use it on an instrument.

Whoa! A guitar fretboard that makes your fingers go septic! Awesome! Sounds like the kind of present that V. Putin might give to someone!

@rocknroller912  Thanks for that information, that's just what I needed to know to stop me doing something stupid. This particular piece came from where I used to work before retiring. It's used for the platform bodies of trucks.

@rocknroller912    Just as you said, the keruing is very hard to glue, I had left a couple pieces glued and clamped for 24 hours, they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning. Also, it's been sunny today, so very warm in my hut, there was a sticky resin oozing out of the end grain and from yesterday's saw cuts.

they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning

That doesn't bode well.

🙁

There are some attributes detailed here - wood database - which suggest it might not be the best wood for guitar building.

@tv1010101   Yes, your wood database link sums it up and agrees with my own findings on the keruing. So not suitable for musical instruments. I'm not going to use it on the boat either with it's sticky resin. Iv'e heard that it burns well though.  So now there will be a delay of a week or so until I'm home for a few days and collect the mahogany that a friend has offered me. I did a little bit of apprehension belly carving today and managed not to through into the cavity.

@robin

I think it's a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn't rot. 

Iv'e seen others using wood to make a rear cavity cover. Iv'e not got any plastic, so I thought I'd have go using an offcut from my maybe-mahogany cap. It turned out well and is a nice contrast to the pine body.

Iv'e tried to attach a photo, but I don't seem to be able to do that anymore. It goes through the process, showing a circle of dots with the text "working" underneath, then nothing happens.

My maybe-mahogany cover plate photo has appeared in the "My Media" section.

@rocknroller912

Alder is used in River/Stream bank revetment as it endures well once submerged 

@robin

This Electric Lady "CR8" guitar was the first completed project on my return to Luthiery.  A Thank you to Hannah at SEMIFYE for producing my music video.

A lot of fun!

Olde floorboards made into Mock Crate.

Ink printing direct to wood.

English Ash Neck (Very straight grain)

Gotoh Hardware

SS Frets

BKP Mother's Milk Pups + CTS Pots

Copper Rivet for switch tip

91/2" to 12" Compound Radius

@eddie6string  I like your "CR8"  that looks good. I quite like the idea of a whisky barrel top body and trying to keep the original print.

@johnnierox-boo

nice work mate. I like the guitar with the blue inlay.

cheers

nice work mate. I like the guitar with the blue inlay.

@roel Thank you, the inlays are coloured epoxy resin. Any holes or eyes in the wood I just filled with epoxy and sanded flat when cured, it’s quite a good effect. 

I quite like the idea of a whisky barrel top body and trying to keep the original print.

@robin I have thought about using whiskey barrel tops too, I think they would look great. I like making Barncasters so they would go really well with that kind of thing. I have a friend in Falkirk who I’m going halves with on buying a load of them.