Si600 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 It looks less obviously denim than I expected for some reason. Was that deliberate? Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 10 minutes ago, Si600 said: It looks less obviously denim than I expected for some reason. Was that deliberate? No, the denim was really faded, white in place but the resin seemed to almost completely restore the dark blue colour. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted January 30 Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said: Progress...I'm onto set up. the denim is visible again one slight snag, I'd forgotten thatvthe truss rod access was covered over with resin. I filled it with blu tac so it's just a matter of careful excavation and I should have her playabsoon. 2 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) I'm so out of touch, @Dom in Dorset, I'd missed the progress on your thread. I just LOVE that denim finish - everything splendid, the instrument itself, the finish. Oh and that travel guitar from a post ages back...absolutely stunning! Edited January 31 by Andyjr1515 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 (edited) Done. Edited February 16 by Dom in Dorset 15 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Nice! I bet it'll look even better under stage lighting. 1 Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 Next.... Three teles....I've been slowly putting these together for a few months, a chance to test a few ideas. From left to right: For the first time I'm not using reclaimed wood for this guitar. It's going to be made entirely from British native timbers. Single piece Dorset grown ash body, sycamore neck with beech fretboard. Middle- this is the now reassembled "extreme relicaster" . A white poplar body blank that was left to rot for 18 months to acquire some character. It now has a lot more interest and colour as well as a mahogany band in the body and neck. The neck timber is unknown (from an old sofa) , the fretboard is reclaimed teak from a garden bench. As it was after it 18 month exposure: After reassembly and sanding: Right- If you Google "can I build a guitar out of oak" you will come across some odd reasons why it apparently won't work " oak is sonically dead" , " it gives off a gas that corrodes metal" , too heavy, too unstable etc Let's find out....oak body , oak neck, oak fretboard all reclaimed. The exact spec for each guitar is yet to be decided... Most of my pictures were too large to upload and I'm far too lazy to try again. More pictures of these builds and others can be seen on the Scavenger Music Facebook and Instagram pages. 2 Quote
itu Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Three necks and bodies, will you change parts to find the best combinations? Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 23 minutes ago, itu said: Three necks and bodies, will you change parts to find the best combinations? No, the body/ neck combination will be as described in the previous post. 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Hooray! A hat trick from Dom! Perhaps there is a kind member who would help Dom repost those pictures off of Farceberk for those of us who just use this site. Going for oak eh Dom? Good on yer! Quote
Dom in Dorset Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 6 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Going for oak eh Dom? Good on yer! If someone tells me something can't be done I just have to try it. 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted March 16 Posted March 16 9 minutes ago, Dom in Dorset said: If someone tells me something can't be done I just have to try it. I like that. It works well for you. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 16 Posted March 16 6 hours ago, Dom in Dorset said: " it gives off a gas that corrodes metal" More accurately, its high tannin content will cause any plain steel fixings to rust. Brass is usually preferred but you csn use stainless steel. A4 is apparently better than A2 after a quick google. 1 Quote
Andyjr1515 Posted March 24 Posted March 24 On 16/03/2025 at 07:05, Dom in Dorset said: Right- If you Google "can I build a guitar out of oak" you will come across some odd reasons why it apparently won't work " oak is sonically dead" , " it gives off a gas that corrodes metal" , too heavy, too unstable etc ...and yet the very lightest of my 'why do electric guitars and basses have to be soooo heavy' series of builds, a 6 string double humbucker 25" scale electric coming in a 5.25lbs...has an oak back 👍 Watching with interest, @Dom in Dorset 1 Quote
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