The neck for my Tele build just back from the engraver

[JPOL007]

Keeping the Celtic theme going on my Tele neck. Had a local guy laser engrave a cross and knot pattern on the neck. Planning on staining the engraved sections using Angelus leather dye. Then reapply satin nitro finish to seal everything.

 

[bagman67]

Wow.  That's a hell of a look.  Couldn't imagine it being workable on a flat fingerboard, but with the scalloped fingerboard I don't imagine you'll have much problem.  How deep is the carving?

 

[BigSteve22]

Wow, is right! That looks spectacular! Very impressive design, beautifully executed. Ya done good!  :icon_thumright:

 

[mayfly]

Woah - that's quite the thing.  Who did the work?

 

[JPOL007]

Wow.  That's a hell of a look.  Couldn't imagine it being workable on a flat fingerboard, but with the scalloped fingerboard I don't imagine you'll have much problem.  How deep is the carving?

Thanks for the feedback, the scallop is what made me think of having the engraving done. The depth is an average of 0.020".

 

[JPOL007]

Wow, is right! That looks spectacular! Very impressive design, beautifully executed. Ya done good!  :icon_thumright:

Thank you, I just picked the knot work and cross out from images on the internet. The cross matches the control knobs and the knot work feeds off of the control plate design a little.

 

[JPOL007]

Woah - that's quite the thing.  Who did the work?

Thanks Mayfly, a guy in Charlotte NC did the engraving using a CNC controled Co2 laser. Tom Leskovan at Mint Machining is really good.

 

[rgand]

Well, you don't see that every day. I like the look a lot.

If you did it on a flat fretboard, you'd have to fill it with something, perhaps tinted resin.

 

[JPOL007]

Well, you don't see that every day. I like the look a lot.

If you did it on a flat fretboard, you'd have to fill it with something, perhaps tinted resin.

Thanks Rgand, hearing possitive feedback from people who have such awesome guitars is very cool. I have another Warmoth neck that may get an engraved image. That neck would have to be inlaid because the fretboard is flat.

 

[rgand]

Well, you don't see that every day. I like the look a lot.

If you did it on a flat fretboard, you'd have to fill it with something, perhaps tinted resin.

Thanks Rgand, hearing possitive feedback from people who have such awesome guitars is very cool. I have another Warmoth neck that may get an engraved image. That neck would have to be inlaid because the fretboard is flat.

If you do that, order it without frets and have those installed after the inlay is done and shaped to the fretboard. That'll definitely look cool.

 

[Cagey]

Very nice! I wonder how much of that you'll feel playing it?

 

[JPOL007]

Very nice! I wonder how much of that you'll feel playing it?

Thanks Cagey, I owned a scalloped Warmoth neck about 15 years ago and don't recall having fingers contacting the wood. I'm probably forgetting but too much contact could lead me to try filling the grooves with colored resin.

 

[Cagey]

I know I've put 6100 frets on a a LOT of necks, and they're tall enough that you don't really touch the fretboard much, so it'll probably be fine.

 

[stratamania]

It's an interesting look.

As someone who has some scalloped necks although I doubt your fingertips are likely to touch it, I personally am not sure I would feel comfortable with it. It could also be a bit of a dirt trap.

One can only try it out and if needed then fill in the inlay parts with a resin or something. Of course you would have to do this prior to dye and finish.

 

[Logrinn]

Wow, how cool is that? :icon_thumright: ccasion14:

 

[JPOL007]

It's an interesting look.

As someone who has some scalloped necks although I doubt your fingertips are likely to touch it, I personally am not sure I would feel comfortable with it. It could also be a bit of a dirt trap.

One can only try it out and if needed then fill in the inlay parts with a resin or something. Of course you would have to do this prior to dye and finish.

Thanks Stratamania, the idea of resin filling is very appealing. I've never done anything like that and am a bit nervous. Can resin be applied with a syringe for better accuracy?

 

[JPOL007]

Wow, how cool is that? :icon_thumright: ccasion14:

Thanks Logrinn, One of my friends swears it is more of an art project than a guitar build.

 

[stratamania]

It's an interesting look.

As someone who has some scalloped necks although I doubt your fingertips are likely to touch it, I personally am not sure I would feel comfortable with it. It could also be a bit of a dirt trap.

One can only try it out and if needed then fill in the inlay parts with a resin or something. Of course you would have to do this prior to dye and finish.

Thanks Stratamania, the idea of resin filling is very appealing. I've never done anything like that and am a bit nervous. Can resin be applied with a syringe for better accuracy?

It would not have to be resin, inlay dots were traditionally done with clay for example. In any event once the inlays are in one would normally then have to make them flush with the surrounding wood via a scraper, files, sandpaper or the like. It would be difficult to put something like that in without having to remove the excess and level after the event.

Testing the idea on scrap would be the way to go before doing so on an actual neck.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

That's quite impressive.
I don't envy the endeavor of resin filling that.  Taping off the frets is a pre-conclusion, but it's still going to be quite tedious.
Very cool looking.

 

[JPOL007]

It's an interesting look.

As someone who has some scalloped necks although I doubt your fingertips are likely to touch it, I personally am not sure I would feel comfortable with it. It could also be a bit of a dirt trap.

One can only try it out and if needed then fill in the inlay parts with a resin or something. Of course you would have to do this prior to dye and finish.

Thanks Stratamania, the idea of resin filling is very appealing. I've never done anything like that and am a bit nervous. Can resin be applied with a syringe for better accuracy?

It would not have to be resin, inlay dots were traditionally done with clay for example. In any event once the inlays are in one would normally then have to make them flush with the surrounding wood via a scraper, files, sandpaper or the like. It would be difficult to put something like that in without having to remove the excess and level after the event.

Testing the idea on scrap would be the way to go before doing so on an actual neck.

I have found the most interesting material. Crushed to a sand-like size and intended to use for inlay work. The process uses a super-glue like component and a spray on hardener. They have a crushed red coral and a mother of pearl along with some other interesting options. I gotta try this out.