Guitar Making | Rathius | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/rathius/activity/ Activity feed for Rathius. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:26:24 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 b59f271968635454f0c6073c592c25ed Rathius replied to the topic "Veneer issues" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/173457/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:17:47 +0000 @darrenking up until I got my vac press it was only flat guitars. I’ve done 2 with my vac press since I got it and I still had some bubbling in a couple of places with both. Was using Titebond…   Read more»

]]> d6ea3368f0aec7318146ab2531f63586 Rathius replied to the topic "Psyco Flake ✨✨✨✨" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172809/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 19:06:46 +0000 @boo Dude, that’s wildly beautiful

]]> 60d143c82539c93444e64e471fc8a79a Rathius replied to the topic "Veneer issues" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172804/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:08:26 +0000 @brie First off, thank you for finding and sharing this. Great info. I actually bought a 1/2 gallon of Unibond 800 w/hardener AND a 1.5 lb pack of Unibond Blocker. Figured since I still have several veneers I might as…   Read more»

]]> 67454b1e0108ede2b244d3118ed9b3d4 Rathius replied to the topic "Veneer issues" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172717/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:44:52 +0000 @brie thanks dude, much appreciated. However, I’ve decided to not use veneers anymore after I use up the remaining veneer (6 I think) or sell them. Instead I’m moving to drop tops and carve tops. Much better results visually plus…   Read more»

]]> 4abab57621c6d44d686fbc5eea8962db Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172107/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:54:58 +0100 @brie thanks dude. not finished carving yet though. Still have the neck joint area to finish off. Since my 2nd build all have had blended neck joints so there’s no step from neck to body. That part will be completed…   Read more»

]]> caa029eec447b375510778bf10f1cceb Rathius liked forum post "Full band commission" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172106/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:47:12 +0100 8eec5a139396b76006b6facf3d618d5b Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172085/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:24:13 +0100  

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]]> 3616787d3354c5e8971b8478a34026b6 Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/172084/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:21:15 +0100 And more pics

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]]> 295fca248cb31f925b1172e368bc2898 Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171929/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:40:52 +0100 @russ thanks man, much appreciated.

]]> 80cb86204045ad8aac3ccd8cec0d69be Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171899/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 02:39:12 +0100 Here’s some pics of the progress thus far.
 

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]]> 0477e8e82f95da83168c40ad7ffdef2a Rathius replied to the topic "Carved heel thickness on solid body" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171271/ Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:45:19 +0100 @liebe what you’ll find in the video is you need the wood of the body to extend beyond the body so the heel of the neck is covered by the extension of the body wood under the neck joint. You…   Read more»

]]> ead64201af9b8adef21246f8e1ae6f1b Rathius replied to the topic "Carved heel thickness on solid body" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171244/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 14:37:02 +0100 Mark did a video showing how to do the neck joint like you’re referring to. It’s on the guitar making YouTube channel.

]]> 686fe5cf28821107525c1e3e5eca3897 Rathius posted a new topic "Veneer issues" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171193/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:31:33 +0100 So I’ve had a problem a couple of times now with glueing on veneers and I’m not sure what’s happening. These were all done before I got my vacuum press. The problem arises when it’s time to start the finish….   Read more»

]]> e9c418753727892d81e81400649682eb Rathius replied to the topic "Painting order" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/171192/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:23:12 +0100 Painting the whole guitar a solid color? Easiest & simplest paint job you’ll ever do. If you are using an open grain wood yes use a grain/wood filler. However for solid colors on any wood I’ll use Min-Wax 2-part wood…   Read more»

]]> bad617b6d57c546fd4cc63150a270e6e Rathius replied to the topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170943/ Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:57:18 +0100 @liebe I like creating my own designs instead of making copies of all the generic guitars on the market. It’s a lot more fun and keeps things way more interesting. Plus when someone wants you to make a copy of…   Read more»

]]> 4fe6214423d751a7e28b1e4fd6ff72d3 Rathius posted a new topic "Build #6 - Design #1" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170895/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:58:51 +0100  

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So I’m finally building the guitar I originally designed when going through the Design Your Own Electric Guitar course. Mahogany body 47mm thick (I know, a tad thick but it’s getting some of those sexy…   Read more»

]]> c60e473985fab39ea96602e789cf5f50 Rathius replied to the topic "First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/170227/ Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:56:39 +0100 Finally got this delivered to the owner.

