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Author:  Chris Oliver [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:27 am ]
Post subject:  New F5 Build
It has begun.

My research over the last few years and some extra encouragement from talented members here has prompted me to start my first F5 builds. It doesn't hurt that I have a couple pre-orders as well.

I have a lot of the easy steps complete. I have collected my woods over the last decade. I have the cases, bindings, bridges tuners, glues...etc. etc... Now all that is left is a few jigs here and there and proper execution.... maybe a little luck.

So far, I have fretboards cut and slotted. I'll be shaping them and hopefully binding them this weekend.
I'll be posting to this thread as I go. There are more pics and comments at: shop blog

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Author:  Chris Oliver [ Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
Fretboards have been shaped. Fret markers and binding coming next.

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Author:  WudWerkr [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
Nice work , Im looking forward to seeing the rest of this thread ! [:Y:] [clap]
Author:  Chris Oliver [ Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
More mando.

Here are a couple fretboards dyed black and one, sans dye, with fretwire installed.
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James... I have a blog like yours. I'll be posting periodic photos here, but you can get all the pics there. (http://www.InfinityLuthiers.com/blog)
Author:  Chris Oliver [ Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
One of the fretboards I did not dye gets filed and dyed.

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Here's what it should loook like with binding.

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Aaaah.... slowly. You can see the instrument coming to life.
Author:  Chris Oliver [ Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
One of the fretboards gets solid silver plate inlaid as faux frets. Once the rest of the frets are installed and the binding is in place, it will be scooped.

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Author:  Chris Oliver [ Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New F5 Build
Several fretboards are getting the 'Infinity' inlay in the scoop...

Outlining the inlay.
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Routing.
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Gluing in place with dyed epoxy.
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Ready for fretwire.
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