Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 inlays cut, fret slots covered, ready for ebony filler... the magic goop: testers model cement and left over ebony sawdust... all the gaps filled and drying... that's it for tonight . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members vanzant38 Posted January 3, 2010 Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 Subscribed! Will HC2.0 unsubscribe me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted January 3, 2010 Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 Subscribed! Will HC2.0 unsubscribe me? supposedly it will vapourize this thread, so yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members igge Posted January 3, 2010 Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 Nice inlay work, very good for only the second fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 thanks igge... the more i do it, the more comfortable i become Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 3, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2010 ready to trim to size and sand the filler and inlays down to the 12" radius... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 been busy with football and my other build today... finally got time for this build trimming the fretboard using my table saw. i use double sided rug carpet tape to hold the board in place. then i created a jig to keep the radius block on center while sanding the inlays down to meet the board. again, double sided rug carpet tape to hold the board in place. i went from 100 grit up to 800 grit. you can see at first it's a lot of inlay coming off. sand paper is held to the radius board with double sided carpet tape, deja vu... (just wait, all the templates for routing are held with the stuff too, lol) after a while with the 100 grit i start to get the inlays leveled down to the board... i have as much ebony coming off as MOP... here's the trimmed and sanded ebony with a little lemon oil rubbed on it... next i bent some fret wire to a 12" radius using my handy, dandy homemade fret bender... finished fret wire... btw, if you are interested in how to build the fret wire bender following this link. i wasn't gonna pay $100 from stewmac and HC member Nevermind pointed me to these plans... i used sander paper and double sided tape instead of the outdoor tread tape and the whole thing cost me about $18..... Make Your Own Inexpensive Fret Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 see? cant even notice the filler now. looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 see? cant even notice the filler now. looks great. if i took a macro shot you could but it does hide much better than rosewood... thanks terence !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snowaie Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Damn, subscribed, and will for 2.0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hellion_213 Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Awesome fretboard work man! Definitely subscribed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Wow, that top is bosstastic. Break a leg bubba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Wow, that top is bosstastic. Break a leg bubba. hey thanks BK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Awesome thread:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members igge Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Don't worry about filler being visible when viewing the fretboard close up, that happens to the big name fiddle makers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Don't worry about filler being visible when viewing the fretboard close up, that happens to the big name fiddle makers too. i'm not worried. not like too many people will ever be that close to it anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 I just came in my pants a little...gotta go change now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 I just came in my pants a little...gotta go change now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members newbuilder Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 That top looks great! Home Depot eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 That top looks great! Home Depot eh? thanks dude and no that top is not from Home Depot. My home depot build is cedar and aspen and is the first build link in my sig. that carved top came from Eastern Maple Carved Tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 thanks dude and no that top is not from Home Depot.My home depot build is cedar and aspen and is the first build link in my sig.that carved top came from Eastern Maple Carved Tops Glad you caught me before I left...I guess I was away durring the first one...great looking top and love the ebony. Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted January 4, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 happy new year NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vanzant38 Posted January 4, 2010 Members Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thanks for the link to the fret bender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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