Merton Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Looking great! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 While I ponder on the next stages of the body carve, I made the final version of the pickup cover. I'll send this off to Armstrongs early this coming week: I have to say, making a thin-walled box like this was quite satisfying... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Trying it on the body, I reckon this is visually too long. I'll take 10mm off each side by softening the radius: There's plenty of meat there to take off and still have large enough blocks for the height adjustment screws: Carve-wise - I think this is actually just about there for most of the body. Just got to finalise how to treat the chamfer on the lower-horn cutaway. Anyways, I'll consult @fleabag to what he reckons 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 More like this - which is I reckon closer to how @fleabag drew it in concept anyway 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 All looking good chief. Its poodling along nicely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Good excuse to get out into the surprise sunshine Carve is starting to get there. You can see here that my chamfer isn't quite deep enough yet - you can see the very edge of the glue-line/step-line there!: In terms of the overall shape, still a bit to do but I think this is starting to look right: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Nice , very nice I'm starting to take practice shots at my piggybank with my hobnail boot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, fleabag said: Nice , very nice I'm starting to take practice shots at my piggybank with my hobnail boot Still quite a bit to do - but it's getting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Love that pup cover! Great idea and skill 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Ditto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, BassTool said: Love that pup cover! Great idea and skill 😎 @fleabag 's idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Sometimes i surprise myself 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 Well, having surprised myself making the pickup cover, certainly aren't going to risk it getting crushed in transit to Armstrongs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Very innovative Bat thinking goodman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 My fave spoonerism? "You're a fart smella" - a compliment apparently. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, TheGreek said: My fave spoonerism? "You're a fart smella" - a compliment apparently. My birthplace, the Whitstable and Tankerton Maternity Hospital. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 13 hours ago, pete.young said: My birthplace, the Whitstable and Tankerton Maternity Hospital. Haternity Mospital? I don't get it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 swap the first noise on Whitstable and Tankerton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 When I get to shaping the heel, it's useful to already have the screw recesses in place: The carve along the heel line will be radiused to cut into the recesses - if I get it right, they should follow the angle of the machine screw ferrules. I probably will get the neck to a stage of being temporarily fitted before I sort out the carve of the end blip - this one will be more about feel than aesthetics, and you can't really do that until you are in a position to be able to play 'air-bass' with it. Next job is carving the chamber for the pickup cover to fit into (which, incidentally is at this very moment winging its way to Kent for Aaron Armstrong to do his stuff) and carving the controls chamber. While that goes on, I'll carry on reviewing and tweaking the body carve until it's 'right' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Its like watching Merlin Carry on sah .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) 🤨 5 hours ago, TheGreek said: swap the first noise on Whitstable and Tankerton Whiterton and Tankable? 🤨 Edited February 25, 2019 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 Folks who read my build threads will know that I really, really, really dislike routers. They are OK for deepening and flattening a chamber when used with a guided bearing and completely captive within the chamber...but other than that they are of the devil! So for pickup chambers nowadays, I start with a Forstner: Then straighten up the top 10mm with chisels. Nowadays, by the way, these are pretty much the only chisels I tend to use, both sets bought from Axminster: And then - and only then - use a guided router bit within the chamber to take it to final depth. Note by the way, the appearance of the cable channel I cut before I put the top on: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Helluva tool ya got there Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) Before cutting the chamber for the controls (they are going to be top mounted on a purpleheart plate), I need to double check how much real-estate they are going to take up. This is @fleabag's requested layout (albeit the other way round): He's also supplied me with the pots and switches. So they will be laid out a bit like this on a purpleheart plate a similar shape to the pickup cover: Should all fit. I also reminded myself of how to do a series/split/parallel with an on/on/on switch: Just got to remind myself WHY it works.... Edited February 26, 2019 by Andyjr1515 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 1 minute ago, fleabag said: Helluva tool ya got there Andy Well it's very kind of you to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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