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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:08 pm 
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I’m sure I’m not the only one to do this:) a cracked back...
move to another set
Cracked on the cutaway bend
So what happens? You make the most out of it and combine the 2:) here’s where I am so far
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Barry Daniels
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:32 pm 
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I don't see a crack.
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 7:59 pm 
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Barry Daniels wrote:
I don't see a crack.

The oak cracked.
Cut it out
Used the katalox from the cracked cutaway bend ha


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Barry Daniels
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 8:15 pm 
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Cool.


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meddlingfool
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 1:01 am 
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Good save!
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jfmckenna
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:14 am 
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Look great!
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:52 am 
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It’s my first cut away like this.
I’m stressing a LITTLE about the neck joint (as in how it will all match up. It’s been measured and all but ya neva know haha


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meddlingfool
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:55 pm 
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Is the intent to be a flush cutaway?
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:20 am 
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meddlingfool wrote:
Is the intent to be a flush cutaway?

On the front side it should be flush, however since I’m tapering the heel there will be some real estate back there.
I’ll need to bind that top edge I think


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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:09 pm 
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I used BWB and figured Bloodwood binding (it has a lot of dark lines in it... pretty rad) MAN that bonding was brittle, but I FINALLY got it installed without too much hair pulling.
Here are some pics of the back scraped down. There are still some high spots (but I was getting tired by this point)
Happy w my mitre!
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Clay S.
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Nice looking job. The binding really pulls it all together.
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:39 pm 
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Clay S. wrote:
Nice looking job. The binding really pulls it all together.

Thank you sir... :)
I have a few gaps to address on the sides, but it shouldn’t be much of an issue


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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:31 pm 
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Yup.. I got the binding thin right at the cup of the cutaway.
First cutaway... moving on
Won’t happen again


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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:28 pm 
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Parts are roughed in!
Neck and fingerboard extension will fight just right against the cut away.
Next step is finalize neck shape / fit and all that stuff:)
Neck isn’t fitted or attached... just laying in spot
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PatrickW
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 4:47 pm 
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Ken Nagy
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:04 am 
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I really like that fingerboard inlay. And that katalox (figured?) wedge gives it a cool look. The bindings and inlay work nice on it.

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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:48 am 
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Ken Nagy wrote:
I really like that fingerboard inlay. And that katalox (figured?) wedge gives it a cool look. The bindings and inlay work nice on it.

Not nearly perfect but thanks a lot:)
The katalox is figured ... weird wood to work


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jfmckenna
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
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I like those thick bindings, how thick are they?
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:56 pm 
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jfmckenna wrote:
I like those thick bindings, how thick are they?

I believe they ended up .21


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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 12:57 pm 
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If you mean the THICKNESS... they were .80 before sanding down flush. So something less than that.
I think they appear thicker from
Being rounded over maybe


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jfmckenna
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
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SnowManSnow wrote:
If you mean the THICKNESS... they were .80 before sanding down flush. So something less than that.
I think they appear thicker from
Being rounded over maybe


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Really? It must just be the pics then, they look a lot thicker then that, and yes I didn't mean the height of them.
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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Wed Aug 05, 2020 2:11 pm 
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jfmckenna wrote:
SnowManSnow wrote:
If you mean the THICKNESS... they were .80 before sanding down flush. So something less than that.
I think they appear thicker from
Being rounded over maybe


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Really? It must just be the pics then, they look a lot thicker then that, and yes I didn't mean the height of them.

Standard binding from stewmac


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SnowManSnow
 Post subject: Re: Frankenstein build
PostPosted: Sun Aug 09, 2020 4:43 pm 
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A few pics from today
Finishing up the neck shape and heel today.
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SnowManSnow
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