Are you going for a ‘live from the workshop’ thingy on Saturday Mark?

Not progress but feels like it. I have been making patterns and have now placed bits to give me more of an idea how it will look.

The through neck bit is currently 70mm wide – the body end…   Read more»

Bits have arrived and I have made a start.  The motor intended to power a sewing machine, it comes with a pedal to control speed but the slowest speed is too fast so I will have to rethink.  The…   Read more»

Hadn’t thought of Milliput – I have used it building model railways, one of my other perversions – I have some white – will do a test.
Cheers Darren!

I have been preparing wood for the wings.  I had been planning to use Black Walnut, Maple and Padauk but the pieces of Maple started to warp very badly.   I tried a glue up of some off cuts using…   Read more»

Hi Darren We are in extraordinary times – I guess it must be something like being at war.     I look forward to seeing some progress if you do have to shut down – hope you find time to…   Read more»

  Firebirds from Gibson have this image on the scratch plate that also carries the pickup selector.  I don’t want a scratch plate….. The top of the wings are going to be Padauk – could I carve the bird…   Read more»

I have made a jig for headstock and body angle – original Firebirds have a 14° headstock angle but I want to use a trem so have gone for 11°. I have set the body angle at 3.5° – I…   Read more»

That is very beautiful.
Well done!
Any chance you can post a video so that we can hear it?

Will be good to see your neck-through.
I am working on a Firebird – was working out angles earlier today…..

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Thanks Mark and Darren………
Loads of interesting videos out there but always the problem with translation needed with names of chemicals…..
 

Sound really interesting – does this mean that a full 335 style build would be practical in a 7 to 8 day workshop course with Mark?

Question – can you use a stain followed by an oil finish – my Firebird build will probably have a maple top on the wings – fancy them being red – can I use a stain and then Finishing Oil?

One of the issues with my first build was that I didn’t sand it enough.  I used my old orbital sander but it can be a bit fierce so I didn’t use it as much as I should have…… I…   Read more»

I have been thinking ahead – glueing on the wings – do I just glue them to the flat sides of the through blank?
 

Glued the bits to make up the blank – only 70mm wide until I have cut the profile – will add 15mm thick walnut at the body end to make the centre 100mm wide.  Ran it over the planer -…   Read more»

Some YouTube stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVLF-maqb4   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9kDvYQIUOA&t=383s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuOGLyWMSjc I found a 5 digit counter, a sewing machine motor with foot control, a pulley, axle and bearings on eBay – most of the bits are coming on China – sewing machine…   Read more»

Will sort some details tonight!