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]]> fa86bb3010d3f521e3f12cee21913335 Rathius replied to the topic "First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169786/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:25:56 +0100 And here’s more pics

]]> fcb52bdbbc1f534947ab08117d8486b4 Rathius replied to the topic "First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169784/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 13:15:20 +0100 So thought I should update this and show y’all the pics I’ve taken since I began this build. The guy will be picking it up on July 4th around Noon EDT. Afterwards he will draw the winner for this year’s…   Read more»

]]> cd5403247ca533c90bed1d513daa4772 Rathius replied to the topic "DUPLICOLOR Rattle Cn Spray Paint" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169783/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:57:38 +0100 Here in the U.S. it’s commonly found in auto parts stores like Advance Auto, Auto Zone, etc. It is acrylic lacquer. Be careful if you warm the can, even in warm water. The tip will leak around the pin when…   Read more»

]]> 5fca29b9f09187389a01e8352ff8f6ae Rathius posted a new topic "Veneering carved top body question(s)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/169776/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:07:30 +0100 I have several bookmatched veneer that were already glued together when I bought them. I’ve used some on the flat top electrics I’ve built but now I’m ready to give a guitar a carved top similar to a PRS or…   Read more»

]]> 21d77e9eb75ff7d0cfbc1fc6ca9d3bd1 Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168454/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:29:29 +0000 @sogoslotvvip I used chrome and abalone to brighten it up. 😁

]]> 0cb61e177200909410d34ee310fa4886 Rathius replied to the topic "Floyd rose vs neck style" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168209/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:45:44 +0000 Well I didn’t think using a spoke wheel truss rod would be that easy. I was thinking more on the lines of having to drill end to end through the neck but I suppose that’s actually reserved for one-piece maple…   Read more»

]]> 78cfcbbd730caf8d5ec9c08db74d8e26 Rathius posted a new topic "First copy (serial #2) of one of my original designs!!!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168196/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:41:49 +0000 I’m getting close to being finished with a guitar for the winner of the drawing I had months ago. It is a copy of my 3rd design I named Maria after my wife yet using a variation of her middle…   Read more»

]]> 01a49ffc768263a3722dae77024b9357 Rathius replied to the topic "Floyd rose vs neck style" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168194/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:10:29 +0000 @nsj
thanks

]]> 665f0ae643006a6b3205fc7f24c4d494 Rathius replied to the topic "Floyd rose vs neck style" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168193/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:09:54 +0000 “ Ps using a floyd is a good reason to use a spoke wheel trussrod, less busy at the nut” Good suggestion but yeah, naw. Not yet anyway. More things to accomplish and learn first. However, I’m not above buying…   Read more»

]]> 265ec31e39f9fa9d952b43ce74a05894 Rathius posted a new topic "Floyd rose vs neck style" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168159/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:31:22 +0000 Hey yall! Making a build with a Floyd Rose and wondering about neck joint style.  I’ve not done a bolt-on build nor a parallel headstock. All I’ve built have been set necks. I notice lots of guitars with tremolos appear…   Read more»

]]> 39b2d051c9d43fce580fcd35ae9e793e Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167576/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:23:58 +0000 And here’s where I am at the end of today. There’s a few spots I have to touch up on the back then I’ll be ready to start shooting the clear. That’s 2 coats cobalt violet chameleon mica. It’s mixed…   Read more»

]]> f5b1b6e6852bd54803868c49aa3e535c Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167561/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:27:46 +0000  Started working on the finish last weekend and I’m spraying the back now. Hope later today to shoot the front of the headstock and a small 1/2 inch black band around the front edges of the body to help the…   Read more»

]]> 321afce5d2f24fd37bee5c3f71869e5c Rathius replied to the topic "Vintage lipstick pickup question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166898/ Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:16:02 +0000 Well I usually set the pickups about an 1/8” below the strings when pressed down at the last fret (22/24). The main concern is how deep to route the ear holes. Cavity itself can be 18-20mm I suppose but like…   Read more»

]]> c978b762e3708979cab69a4bf7196e9a Rathius replied to the topic "Vintage lipstick pickup question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166889/ Sat, 16 Dec 2023 20:38:24 +0000 Uhm, 🤔
anyone?

]]> c3e111da4514c25231ba462838585224 Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166850/ Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:10:30 +0000 Mine is the DJ6. Here’s an Amazon link from the app. Sorry it may come up in the US store so check that if you follow the link DAJA DJ6 Pro Laser Engraver with Higher Columns Portable Laser Engraving Machine…   Read more»

]]> 5374e659c112acc8751d687e6cab3fff Rathius replied to the topic "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166807/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:05:52 +0000 @nsj yeah I suppose if you’re only using regular pots but I use push/push these days. Did use push/pull but switched earlier this year. I do all the wiring on the pots before they ever get close to a guitar….   Read more»

]]> 694cdd5cc09db47c9219df886484add3 Rathius posted a new topic "Vintage 💄 pickup question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166768/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:39:29 +0000 First off, thank you to everyone that’s helped me on here the last couple of years. Also thanks @markbailey for the courses, this forum, and his guidance on those difficult questions. It has been very much appreciated.

