Guitar Making | 94dodgedude | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/94dodgedude/activity/ Activity feed for 94dodgedude. Thu, 21 May 2026 14:05:04 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 e77a0278b78f50a65fe3065de42f9737 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/31646/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 22:09:40 +0000 3300ca532f741d3783a8f4fad5ae5b90 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/31504/ Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:36:59 +0000 Got a little more work done. Got my custom headstock inlay done and my mother of pearl side dots are in. I’ve gotta wait for some fretting tools and then I can put them in. Going to work a bit…   Read more»

]]> af82ec86227df82e58dc63a4824ff882 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29652/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:27:33 +0000 @tv101 for sure. Going from that rectangular block to a neck carve that I really love felt so satisfying! I like asymmetrical necks so I was kind of concerned about how it would turn out since this was my first…   Read more»

]]> de9dd8fb50c8e13460f5baa711224070 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29649/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:25:41 +0000 @mattbeels yes! Amazing how hard it is to get it just right. I can see why PRS started out using birds. They were unique but also they didn’t have to be perfectly spaced. Now I understand more why the block…   Read more»

]]> 05c3b54908af4f6f10e32015ed3cd22e 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29648/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:23:19 +0000 211644ef0385eb3e5688708ec3bc07f9 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29647/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:23:08 +0000 0aa2b64692c7c28dc24ac7578e92d491 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29646/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 17:22:59 +0000 762adf74416a01147e75aad82fa81776 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/29497/ Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:56:46 +0000 Finally got my fretboard inlays done. After lots of research and a base and upcut bit for my dremel I got my mother of pearl block inlays from StewMac put in. Now I’ve got to make the headstock inlay and…   Read more»

]]> 0ce39b9c4ccae6bf7efb0d4e2668b47d 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/25119/ Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:56:20 +0000 Got off work early today so I decided to get going on the neck carve. I was shooting for my favorite asymmetrical neck carve which is on my PRS McCarty 594 as my profile pic. Took me about 3 hours…   Read more»

]]> 56d207fe5fb207dc7b6eb7d7081cb43f 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/24959/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:04:24 +0000 So I got some more stuff done. I rough cut the neck out, drilled the tuning holes out (will be buying a drill press for the nicer neck), spindle sanded the headstock down to a close to final shape and…   Read more»

]]> 6c6051e53781a75a5c5ca7f2eec7300f 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23814/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 23:49:12 +0000 7d0735c5c89356a6009b5c69d0c452f5 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23785/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:45:54 +0000 01397778650f76c4c836997b4a2e3bef 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23783/ Sun, 27 Dec 2020 22:45:47 +0000 @mattbeels it’s a stewmac truss rod: https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/truss-rods/adjustable-truss-rods/u-channel-truss-rod.html
It’s definitely bigger than others I’ve seen but I like my necks a little bit chunky so no problem there.

]]> adf605025b0f68628b5abdf271193ba3 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23166/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:48:42 +0000 af7d07cf7a014b9f450c0a340147ee33 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23165/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:47:41 +0000 cbc855d5424b4d6ab9f58e7ce05d3387 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23164/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:46:08 +0000 7a8e47d0005d34f62892e6cce3dd0ea3 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23112/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 04:20:06 +0000 I signed up as a premium member a few weeks ago, but I didn’t see a section in the build your own guitar course on headstock veneer. Maybe I didn’t look everything over. But the videos on that course have…   Read more»

]]> 4f33d466dc43628a630e15594475aabc 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/23111/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 04:18:01 +0000 425983e58b1f9991e5ceb95050e1068a 94dodgedude liked forum post "Loose neck pocket!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22924/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 04:56:08 +0000 0fae1e7cf66294bb30fd4132605f474d 94dodgedude liked forum post "Loose neck pocket!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22923/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 04:55:42 +0000 4db61b233a86ad463246f04ce3d3742f 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22921/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 02:56:48 +0000  

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Was super busy last week so I didn’t get to catch the livestreams or reupload, but I finally have more time, so today I got back to work. My truss rod is 12mm and originally I cut the…   Read more»

]]> 22dde00b0716e7185abbc5387a6cefcc 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20903/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 07:50:40 +0000 6cb01e0f31288450446c9c5e769cc94f 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20823/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:31:40 +0000 So I made the jig today for cutting my truss rod slot. It turned out well. I drilled some small holes in the side of the neck to screw the bolts into and it worked very well.

