Kenny Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 (edited) well, before i posted anything aobut this i wanted to have some work done but here was the initial design i decided i wanted to make 2 at once, so i got to making two necks heres some pics thats my lovely girlfriend drawing on my extension table :-p (hey, if shes happy, imm happy, mostly becuase when shes bored...she makes me miserable, and not able to work on my guitar :-p) now unfortunatly the neck in that first picture just got to thin :-\ the wood started flexing where the TR is, and when i was trying to save it, it broke through ever so slightly....there went that neck haha i managed to get the TR out for the next one i make though. i did take pictures of the aftermath it was interesting to see where the wood broke. the headstock was VERY thin because i was going to use a thick headplate, there was a scarf joing and volute, but it was intresting to see that after 6 hammer blows it broke near the 3rd fret. nowhere near the "weak" areas ( i was smaking the headstock with the rest of the neck clamped down) here are some pics of that i managed to put it back together for a photo op i have pics of it shattered too haha naturally this really bummed me out, becuase i had to waste some perfectly good wood, but i learned from my mistakes and finished the 2nd neck up nicely (or close to finished, i fretted it, and touched up the radius that i did on my new jig i made...it also made the sanding blocks...will never use anything else again! (its a standard radiused sled and router jig) here is the remaining neck (on monday when the th&H opens again im gonna go pick up wood for 3 or 4 more necks and redo the one that broke) also start another build, a more "metal" V and a "shred strat" im sure ill get to makgin the bodies within the next week. btw, im using the same wood for the top as i did in the rendering opinions? Kenny Edited September 28, 2008 by Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 I really like the idea as the drawing depicts it. The shape reminds me a little of a cross between an Ibanez and a PRS. Of course, that is just what I see, I am sure others will see something else. What kind of wood are you using for your fretboard? It always sucks when a project (or a part of a project) goes down the tubes. I once had a beatiful piece of koa for a fretboard and I messed things up. Shame to lose something like that. But as long as you learn, the lesson can be more valuable than the wood, and usually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 thanks, actually your right on about the body shape, i took my favorite aspects of about 5 guitars, with my own ideas and kinda musched them all together into what i thought looked good the FB is made out of Pau Ferro, i have enough for 1 more board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 That be sweet. I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcissism Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I really like the headstock shape. it gives me ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 hey man, thanks! i use that design on the majority of my guitars hopefully one day ill get it copyrighted haha wheni have the money maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foil1more Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 hey man, thanks! i use that design on the majority of my guitars hopefully one day ill get it copyrighted haha wheni have the money maybe Didn't help fender, gibson and all that lot much! But seriously, I like the body and headstock shape. What guitars were you thinking of when you designed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 haha, i guess your right, only concern i have is if people copy me designs that since im a small scale producer they would cease to be my designs when i designed this particular body i was looking at dean hardtail, prs double cutaway, Ibanez SA, Carvin CT3, and some others that i cant remember off the top of my head. anyways i wasnt lying when i said that its a bastard child, but its my bastard child. haha anyways yea, the headstock shape is a funny thing. my first guitar's headstock was similar, but without the dip in the middle, and a much longer point. after i decided i wanted to persue guitar building as more than a hobby i sat and pondered what inspires me, being as i live in southern california there are a lot of "missions" up and down the coast. those and my schools landmark building (San Diego State University) all have that spanish style roof line. i tried to emmulate that, but i didnt like the look at all, but i just kinda started messing around with the curved polygons on my cad and i finally got the idea to shrink the bump and angle everything sort of like a wave. in the end it doesnt look like much of anything, but thats how i got there :-p On a more interesting note, i stopped by Th&H and dropped 150$ on wood...i went to go get maple for 1 neck. but then i saw quatered hond. mahag and i had to get the whole board. haha i got some body blanks too...and lotsa maple. i started making the 2nd neck today. ill scarf tomorrow when i have some glue, i also got my FB blank to size slotted, tapered and ready to be radiused tomorrow the FB is a dark dark purple indian rosewood, ill post pics tomorrow i guess after its radiused. also, has anyone heard of wetting the fretboard while your fret it (lightly just enough to expand the wood a little) ia guitar tech told me that a while ago and i was pondering trying it, apperantly you get a much closer seat. Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 hey guys, sorry its been a while since ive updated i went up to sacramento for the weekend and had the most difficult time getting back! anyways heres the progress finished neck number 2 (sorry no pics of that, its identical to the first one, just with a deep purple rosewood FB - im thinking sunset burst?) i cut out the body blanks for both of them, and made a make shift jointer out of my router which finally gave out on me today (i cant adjust the height anymore....its a crappy one anyyways, was time to upgrade) i glued one of the tops on one of the shaped bodies, and put the headplate on the headstock on the 1st neck here are some pics on this pic its not that the joints are bad, its just that i glued up the top today and got anxious so the dark areas are glue pockets that were still a little maleable (ill fix that up tomorrow) im really happy with how that joint turned out! and on this one you cant see the figure but its the same as the top on the body hope you guys like it! this particular one is going to be the blue that i did in the rendering, its twin is i think going to be a purple/red/orange burst i dont know yet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 well, just got in my adapter collet and routeed out neck pocket on guitar 1 still waitting to glue the top on guitar 2, so i think ill make pickup templates for them anyways heres some pics, btw it passes perry's test i did have a real hard time lining it up with the glue joint on the top as the centre line, but i did mark where the guides for my router went so getting a centre line for the neck is no issue, but how do you guys line the neck up? (just for convieniencies sake, becuase i dont want guitar 2 to have the same issue Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That's some nice looking work. I like the figure on that top plate. Between the way the grain runs and the figure, it gives the impression of waves on the shore of a lake. I look forward to seeing it all finished up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 well, i was waiting until this one was finished to post becuase i sold it halfway through the process, there were some minor changes in the design, but i think it came out nice; just and oil finish nothing fancy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) there are more completed pictures in the post above also if you look on the 3rd picture of the post above youll see that I completly rounded over the frets. Kenny Edited November 18, 2008 by Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 You rule, Kenny. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 That is one amazing guitar. Maybe one day I will be able to make one that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 hey thanks you two, do you think id have a chance in GOTM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 hey thanks you two, do you think id have a chance in GOTM? Absolutely. The craftsmanship on that guitar is incredible!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I think so too. Then again, I never vote for the winning guitar, so I must have an aberrant opinion. You should enter it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 on the last pic it looks like your neck has warped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 that's awesome!!! How did you carve all the bevels? Rasp? And did you carve the neck joint with the neck attached or unattached to the body? GOTM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 hey thanks you two, do you think id have a chance in GOTM? Not a shot Ken, sorry. It isn't a PRS doublecut hardtail and doesn't have a quilt top. You won't stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 well, i dont know if i should enter it, i really like the guitar with the goldleaf, and i dont want to have to compete against andy :-p if i do enter it im voting for his :-p anyways, i shaped the heal with the neck unattatched / the neck isnt warped, the pickup height is just uneven :-p and i shaped the body with a rasp...theres gotta be an easier way! Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 GAH, my girl saw me typing and she threatened to kill me if i dont enter it....shoulda been more careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 GAH, my girl saw me typing and she threatened to kill me if i dont enter it....shoulda been more careful Then I guess your mind is made up, hahaha. I definitely say go for it (my previous post was heavily laced with sarcasm ), you've got just as much a shot as the other guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 You got my vote! Also you should try spokeshaves and surforms. They make everything soo much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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