HazBeen Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Sanded off the remaining glue and prepped the new board. Ebony scares me as it is quite brittle, so I am taking it slow. Will re-size the fretboard to be a hair larger than the neck and then very carefully glue up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Glued and clamped..... seems to be all fine. Will leave clamped for two hours and then remove to check for issues. Just in case. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 All looking good from here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Clamps taken off, it is on straight and there are no gaps. Thank heavens. Will now let it dry, then put in the maple fret lines. Once those are dry I will trim flush with the neck (have 1-2mm overhang at the moment) , trim the bit on the headstock side and put in the 20” radius. And then slim down the neck a little, install side dots, nut and redo the oil finish. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Forgot to take my phone so pics will have to follow. Had a very productive day today: - Trimmed the fretboard flush with neck - Reshaped the neck (slimmed down 2mm) - Scalloped the fretboard to match the headstock - Radiused the fretboard - Rough fit the nut - Got really frustrated trying to make the maple veneers - Gave up and ordered maple veneer in the correct thickness (0,6mm) Just the side dots, lots of sanding in various grits and 6 coats of finishing oil to go.... plus tinkering of course. Edited January 3, 2021 by HazBeen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Side dots and lines done! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Quite happy with this.... Note the 1 side dot (luminlay) on the 21st. Now it’s time to sand.... 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, 800 grit after which we start slapping on 6 coats of finishing oil. I will probably take the fretboard to 1200. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, HazBeen said: Quite happy with this.... Note the 1 side dot (luminlay) on the 21st. Now it’s time to sand.... 180, 240, 320, 400, 600, 800 grit after which we start slapping on 6 coats of finishing oil. I will probably take the fretboard to 1200. That looks very good. Great job. What did you use to trim the veneer? Because the the tendency for a split to follow the grain, I found that the trickiest bit - and maple veneer is tough stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: That looks very good. Great job. What did you use to trim the veneer? Because the the tendency for a split to follow the grain, I found that the trickiest bit - and maple veneer is tough stuff! Probably raw sharpened talent with a following sanding using a compressed block of utter competence (... that’s probably been blessed by unicorns on a particularly magical day) no, not jealous .... 😔 Edited January 7, 2021 by Geek99 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 First coat on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: That looks very good. Great job. What did you use to trim the veneer? Because the the tendency for a split to follow the grain, I found that the trickiest bit - and maple veneer is tough stuff! I use a very sharp chisel, one you just need to look at and it cuts you, and sand from about 1mm above the ebony. But to be frank, I have never ever had veneer perfect and there is 1 spot here as well. Close but no cigar But I vastly prefer wood over polystyrene, so I will happily accept the 1 spot .... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Geek99 said: Probably raw sharpened talent with a following sanding using a compressed block of utter competence (... that’s probably been blessed by unicorns on a particularly magical day) no, not jealous .... 😔 Trust me, I don’t have any real or special woodworking skills. What I do I think most could do. I am naive and brave though Edited January 7, 2021 by HazBeen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 I will be very happy to finish this one, really looking forward to progressing the 27” scale build I’ve started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimothey Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 16 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: That looks very good. Great job. What did you use to trim the veneer? Because the the tendency for a split to follow the grain, I found that the trickiest bit - and maple veneer is tough stuff! 14 hours ago, HazBeen said: I use a very sharp chisel, one you just need to look at and it cuts you, and sand from about 1mm above the ebony. But to be frank, I have never ever had veneer perfect and there is 1 spot here as well. Close but no cigar But I vastly prefer wood over polystyrene, so I will happily accept the 1 spot .... The method I use is a metal file in downward strokes at just off a 90° angle to the top and it comes off nice and easy with minimal splitting or if I'm being lazy then its a utility knife 👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 coats and counting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 And done! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Superb! I love that. Great vibe... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Great work!! On to the next one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Very nice job and I love the Luminlay at the last position. It, somehow, ends the fingerboard(ing). 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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