let the glassing begin

[big bob]

so I was feeling kind of apathethic after the first coat on the front, not quite what I wanted, I decided to muddle on and clean up the edges. I put an exacto blade attachment on my soldering Iron and let that sucker get hot, WOW! clean up was super easy like cutting butter... next I sanded the sides with 80 grit again super easy to shape... Then I streched the back with raw glass and tacked in place with super glue overlaping on the sides... finaly I coated the back with resin.. Now I'm feeling really good about the project.. the glass is increadably forgiving and maliable.. and I can see all the way through... I'm sure this build will be a- ok..

first two picts cleaned up sides 

 

[big bob]

raw glass on the back..

 

[big bob]

first coat on back still wet.

 

[hannaugh]

Wow, that is definitely unique.  I never would have thought of doing anything like it.  Looks cool! 

Just be careful that bees don't try to come make a home in it. 

 

[big bob]

thanks , I can really see it with the scalloped neck, and the bigsby, and the crome pups ... you know, all grown up...

 

[GoDrex]

scalloping and a Bigsby? seems weird but sure...  I've seen guys put a floyd on an acoustic jazz guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rstnOz1EmQ

Those guys make Doug seem completely normal.  :laughing7:

 

[hannaugh]

Holy crap!  Those guys have got some cojones.  I can't believe they did that all with a drill!

 

[big bob]

today I sanded the crap out of the body (picts later) even broke out the rasps and files... wow more than I thought...started the second coat, the more I work the less ribbed the guitar is ... I sanded and sanded and sanded and got pissed off... so I decided to wet sand the neck one last time to 2000 grit... wow it looks sweet.. it was nice to do something and see an imedate effect...

I should have the second coat done by .... thursday? 

 

[Mor Paul]

(picts now)

 

[big bob]

(picts now)

here yuo go

 

[hannaugh]

Whoa.  Is it still wet in these pics?

 

[big bob]

not in the last several, the glass looks wet pretty much untill it is sanded. the final sanding routine when/if I ever get the shape right will be 120, 220, 400,400 wet, 600 we, 800wet, 1500 wet, 2000 wet, swirl remover + buffer, then a nice non silicone wax..  should look just like a car finish I hope... as for now I have the second coat of glass around the rail, hope to sand tonight after work. then tommoro second coat for the back/front. then it's just sanding. sanding. more sanding and then some buffing..

 

[vansmack]

I've been watching your build.  I need to do a little glassing myself.  I have a wood strip canoe that I am building that lacks a little more sanding and shaping before tackling the glass job.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product on your guitar.  Good luck.

 

[big bob]

I've been watching your build.  I need to do a little glassing myself.  I have a wood strip canoe that I am building that lacks a little more sanding and shaping before tackling the glass job.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product on your guitar.  Good luck.

I think you have a little more work ahead than I do.. good luck. looks cool

 

[big bob]

the second coat is on and I'm just about ready for the final sanding and then sanding sealer and lacquer..

at  the end of the first sanding

 

[big bob]

second coat glassing up the rim

 

[big bob]

second coat of resin ready for one more coat of resin and then final sand.

 

[dbw]

Wow, that's looking really cool.  I like the translucent textured-glass look

 

[big bob]

yea It's starting to get a real jurasic park amber look.  once it's sanded and polished it should be shiney...

 

[OzziePete]

scalloping and a Bigsby? seems weird but sure...  I've seen guys put a floyd on an acoustic jazz guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rstnOz1EmQ

Those guys make Doug seem completely normal.  :laughing7:

I got to about 20 seconds into that clip and saw the drill come out and screamed  "Noooooooooooooooo".  :sad:

Hope that Maccaferi was a very cheap guitar to beat up like that.