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dzsmith
PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:38 pm 
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Starting a Danelectro style guitar for my daughter's boyfriend.
He provided a sketch. I talked him out of the Bigsby and will make an Ebony rather than Rosewood board. I intend to dye the Maple blue, and spray a Daphne blue burst along the edges.
I'll experiment with Mixol tints, never done an opaque color before.
I usually only use two different woods. This one will be Mahogany, Maple, and Walnut.
I'll hollow out the body and do some F holes in the top.
He's 18, a good player, but he cannot draw worth a hoot.
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Wow! That walnut stripe is great!

Thansk Allan!
My local woodcraft had a stack of small Walnut crotches for $10 a board foot.
I got three pieces for $4 a pop.
My wife had 20 pieces picked out, but I had to talk her down to only choosing three.
I must be an idiot.
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Danelectro, huh? Not using any fine Masonite tonewood?

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Danelectro, huh? Not using any fine Masonite tonewood?

Moisenite... Wise guy huh?
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Well, Masonite is a traditional material for Danos....

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Well, Masonite is a traditional material for Danos....

That word always make me think of a Three Stooges clip. Ha ha

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dzsmith wrote:
fumblefinger wrote:
Wow! That walnut stripe is great!

Thansk Allan!
My local woodcraft had a stack of small Walnut crotches for $10 a board foot.
I got three pieces for $4 a pop.
My wife had 20 pieces picked out, but I had to talk her down to only choosing three.
I must be an idiot.
Dan


laughing6-hehe That's not the usual way things work, Dan! I'll show my wife some guitar wood, and she says, "you going to buy some?" It's like taking advantage of a four year old. Sometimes. :D
Nice looking maple and walnut, BTW!

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dzsmith wrote:
fumblefinger wrote:
Wow! That walnut stripe is great!

Thansk Allan!
My local woodcraft had a stack of small Walnut crotches for $10 a board foot.
I got three pieces for $4 a pop.
My wife had 20 pieces picked out, but I had to talk her down to only choosing three.
I must be an idiot.
Dan


laughing6-hehe That's not the usual way things work, Dan! I'll show my wife some guitar wood, and she says, "you going to buy some?" It's like taking advantage of a four year old. Sometimes. :D
Nice looking maple and walnut, BTW!

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Ha! Yeah, I'm pretty much a tight-wad.

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What's the headstock note say?? "some cool ??? headstock"
I wonder who's idea of cool will win :P
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What's the headstock note say?? "some cool ??? headstock"
I wonder who's idea of cool will win :P

Yeah, I gave up designing a cool headstock a long time ago.
I'm planning on an enlarged Danelectro style.

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Got the neck joint cut.
This will have three Strat pickups.
I plan to use a DP6T rotary switch which will give all pickup combinations except all on at the same time. I could add a toggle switch to enable this, but I think 6 choices is enough.
I had to inlay a fretboad patch to cover a mis-drilled marker dot. It should look OK afer I radius the board.
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Looks nice, Dan! That walnut strip will look great under finish!

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'Bout ready for paint. Still trying to fill the Mahogany grain.
The top is red dye over brown.
I really like the Asian Ebony board. Has a greenish tint to it.
Party on Garth.


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Ummm, that's not blue at all. Your future son-in-law color blind?!

Otherwise, cool stuffs as usual.
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Ummm, that's not blue at all. Your future son-in-law color blind?!

Otherwise, cool stuffs as usual.

Well, the back, sides, and neck will be blue.
No longer my daughter's boyfriend so I'm off the hook.
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Sweet guitar! Who gets it now?

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Thanks Alex!
I have a gifted nephew that hopes to have a musical career.
I rekon he could use it.
Happy Canada and 4th of July days!
Only about 20 hours to go on this brisket.
Still waiting for the Mesquite to smoke.
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Sprayed some mixol tinted lacquer.


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The blue looks pretty sharp, Dan! How'd the brisket turn out?

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Brisket turned out nice!
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