songofthewind

Lots of Gibson and Fender guitars have come and gone. Theses are what I’m playing now:

Stew, you’re a genius.

Wow, you’re roaring through this build! Really enjoying this.

Great pedal. Get the ToneIb editor, makes programming a breeze.

Fit like, Dave? I think a rear load this time, and an oil finish. If I add the Jazz pickup then I need to incorporate a pan pot. The router bits are here, so I will have at it again tomorrow! Appreciate your support and the odd baffie in the erse!

Sharp looking bass.

I love this. Very cool!

A bit more progress. I ordered a 12mm rounder bit from Amazon, which quick measurements tell me should come in handy to conceal the botched edges. Today I stuck some 180 grit paper on a straightedge, and trued the joining edges of the maple cap. They match nicely with no visible gap when held up to the sunlight. I'm encouraged again, having felt a bit down in the mouth about my router antics. I then built a jointing jig from scrap, and screwed the whole affair to my Workmate. Non stick paper was applied to the floor of the jig, the edges of the cap were coated with Titebond and wedged, and clamps and screws were applied generously. This process proceeded without any issues arising. I'm going to leave it until tomorrow, and we will see how it looks. I ended the day by sanding the edges of the body with a mouse sander and 240 grit paper. Looks better already. There is plenty of sanding and tweaking to do on the inside edge of the horns and at the waist, to get it all neat and tidy. Here are some pix:

Looking good right from the off! Would you be willing to share your body design via pdf or summat? I think that would be my next build (sometime in 2043).

It needs to be long enough to reach the bottom of the cavity. Don’t take chances by extending the shank too far out of the chuck. Drill out most of the cavity, so that you are only really finishing the edges and bottom with router bit. Also, make many small passes, going down a few millimetres at a time along the sides.

Looks really good.

Plus one for Trend. Don’t get cheap ones!

Pix of the whole boorach:

Well, some progress and some disasters. I’ve got the place to myself this weekend, so I thought I would have at it again. I’ve been nervous about using the router again, after the silly mistakes I made before. My concerns were justified, because I managed to nick the template again, while using a bottom bearing trimmer bit to tidy up the outline. Firstly, the guide bushing dropped off the end of the bit, due to the Allen head securing bolt coming loose. This meant I was cutting deep into the outline before I noticed. Merde. The second stupid and dangerous mistake was to forget to tighten the bit collar. The bit started to oscillate as it came loose. Fortunately I noticed and stopped working immediately. That shocked me quite badly, because I’m on my own, and I don’t fancy finding my way to A and E by myself. Sobered and thoughtful, I decided to take the gash wood down to the outline with my newly acquired Shinto rasp. Well, that was much better. I felt more in charge of the process, and it seemed better for getting a feel for the wood. The rain came on, so I packed my kit away for lunch. I may continue later. I need to make a new sled for the planer bit, to thickness the body again, and also to thickness the new AAAAA maple cap. The cap is sitting on spacers with a sewing machine on top, to take out some cupping. I will joint the two halves tomorrow, hopefully.

Plus one on the Shinto rasp. I just got one, and gingerly tried it out on a piece of scrap. Wow!

Josh Fossgreen on YouTube has a great beginner slap video.

Cool! Thanks for the review. How does it perform as a wireless music speaker? Does it connect to your Wi-fi for streaming?