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Plug fine-tuned and gently* placed into the hole that I made yesterday, with some glue for company, then clamped.
* gently, using a mallet.
Yes, it (deliberately) sits proud of the top of the body. The surfacing bit awaits ...
New maple cap jointed, glued and clamped
Now time for lunch whilst the glue sets.
After some work with a combination of the surfacing bit and my sanding beam, here's the "plug"
I used a pencil to scribble on the top of the plug, and around all 4 sides of it. When the pencil marks have disappeared, the plug should be flat to the surface . But quick double check with a straight edge;
... front to back ...
... and side to side ...
So far, so OK.
I was hoping that Mr RM would deliver a new tiny template following router bit, so that I could clean up the remnants of the old top from around the neck join area. But he didn't. And then I remembered that my chisels were fairly sharp, so ...
Messy!!
Slightly less messy after some tidy-up sanding.
Top out of clamps, glued-up nicely;
Next job is to carefully measure the area where the neck joins the body, so that I can cut out the top, then I can glue the top to body, and I'll be back where I was about 2 years ago with this build ...
(But that's a job for tomorrow as I'm now puppy-sitting for the rest of the afternoon).
loving the build thread photos and can’t wait to see the next session !
pete
Nothing more to be said.
At the moment
I've got rough sawn timber before, but via my cabinet maker neighbour (well, he's got one of the business units on the neighbouring farm!), but he tends to use suppliers who provide cabinet making timber rather than more interesting varieties. Plenty of Sapele or Ash (or Oak!) but not a lot for interesting guitars.
Good to see you @Andyjr1515 and thanks as always for the comments.
Measure* and then cut out the neck join area from the top - otherwise it'll be a little tricky to glue it together
*Actually, I measured, then measured again. Then made a paper template to check the measuring. Then transferred the measurements to the maple cap and took it to the bandsaw!
Cover the body in glue, then add clamps. I'm using a sheet of hardboard, cut roughly to guitar body size, front and back to protect the body (back) and cap (front) from the clamps.
Nice bit of squeeze out without totally flooding out ...
And now it must be time for lunch again ...
Whilst the glue on #1 is doing its thing, I went in search of the lost one ...
And found (in a gig bag), in a dusty corner of the workshop, amongst boxes and planks of wood ...
I really don't remember why I left it in that state, rather than finishing it off!
I do remember doing the top. Used Wez' wetsanding technique and it's beautifully smooth to the touch.
The messy glue residue at the fret ends makes me think that this is a neck that I built.
I *had* wondered where those p'ups had gone. Gibson PAFs. Now I've found them.
I really don't remember what (if anything) is wrong with it, although it seems a bit daft to have got it to this stage and not finished it unless there's something not right with it. Work out what's wrong, then fix it.
I do remember putting hours into getting the top right. I bought a couple of planks of newly cut Walnut from a local wood fair. Put them aside to let them dry out naturally, and then had to prep them (they'd bowed quite a bit whilst drying) for use, and then the hours in carving the top for this guitar and using this one as the practice for the wet-oil sanding technique.
On my last project that I put aside due to not having the time to properly continue it currently, I made a note where I was, and all the things that were wrong, and wrapped it together with the stuff.
Maybe worth doing for the next time
And here's a guitar that I'm building to that principle ... I'm now just about where I was with this build around 2 years ago.
Clamps off. I remembered to measure - and write down - where the p'up cavities were, and I found them!
Open up the cavities, trim the edges and round over, do a bit of sanding, mark out the bridge position, and the next job involves that large drill bit and a couple of bridge studs. I've triple checked the bridge height and reckon that I've got the clearance to use the PRS SE wrapover bridge, as long as its base is within a couple of mm of the body.
It'll be interesting to see whether the tiny hole for the earth wire still ends up in the bridge stud hole ... a test of drilling accuracy!
To decide;
- what control layout to use. I might just have 1 vol, 1 tone and a selector switch.
- what finish to use. I've got some offcuts of the cap to try out some options. Faded red? Denim blue? Or I might try mixing some (Osmo) white tint into some oil and just keep it simple.
And confirmation that my dead-brain Q yesterday was, err, as dumb as I realised it was shortly after I posted it.
Trimmed the end off the "DC" neck pocket, and now the neck will fit nicely once I've extended the neck cavity another 20mm into the body. My question (to myself) now is whether I have this as a 1 or 2 p'up guitar. And what finish to put on the body.
Rosewood neck on a light Korina body with a P90 (or two). I'm looking forward to this one.
What did you use to bevel the edges ? I really like that sharp but smooth look.
On the Korina body, the bit was set low so that it took the tiny fraction off the top as well, so you've got that little line that follows the outline of the body. It's only a fraction of a mm deep though, so it'll probably disappear during sanding. But I like it, so I might have to redo the cut to make it more prominent.
First up, bridge stud holes for the maple capped one, with a cunning plan;
The bridge posts are now recessed into the body, so that the bridge goes as low as it can possibly go. Just in case I needed a bit more adjustment room. If I'd thought of doing that originally ( @lysander !), this whole mess would probably have been avoided, but why do something once if you can do c*ck it up the first time and spend hours re-doing it ...
Feeling chuffed with myself, I thought I'd have a go at fitting the RW neck into the Korina body. Extend the neck pocket the necessary 20mm and ...
... it drops in like a good 'un.
Quite happy with that side too - just like my "proper" LP Jr neck pocket fit!!
Need to sort out the join angle, but that'll depend on the bridge ... and I've just bought a nice bridge which should suit this one, so will put this build aside now until the bridge arrives.
Workshop shut for today.