Saturday, August 04, 2007
Vacation Day 5
I didn't quite spend as much time in the shop yesterday, it was time for some much needed relaxing with my wife.
I leveled the frets. I marked the top of each fret with a Sharpie, then lightly sanded with sandpaper on a straightedge. When all the marks are gone, the frets should be level. It leveled up quickly and evenly.
I did have a few stubborn frets on the upper part of the board, the ends weren't staying down. I made a makeshift fret press and used superglue to hold down those frets.
I leveled the frets. I marked the top of each fret with a Sharpie, then lightly sanded with sandpaper on a straightedge. When all the marks are gone, the frets should be level. It leveled up quickly and evenly.
I did have a few stubborn frets on the upper part of the board, the ends weren't staying down. I made a makeshift fret press and used superglue to hold down those frets.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Vacation Day 4
French polishing supplies...
A couple French polish sessions on the top just to seal it so it won't get stained by pore filler.
Pore filler on the back and sides, looks like a mess now but when I sand it back the wood will be nice and smooth.
The heel cap glued on, same wood as back and sides.
I tapped in some frets and started filing the excess off the sides.
My custom made fret-bender.
A couple French polish sessions on the top just to seal it so it won't get stained by pore filler.
Pore filler on the back and sides, looks like a mess now but when I sand it back the wood will be nice and smooth.
The heel cap glued on, same wood as back and sides.
I tapped in some frets and started filing the excess off the sides.
My custom made fret-bender.
Vacation Day 3
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Vacation Day 2
Here are some highlights from yesterday.
The fingerboard is only attached with double stick tape at this point, to give me a guide to cut out the rough shape of the neck.
I roughed out the shape a bit, now it's starting to look like a guitar neck.
Now I have to make ramps into the slot so the strings have clearance to get to the tuners.
Working on getting the neck fit properly to the body, which involves a lot of attaching and detaching the neck as I make adjustments.
I sand to make a flat surface so the fingerboard can lay flat and true.
And at 1:30am last night I glued on the fingerboard to the neck with epoxy and called it a night.
The fingerboard is only attached with double stick tape at this point, to give me a guide to cut out the rough shape of the neck.
I roughed out the shape a bit, now it's starting to look like a guitar neck.
Now I have to make ramps into the slot so the strings have clearance to get to the tuners.
Working on getting the neck fit properly to the body, which involves a lot of attaching and detaching the neck as I make adjustments.
I sand to make a flat surface so the fingerboard can lay flat and true.
And at 1:30am last night I glued on the fingerboard to the neck with epoxy and called it a night.
