A bit more finessing today. I adjusted the carve on the lower horn, made it deeper than I finished it yesterday. I think also for the real body I'm not sure that I would do the carve on the top horn....we'll see. All in all though pleased with the results, it really comes alive when you go through the grits and now cant wait to get some finish on it, albeit only oil.
Giving thought to using this body now, it is a bit thin, similar to an SG and the back needs some work which will make it a little thinner still - but it could work. Was planning a belly carve too bit it maybe too thin for this.
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Thanks Matt, it is 40mm thick, I think that the area that maybe too thin is the neck pocket and how much glue contact area there is, but still toying with using it.
A bit more done, carved the belly carve and made a cover for the control cavity out of the same wood, can't stand plastic covers.
My truss rod router bit turned up today, thanks Mark and Carol, so can start the neck now. The first one of those will be a practice as its a crappy bit of fence post!
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40mm isn’t too bad, there are thinner ones out there for sure.
What‘s the thickness of the bottom of your neck pocket? 10mm minimum will do and judging from the photos it looks like you have enough surface all around to me.
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@Peebee. Kudos on the carve! Looks great. Quality building you got there. Your ducks are lining up nicely and this guitar looks like it will be so comfortable to play. Amazes me the potential Mark unleashes on all of us. Good job!
It’s about 12mm thick under the neck pocket, but it’s the sides of the pocket that are thin, because of the pick up rout, they are about 8mm, there is full depth before the pick up and all of the back surface too I suppose!
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After after having to be at work two days this week and the cold, snow, at the beginning of the week, finally got back to the geeet today. So started the practice neck. Learned that I need a clamping caul for the fret board gluing process, so I will be knocking one of those up sharpish, I need another router bit, one with a bottom bearing and I need a new bandsaw blade!
But it went quite well. The fret board is gluing as we speak. I routed for the truss rod but didn't fit one as I wont use this neck, I wont fret it either, but feel confident enough to start the real neck to be honest.
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Hi @russ, yes the Triton stuff seems good, the router is a bit heavy but I use it mainly in the table and it’s excellent for that. The sander is great, but I would get the other model now, the TSPST 450 which is a belt and spindle so best of both worlds.....but all have worked well so far.
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Hi @russ, yes the Triton stuff seems good, the router is a bit heavy but I use it mainly in the table and it’s excellent for that. The sander is great, but I would get the other model now, the TSPST 450 which is a belt and spindle so best of both worlds.....but all have worked well so far.
Cheers @peebee.
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I'm still thinking of getting the spindle sander.
@russ I’ve got the Triton spindle sander and I can’t fault it. I’ve had it for a few years now and it’s still going strong. It does the job well and I use it for many things. It’s definitely worth the money. 👍
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@russ I’ve got the Triton spindle sander and I can’t fault it. I’ve had it for a few years now and it’s still going strong. It does the job well and I use it for many things. It’s definitely worth the money. 👍
Thanks @boo. I've been looking at the Triton stuff for a while along with all the other brands and wondered if they were good value for money.
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Russ
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