WezV - Offset DC Jnr build

WezV

board prepped for frets


Process:
Check the neck is straight and board is flat
Re-saw the  slots to ensure they are all correct depth and follow the fretboard radius nicely
Sand from 180-600 grit with a radius block
Check the neck is straight and board is flat
Sand from 1500-4000 micromesh
Bevel the top of the fret slots to allow fret to seat nicely and reduce chip out on future refrets
Sand from 4000-12000 micromesh
Check the neck is straight and board is flat
Apply a very light coat of tru-oil and buff straight off

At this point it is almost a mirror finish. It won't stay that way forever, but it should help it maintain a nice smooth playing surface

WezV

Fretted

Roland

Which fretwire did you use?

WezV

Stew-Mac #154.   Wide/High

impmann

WezV said:

Fretted

Observation: the guitar body shape ‘leans forward’ and the stud tailpiece will need to lean the other way as demonstrated above. Would a different bridge solution suit the ‘lean’ ? 

Just a thought - it’s a fab looking guitar! 

WezV

I don't mind some contrasting angles, but I've not fully decided on bridge yet.  It's just a tailpiece used for the pics, not a wraparound bridge

It may get an adjustable version that requires less angle.    These rule of 18 fret scales intonate a bit differently so I need to figure out just how much angle is needed whatever bridge I use.

I'm currently wondering if I should spray it black.  

roberty

Bloody hell Wez this is looking so good. Really cool design

WezV

Black?

paulnb57

Oxblood?

WezV

last time i did oxblood it ended up black anyway

paulnb57

Black certainly highlights the ally Scratchplate

davros

I like the black. Nice with a nickel pickup cover and black reflector knobs to reinforce the black and silver theme.

Sporky

Black is nice.

(Recessed) TOM and string-thru would let you play with putting the ferrules in a line sympathetic to the body curve (as if you didn't know that). 

Winny_Pooh

Doghair black  

White grain fill and trans black. Apparently it's not so simple in practice.

WezV

 I did consider doghair.  Although I have a black cat with flecks of white hair, so it will be a cathair finish

Sporky said:

Black is nice.

(Recessed) TOM and string-thru would let you play with putting the ferrules in a line sympathetic to the body curve (as if you didn't know that). 

I've drilled for an adjustable wraparound now.

davros

How open grained is the idigbo? Would it work for a grain filled finish?

WezV

Yeah, it might work

WezV

If I go for a Cat hair finish it does rule out seeing what it looks like as a korina guitar first.   

I will do a solid black sealer coat prior to the white grainfiller.

If it doesn't work, or the grain just doesn't look good i can still go with a more solid black

WezV

I've sprayed a coat of solid black directly on the wood.   It's definitely going to be some sort of black now

WezV

It needs another coat of black, but the first has sunk in nicely.