My new project...

Mmm... Got wood?

Here we go again!  Love it.

I'd like to place an order for a solid snare drum. 
Basically a solid chunk of good hardwood bent into a drum shell.

This could open up a whole new hobby for you.  

Check out some of this guys work. It's right up there with your work Mike
http://www.craviottodrums.com/solid-vs-ply-why/

Mike

Looking good, always enjoy these trips

Another beautiful piece of of wood.  

I appreciate you guys letting me know...I enjoy posting the projects
and hearing others thoughts about the particulars.

Mike I did think about drums and found a guy on-line that has videos (gorilla drums I think)
but I've only watched the intro and kinda lost intrest when he stated, "when you order
the shell"...I was hoping he made the shells.
I am just now getting into steaming wood for guitar head laminates.

Greg my last build had P-90s and it's been to long since I had played with them. Really
enjoyed the sound so looking forward to hearing this one.
I think translucent black is great. I've seen a translucent dark gray that I like too.
I'll have to do some trials.

What's next?  Cavities for the pups and cut the block head down to thickness ( 9/16) but
if I laminate the head that measurement will change.
I've haven't done it yet but I got a nice clear white Holly board and can laminate it just like
Gibson use to.
What do I have to do to do that? The board isn't wide enough so I have to re-saw it (split it) and join the halves ( like a bookmatched top). The I have to steam the piece for the top
of head - you know how a Strat head is curved- and then dye it. With Holly the joint will or should be very hard to notice if even possible to see.
Also excellent wood for inlay but I'm not ready to inlay yet.



Well I've always shared the bad things that happen....my wife says, "the other guy showed up"...and he showed up lol...
For some reason "he" thought that it was time to cut the neck shape before routering out
the truss-rod channel. It's much easier to cut that channel when the block has nice square
sides...rather than having the taper.
I've been told by many that one of the biggest things about building is working ones way
out of the screw-ups. So I spent hours recovering.
 
LOL Karyn...it looks like it took me 21 minutes to type ...I'm at work...

BTW, I'm still dreaming:











:-)

The tuners aren't backwards.. it's x-ray vision.


:-)

Ah....I thought I had x-ray vision when I got those new Da-Vinci tuners...now I'm convinced.

In case anybody is wondering how I'm going to wire those pups...

Before glueing the top on I routered channels from the bridge>pup>cavity and Npup to cavity.
Knowing the type of pups before glueing the top on is a good thing.

Another set neck issue ....because I wasn't going to use a Humbucker then a tenon
on the neck would have needed to be done before the top was on  and then the top has
to fit around the the neck that's already attached to the body.
 I didn't want to have to deal with all that. It's much easier if there is going to be a Humbucker because the fretboard ends at the pup so the body top is just routered away as it's not seen anyway.
By not using a tenon I could keep the neck off and route the neck pocket with the top on.
Hope that makes sense.

 Nice work Spacey. I'm sure you will do it right or you won't do it at all.

Thanks Star and Steve.

Man...you know I love that Steve. :)
The top of this build is from the same board.

mike_mccue


BTW, I'm still dreaming:











:-)

Apparently you dream in either monochrome or stark colors.

mike_mccue


The tuners aren't backwards.. it's x-ray vision.


:-)

I just thought it was like the guitar below, but the neck was transparent too...
 

bapu

craigb

mike_mccue


The tuners aren't backwards.. it's x-ray vision.


:-)

I just thought it was like the guitar below, but the neck was transparent too...

I think that geeter would be great for a transparent mix.

Clearly.

craigb

bapu

craigb

mike_mccue


The tuners aren't backwards.. it's x-ray vision.


:-)

I just thought it was like the guitar below, but the neck was transparent too...

I think that geeter would be great for a transparent mix.

Clearly.

I see right through your thought there craigb.

bapu


Spacey,

Another One Bites The Makes Some Dust 

  There has been so much that it is piled up to the bottom of
my shop doors. A good 4 inches deep.
I'm sure glad I designed my shop to have the "dirty" room. It's easy to
blow all the shavings and dust out and the rest of the shop stays clean.
 
I don't like that guitar. If the neck and fretboard were clear too I would.
 
I have one of those clear pickguards....somewhere.