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Happy Grumpz
PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:58 am 
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Hey everyone, I just stumbled on this place [:Y:]

I'm about 2 weeks into my 1st ever build wow7-eyes

I decided on something not overly complex for a 1st time build and to be honest, I'm really enjoying the whole thing [:Y:]

Stage 1 was getting my plans printed off and then making my templates...

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I used a 75x75mm drum sander attachment on my bench drill to try and make the job easier...

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The body and neck are South American Mahogany and it's going to have a flamed maple top...

Removing as much excess as possible and then sanding about smoothish...

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Checking for square as I'm going...

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Body getting close, leaving about 2mm all the way around...

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That was all I could do on the body as I was waiting for the the maple cap.

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Mark Maquillan
PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:07 am 
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Looks like a great start......to an addiction laughing6-hehe

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Happy Grumpz
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Started some work on the neck. 1st job being the truss rod channel, this was 1 part which worried me somewhat...

1st was was to mark everything out...

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Then I mounted my router on the understand of my workbench, not ideal but in my opinion the best way to tackle this part...

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I then measured everything and and screwed down to straight lengths of conti-board to act as a jig...

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3 passes and the 1st channel was completed...

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Another 3 passes and my 2nd part was completed...

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Then the last step...

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All in all, a nice big smile on my face bliss

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Filler strip then glued and sanded flush...

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Red Bull gives you wings... duh

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Then sanded flush and open book head stock marked out...

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[:Y:]


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Happy Grumpz
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Mark Maquillan wrote:
Looks like a great start......to an addiction laughing6-hehe


Ain't that the truth!
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nyazzip
PostPosted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 12:00 pm 
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thanks for all the photos; i appreciate when people do this, no matter the subject
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Chris Pile
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Way cool!
Love me some old Juniors.

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dzsmith
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Looking great!
You obviously have very good woodworking skills.
Keep posting pics,
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Ummm...what's that router fence conti-board usually used for? "Let make wonder in your bedroom"??
Sounds like you already have a fun hobby. laughing6-hehe
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Happy Grumpz
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Quine wrote:
Ummm...what's that router fence conti-board usually used for? "Let make wonder in your bedroom"??
Sounds like you already have a fun hobby. laughing6-hehe


It was scrap from some shelving under my stairs, it's hideous stuff but does have it's uses.

Thanks for all the kind comments everyone [:Y:]
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Happy Grumpz
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1/8 maple top glued up and ready to glue to the body...

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Happy Grumpz
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Small update...

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Just approved these...

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Oh, man! laughing6-hehe

Love your inlay!

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Happy Grumpz
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Fretboard ready for binding...

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I started work on shaping the headstock and taking the excess off the neck...

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Once that was done I used the round over bit on the rear. As I was setting the router up, the bloody thing slipped and landed on the body leaving a dink! Crap!

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I used a wet towel and steam iron to fix it...

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Another quick blast of steam and it'll be gone altogether :)

Here's the round over, no tear out which is a huge bonus...

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James T
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Nice work , like the inlay
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Hey, That's looking great! Where did you get your plan drawings?
Thanks,
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