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]]> c900ee27f850b7c2dbf3a7e2de8a2dbe Rathius replied to the topic "New member - third build - still a novice" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166767/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:13:25 +0000 Y’all talking about soldering and all but have any of you seen these? Clear heat shrink loaded with a small ring of solder in the middle. Stick your wires in each end then use a heat gun. Tubing shrinks then…   Read more»

]]> fcf229233167a2261b66fbdf0d671b00 Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166528/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 03:19:12 +0000 @markbailey also, I used fine mother of pearl dust and wicked CA into it then sanded it and the abalone dots down. It’s a really thin stroke on the logo so it’s quite difficult to cut a piece of inlay…   Read more»

]]> d83e15017232cde9697b4761ea06ba6a Rathius replied to the topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166527/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 02:24:57 +0000 @markbailey MARK! Yes my mentor, I forgot to mention that detail. Apologies. A couple of months ago my laser engraver arrived. I bought it in 2021. Yeah over 2 years later it arrived. I found it on Kickstarter. Actually, I…   Read more»

]]> fa5f07b3642f43292038cac4584a1b7f Rathius posted a new topic "Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166517/ Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:58:16 +0000 I’ve finally got design #4 in the works. Originally it was design #3 but I had some incredibly bad luck getting the neck made for it and finally set it aside and started on the next original design. Shew. After…   Read more»

]]> be0881c9aac4850a5eb1b9afb6e33510 Rathius replied to the topic "Shielding Paint" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166293/ Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:16:25 +0000 What’s it have in it for shielding?

]]> 8fde623ab3ee6279dd2eeaf7269c5e89 Rathius replied to the topic "Had an amazing thing happen" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165967/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 12:37:30 +0000 @wolframmalukker 😳 😳 😳 wow, uh no I’m not kin to either of those that I know of. In the BG area, I’m kin to Runners & Richards (😂 R&R 🤣). My 1st cousin that lives there retired from WKU….   Read more»

]]> bec90c296568ecf2dfdd1a40430de8c8 Rathius replied to the topic "Had an amazing thing happen" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165126/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:17:56 +0000 @wolframmalukker hey hey!!!! I’m actually a bit farther east and about 80 minutes from BG. I live very close to the geographical center of Kentucky. Eight-five miles from Louisville, Lexington, & Bowling Green. 😂 That puts me in Campbellsville, KY….   Read more»

]]> 23b4e06eec0af95e4db20bc7a6618631 Rathius posted a new topic "And another thing happened." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164209/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:49:40 +0100 So the last 4 or 5 weeks have been absolutely crazy. I mean it. I’m just in a daze and going with the flow. But yeah holy shit. Already told y’all about the Black Stone Cherry guitar signing and raffle…   Read more»

]]> 04e7cf3be5769b0233caa55557c310b2 Rathius replied to the topic "My new 12th fret inlay 😁🤘🏻" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164131/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:33:06 +0100

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@nsj oh I need to show you fret 24. I did it with a dremel on a plunge base with edge guide against the end of the fretboard. Made a little mess but what the hell. It’s the first…   Read more»

]]> 9955773539b3f71a0a04b7f0ba7fa79f Rathius replied to the topic "My new 12th fret inlay 😁🤘🏻" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164129/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:24:46 +0100 @nsj as for a full on fretboard, uhm you mean the dots or artwork, like a dragon, roses, etc? something I had considered was starting with 2 pieces of abalone shell as fretboard marker inlay. I have some that are…   Read more»

]]> e78dff4c461a88ccf57f0e909b909499 Rathius replied to the topic "My new 12th fret inlay 😁🤘🏻" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164126/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:17:31 +0100 @nsj  That gives it more of a wood burning look doesn’t it. Not very deep at all just darken the logo. Cool, cool, cool. That would be an easy way of differentiating between say model A-1 and model A-2, meaning…   Read more»

]]> 799991476edf57e84c74ff5439571deb Rathius replied to the topic "My new 12th fret inlay 😁🤘🏻" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164096/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:26:32 +0100 @robin that’s exactly how I’m doing it. Using the engraver I run 3 passes at 80% power and 90% carving speed. I then took fine MOP pressed it in, lightly dusted around the area with a small art brush, then…   Read more»

]]> 4c74b2abaa153687e591ccfd4273af78 Rathius posted a new topic "My new 12th fret inlay 😁🤘🏻" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164073/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 02:28:03 +0100  

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Finally got a laser engraver. Took almost 2 1/2 years to arrive. Yeah, got lost in the pandemic, well the paperwork did. Kickstarter project, I paid for it about 3 years ago, never been refunded. 😳 First thing…   Read more»

]]> 91d23a20eed8e2bed1e5f3c3fcadbd98 Rathius replied to the topic "Had an amazing thing happen" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164072/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 19:16:49 +0100 @brie thanks dude. And yeah, I’m still trying to walk upright. Took me a few days to pick myself up off the floor too. And I’ve ended up with someone ordering a finished Tele body, Don Rich style. Told them…   Read more»

]]> 02b35208ebdb5c183e88e647e0f6e759 Rathius replied to the topic "Had an amazing thing happen" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163770/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:31:16 +0100 The Raffle is LIVE!!!!
 
https://t-j-community-mission-foundation.snwbll.com/ticketing/hometown-showdown-rehab-team-guitar-raffle
 

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]]> bd414fb2ddca3df5ce71203ecb7c5cc3 Rathius replied to the topic "Had an amazing thing happen" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163693/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:12:35 +0100 Me too. I’ll let y’all know when the raffle…   Read more»

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