Had a lot of other stuff to do, including getting a new puppy and building a greenhouse. But finally, here is the unclamping of the neck glue-up on my second build.
Now it's time to decide what type of finish to apply.
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Puppies are important - time off for them is allowed!
Show & tell some more on the build. I tried freeze-framing the video in a couple of places to get a better view on the guitar itself, but it gets a bit blurry.
I'm guessing it's at least partly chambered?
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@tv101 You are absolutely right. Here are a few pictures. The body is european ash and curly birch (very old, from my aunts farm). There is a weight relief cave in the "upper" part of the body, but not very big.
A few new things for me in this build:
- A thin top laminated to the body (resawn on the bandsaw, also a first)
- Veneer on the headstock
- A (partly failed) brass powder inlay on the headstock
- I got the neck angle right this time 😎
- A thin top laminated to the body (resawn on the bandsaw, also a first)
Congrats on managing to do that. You need a well set-up bandsaw and a decent blade to get that done successfully.
I've tried a few times but generally ended up with some wedge shaped pieces that then need re-thicknessing down to a fraction of their original thickness to get them level again.
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- A (partly failed) brass powder inlay on the headstock
Looks like I can't multi-quote in a reply 🙁
That comment reminded me of something I was planning on trying. It looks like a simple enough technique - but then the expert videos always make it look simple! How did you do it and what problems did you have?
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- A (partly failed) brass powder inlay on the headstock
Looks like I can't multi-quote in a reply 🙁
That comment reminded me of something I was planning on trying. It looks like a simple enough technique - but then the expert videos always make it look simple! How did you do it and what problems did you have?
The first challenge was routing the groove. I used a Dremel with a 1mm router bit and a plunge base, but no template. Just following drawn lines. That is hard to do in that small scale, especially on wood with different grain directions/hardness. I don't think I could do that kind of detalied work with knifes and chisels.
But the hardest part is to get the right amount of glue in the groove and then pack the powder without getting "pockets" of glue on the surface (they show up just as dull grey instead of wonderful shiny brass). I probably had too much and too thick glue in the groove.
I did some successful testing beforehand, but the important one have some dull spots. Now I think this would be the proper process: A small amount of thin CA-glue in the bottom -> fill with powder -> compress carefully with something that CA-glue will not stick to -> carefully wick with more thin CA-glue on top -> go drink some coffee while the glue is curing.
After some nervous procrastinating, I finally attempted applying stain to the top. Never done this before, so it might be a bit over the top to try the burst look. But I did... 😛
I am trying to make a faux binding effect and will stain the underside in a different, darker colour.
