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  1. demonx
    There's a thread in the guitar section on cutting bodies by router with a few different suggestions. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=46439&st=0 As far as this build, I'm loving the colors of your neck blank. I wish I had a local supplier of wenge. I drewl every time I see it in someone's builds
  2. demonx
    Looking great! You know you're not going to get to play this? She won't let it out of her grip I'm sure!
  3. demonx
    You'll have to make a thread of it! I went out and had a look at how this clear was curing yesterday, I'm not too happy with it. Next time I use this clear I think I'll add a bit of reducer. It's not meant to be reduced but it doesn't look like it flowed very well. Looks like it's peeled in places and puddled up in others. If you can kmagine what water looks like on the hood of your car when it pools up, well this is an exageration of what i think this clear has done. Guess I won't really know till I sand it back. If I hit raw wood in any spot I'll re clear, if not, it'll get color sooner than later.
  4. demonx
    Looks like you did a good job of it.
  5. demonx
    ok - 3 coats of clear and my painting for the day is done. I turned on the lamps long enough to snap a couple quick pics:
  6. demonx
    320 sanded. I left a lot of the black on there so it'll dumb down the candy blue, as the candy blue I've got is very bright. Trying out a new clear to use as my clear primer. It's some European stuff I've never heard of but the guy at the shop assures me it's good. Since it's only $200 a tin it's less than half the proce of my good clear, so it's worth a try. First clear coat, first of three I'm guessing fromthe way the clear layed down: No heat lamps today so the photo's are a bit dark. I'm not sure how this product will react and I don't want to have any screw ups, so I'm playing it safe since I've had clears react to the heat lamps before. It's also reasonable cold, so I'm doubling my hot weather flash times to accomodate. This is where a lot of painters screw up, not allowing for the weather or long enough flash times.
  7. demonx
    I'm interested to see this finished and know how it turns out. Good luck!
  8. demonx
    No dye. This will get sanded back and cleared. The color will come from a 2k candy blue/green. Will look turquoise with black accents.
  9. demonx
    Thats just the pic. The stain is as black as ink.
  10. demonx
    Sanded the quilt to 320 and stained black: I might leave it for a day before I sand it back. give it a chance to dry proper.
  11. demonx
    Shad Peters got my vote, I hesitated based on the fact that Shad only really posts on the forum in the GOTM section, I'm yet to see build threads or any other contributions to the site, so I nearly didn't for this reason, but I had to pick one guitar and based on which I liked the most, this was it. Andy and Crow - both beautiful guitars and were definitely up there as the best of this month. Both awesome guitars as always. mattharris75 - Absolutely beautiful timber selection. I like the concept behind the headstock too. Good work.
  12. demonx
    Some color testing on some scrap quilt: Lining up the neck so I can drill the mounting holes: 320 sand the whole thing: Wearing a nitrile glove I rubbed the whole rear ad sides of the guitar (focusing mainly on the Mahogany) so that during the paint process I wont have to lay as many clear primer coats. Being how cold it is here at the moment - I'll just let it hang over night before rubbing this back.
  13. demonx
    Thats a lot of fiddly work but it looks pretty cool. I'd be lazy and just paint it on there so I have to give you extra credit!
  14. demonx
    Lining up the template making sure theres ample space for the pots: Open up one of the holes so the router can sit flush: Add the recess: When I made this template it was originally for V's, so when I clamp it to a superstrat theres no body where I originally had clamping space. So I clamp the guitar and template seperate. Body is now done - as in, no more work until paint prep.
  15. demonx
    How I do a five minute comfort curve: Take a template: Rough cut on the bandsaw: Scuff with the flap disc (new toy for me so gotta play with it!): Clean if up with a rasp: Smooth it out with 40 grit on a random orbital - it'll stay like that until I start paint prep: Next job - elec cavity. I made myself a layout template today as I'm sick of lining up holes every build: Router bit, drill press - you can work out the details.
  16. demonx
    It's not a "miracle" or anything - it did cut out a bit of the work, but made some in another way, hense it was hard to keep from diggin in sometimes and hard to get a smooth surface. Maybe I just more practice using it.
  17. demonx
    Good idea! Candy blue it is!
  18. demonx
    So - time to see what you guys are on about with thees flap disks... After flap disk then lots of 40 grit sanding:
  19. demonx
    So I found a heater for the workshop, its not flashbut I forgot I even had it. Just wish all three of the elements worked. The dogs have claimed it as theirs while I work in the cold... Making templates: Roughed out with a finger sander ready for to file back to the lines by hand:
  20. demonx
    This turned out great! Excellent work. Excellent color choices.
  21. demonx
    There are places that sell guitar "skins" that allow you to send in an image and they'll print it as a sticker, then you just clear over it.
  22. demonx
    I probably won't be carving inside the horns and if I do it'll be very slight - although I say that now I'll probably go extreme on the day!
  23. demonx
    I really like that color! Something about deep red guitars... always like them.
  24. demonx
    As a player I prefer neck angle. Seems to be more comfortable.
  25. demonx
    No mate - I didn't take it that way - I was just trying to explain. I bought it with all sorts of ideas in my head, it let me down in every way. I was out the shed today and I forgot to take the pics I mentioned. Maybe tomorrow.
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