A new prospect.
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Dazkeirle
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Holy updates batman! I go away for 1 day and there's so much progress.
Great that you can have more of the binding. Gonna look nice.
The top looks nice with that tru oil, the colour will get deeper still with more coats.
Still glad you didn't go for the a traditional f hole, the modern approach is definitely their stand put feature here and only really like it.
Love all the figure in the top, the pores look very nice all natural.
Great that you can have more of the binding. Gonna look nice.
The top looks nice with that tru oil, the colour will get deeper still with more coats.
Still glad you didn't go for the a traditional f hole, the modern approach is definitely their stand put feature here and only really like it.
Love all the figure in the top, the pores look very nice all natural.
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Dr Excess said:
I tend to binge work, I'll get two days work done then not touch it for a day, depends on how I feel when I get up. Plus some times you just get a feeling that the wood doesn't want you to work on it on a certain day. As soon as you pick it up you can feel it. Other days you think, "I'll just sand the back a little, then the next thing you know it's late afternoon and your trying to figure if you have time to spray it before supper. :headbang:
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There is a legend in the south, it is said that if a guitarist goes to the crossroads at midnight the Devil will come and offer to tune their guitar. This will make them the greatest player in the world, but there's a catch, in return the Devil demands your soul.
One day, a young man named Aaron heard this story and decided that he wanted to find out if it was true. So, at midnight one stormy eve he went down to the crossroads and waited. Fear filled his heart as every time the lighting flashed and the thunder rolled, he swore he could hear the voice of Ozzie Osbourne screaming in the distance. "Sharon...Sharon!" Finally, the Devil appeared in the form of Weird Al Yankovic playing an accordion that blazed with fire. "What do you want?" cried Al. "I'm busy writing a Beyonce parody!"
"I want to be the best guitar player there is!" cried the trembling youth.
"Very well" the Devil/Al said, "But you must give me your soul in return and you must agree to play nothing but Heavy Metal music the rest of your days. This worried Aaron, for all his life he had been devoted to reviving Folk music to it's former glory. He knew all the songs of Peter, Paul, and Mary. He could play any Buffy Saint Marie song at a moments notice. He had transcribed all of Pete Seeger banjo tunes for guitar. So he said, " I don't know if I like that idea." " I'm afraid it's part of the deal", Al said "But, I tell you what, I'll also make you a great song writer."
Now that last part interested Aaron, but he wasn't quite convinced he wanted the deal. "I still don't know for sure." he mumbled. "How about if you also give me the best hair on the west coast." " That's asking a lot" the Devil complained. "I'd have to outdo George Hamilton. Tell you what, how about the best hair in all of Washington?" "It's a Deal" said Aaron.
"By the way" said the Devil, "That's a mighty fine guitar you've got there. Where did you get it?" "It's from a place I work at now" said Aaron, "It's called a Warmoth." "I'll have to look into them," said Al "I'm stuck with this crappy Daisy Rock Tele, that Keith Richards pawned off on me."
And the rest is history..........
Okay, we got the neck holes countersunk and the heel contoured. Mostly contoured anyway:
And a tummy tuck done to this point. I'm not going to make it as big as Fender does. A little more subtle.
And the beat goes on..... :headbang:
One day, a young man named Aaron heard this story and decided that he wanted to find out if it was true. So, at midnight one stormy eve he went down to the crossroads and waited. Fear filled his heart as every time the lighting flashed and the thunder rolled, he swore he could hear the voice of Ozzie Osbourne screaming in the distance. "Sharon...Sharon!" Finally, the Devil appeared in the form of Weird Al Yankovic playing an accordion that blazed with fire. "What do you want?" cried Al. "I'm busy writing a Beyonce parody!"
"I want to be the best guitar player there is!" cried the trembling youth.
"Very well" the Devil/Al said, "But you must give me your soul in return and you must agree to play nothing but Heavy Metal music the rest of your days. This worried Aaron, for all his life he had been devoted to reviving Folk music to it's former glory. He knew all the songs of Peter, Paul, and Mary. He could play any Buffy Saint Marie song at a moments notice. He had transcribed all of Pete Seeger banjo tunes for guitar. So he said, " I don't know if I like that idea." " I'm afraid it's part of the deal", Al said "But, I tell you what, I'll also make you a great song writer."
Now that last part interested Aaron, but he wasn't quite convinced he wanted the deal. "I still don't know for sure." he mumbled. "How about if you also give me the best hair on the west coast." " That's asking a lot" the Devil complained. "I'd have to outdo George Hamilton. Tell you what, how about the best hair in all of Washington?" "It's a Deal" said Aaron.
"By the way" said the Devil, "That's a mighty fine guitar you've got there. Where did you get it?" "It's from a place I work at now" said Aaron, "It's called a Warmoth." "I'll have to look into them," said Al "I'm stuck with this crappy Daisy Rock Tele, that Keith Richards pawned off on me."
And the rest is history..........
Okay, we got the neck holes countersunk and the heel contoured. Mostly contoured anyway:
And a tummy tuck done to this point. I'm not going to make it as big as Fender does. A little more subtle.
And the beat goes on..... :headbang:
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Rgand said:
The story was told to me by a Marilyn Manson impersonator I ran into in Pasadena one time. Never could ascertain whether it was factual or not.
Yes I'm happy with the way things are going on the body. Time is coming up for the binding installation though.(Shudder) I really dislike doing binding, but it adds something to the whole thing that you can't get any other way. :help: :headbang:
Dazkeirle
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PhilHill said:Allright, I think I'm ready.
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So far, I'm surprisingly calm.
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And yes, when your dealing with 8 layers of uncooperative hardwood binding, you need that much tape. Tomorrow the tape comes off and we'll see whether or not I go on a three day bender.
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You can never have too much tape!
I know I've seen Dan on stewmac use rubber bands but I'd always be worried about them compacting the wood.
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Sanding down the binding flush with body. Please note the splotchy appearance, that's why I colored the top a little before hand, as the color disappears I can tell how far down I'm sanding so I don't get the top too uneven, as I don't have a drum sander type planer. Have to do it with the orbital. So far so good.
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. And the beat goes on. :cool01:
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. And the beat goes on. :cool01:
DangerousR6
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Cool looking "F" hole design... :icon_thumright:
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Kinda looks like morse code.... :laughing7:PhilHill said:
