blablas Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) leveled the fingerboard. Headstock-volute transition roughly prefinished. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Nice work! RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) Routed the headstock-fingerboard transition and the groove for the nut. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Fantastisch! Geabonneerd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 すごい！ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1378142177' post='2196234'] すごい！ [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) Done some rough neck shaping today and drilled the holes for the tuners. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 That's really moved a big step on from something that looked like a lot of bits of wood stuck together to a bass neck that looks like a single thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 And it still has a lot of steps to go before it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Made a set of truss rod covers on the laser engraving machine (at work). Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Nice! RK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Leveling and straightening the sides of the neck. Shaping the headstock and headstock-neck transition. And the final result for todays work. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/C8ItXq8.jpg[/IMG] Cutting fret slots. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hTSHUta.jpg[/IMG] And finished. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 (edited) Drilling the position markers with the use of a drilling template. And glued in the markers, normally I use aluminum rod for these but for this bass I wanted wooden ones, I used toothpicks for them because they have the right diameter. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosts Over Japan Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 this is coming along so well, she's going to be beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 [quote name='blablas' timestamp='1378460223' post='2200523'] I used toothpicks for them [/quote] Somehow, I feel this bass is not gonna be any good for metal. Thanks for posting! It's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 7, 2013 Author Share Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) Position markers are in place. I've been busy sanding the body today, but it's a bit useless to place pictures of that. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) Machined two radiuses at the end of the neck. Machined the neckpocket and pickup holes. And the coming together of the two (not yet glued), the neck has a perfect fit in the body and needs to be pushed in with a reasonable amount of force and already stays in place by the way it fits. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Very impressive. Multiple skills and techniques on show here! Very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbobothy Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Top stuff, thanks for taking the time to show us the progress of your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Sanded the fingerboard up to grain 600. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wDNNUP3.jpg[/IMG] Hammering in the frets. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/xrdL25N.jpg[/IMG] And done. Now I still need to glue the fret ends, then finish the sides and level the frets, crowning and polishing will be done after the neck is fully shaped. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Wonderful! BTW: What do you mean by 'gluing the fret [b]ends[/b]'? Is this due to gluing the frets when they're straight, and then gluing them again when they're bent to match the radius? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 It's done to hold the frets really tight in place, even though the fit in the groove is already okay, it's just a extra measure. This will also fill any visible holes between the fingerboard and the frets. I use cyano acrylate (funny glue) for this, it will creep in the left over space between the fingerboard and the fret due to capillary effect and if done properly will fill the entire grove. I prefer a flat fingerboard so there is no radius to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablas Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) The sides of the frets are finished and the tops are leveled. Edited August 7, 2017 by blablas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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