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I…   Read more»

]]> b3484d11bfa265ac405d27adbb68fb63 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20615/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:33:19 +0000 I forgot to mention, my neck blanks are each a little under 3″ and I havent cut anything out on the back side so there is plenty of waste to put those bolts into if I make that jig. @robin…   Read more»

]]> 6ed30bd4de24d4a458ba29b07491a81e 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20610/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:27:18 +0000 ba9030288cd9164fe77b1825d8511f63 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20608/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:25:53 +0000 1d6dc5bab2178016a1ebbe584f88f18f 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20607/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 22:25:51 +0000 6207e19a42f5f30567fdeb8ba01abe19 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20464/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 03:40:14 +0000 So in looking at just the first section of the build your own guitar course I’ve done things in completely the wrong order. Whoops. Started before finding the channel and had been following a bunch of different people and what…   Read more»

]]> d72fd6a236759973fe9867b95b076860 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20293/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 17:23:14 +0000 @markbailey
Thanks. Watched the livestream when I woke up today and could tell I’m in that group for sure. I’ll be signing up soon. Thanks for all the help!

]]> 64efd8a8372b831daf53226114adfbf7 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20292/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 17:22:38 +0000 ced06e8b116476b1b92171d1dea85234 94dodgedude liked forum post "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20291/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 17:22:25 +0000 b7ca78f366ed6c531fc3dbb7454d91a1 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20183/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:58:33 +0000 Forgot to put the picture of the inlays and fretboards, here it is.

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]]> 5bb96b5f6e8de18ec8278862d7291805 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/20182/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 00:57:41 +0000 I’m so glad I have two necks! I messed up the top of the headstock on the less nice neck.

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The router grabbed it and tore out a chunk. Bummer, but I decided to change the headstock shape which…   Read more»

]]> 2d34fe7b9b91a765710eace97710044c 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17835/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 04:14:54 +0000 So I got scared working on the $450 flame maple body so this weekend I went to my local hardwood store and bought a piece of mahogany big enough to make another one piece body. Now having some practice, more…   Read more»

]]> 4b5be76d3781d067d02fc10498a9af85 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17155/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:59:10 +0000 @tv101 it’s just under 2″ but im going to be putting a deep carve into it and planing the top down for the neck angle and a decent sized belly cut so hopefully it won’t be too heavy. I haven’t…   Read more»

]]> bd89044a0073913bbfb0d59d0116832f 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17154/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 16:56:47 +0000 @rockpile99 it’s not going to be a super thick body thankfully, so hopefully that will help with the weight. If it comes out at 12lbs I’ll just have to suffer. At least it will look great on the wall and…   Read more»

]]> b7e4bde7d571c80e32f384729491a2be 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17144/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:38:17 +0000 @robin me and my dad did a custom guitar about 8 years ago. We bought a stewmac neck and modeled the guitar after an Ibanez that I had, and still have. So I have some experience with woodworking and guitar…   Read more»

]]> ac26146eb3e79a321ae418b846ddd57a 94dodgedude liked forum post "My first build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17141/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:29:20 +0000 9b0369696a9d002484140dadeba565f5 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17134/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:18:12 +0000 I ordered some templates from Guitar Building Templates out of Florida, left my wood in the attic for a couple of months to dry, and did a rough cut on a newly acquired small band saw. Here was the result….   Read more»

]]> 8527de3f9357cbed44003c270a2aee43 94dodgedude replied to the topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17130/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:14:08 +0000 Just searched for that Suhr and I found it, here’s the guitar that is the inspiration for my build.

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$7500 brand new, but absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully I can make something beautiful out of my piece of wood.

]]> 76fdb366af2da011e1f0d2e8be8ca26a 94dodgedude posted a new topic "Ambitious first build - one piece flame maple custom 22" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17127/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:07:45 +0000 So probably 6 or 7 years ago I saw a one piece  flamed maple blue Suhr and thought that was one of the coolest looking guitars I’ve ever seen. It was $7500 so there was no way I could afford…   Read more»

]]> 08e5780bff3ea6f2452a2a0db2fc03fd 94dodgedude replied to the topic "First post, wanting to say hi" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17125/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 14:52:31 +0000 @tv101 thanks, if I wake up early enough 🙂 I couldn’t sleep and saw it was live so I popped in.

]]> 2c7fcae47be8bba8327b171d1ed4ff9c 94dodgedude posted a new topic "First post, wanting to say hi" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17122/ Sat, 21 Nov 2020 14:49:07 +0000 Hi, I just caught my first livestream. I’ve been watching the videos for a few months now as I’ve been working on my first full build. It’s a little ambitious, but I’m taking my time and trying to do as…   Read more»

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