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R. Stratenstein · April 27th, 2012, 11:22 PM

Alex, I like it! With that awesome cap wood you've got, it would be a perfect showplace for it.

Would you use the star fret markers? Stew Mac or one (maybe more) of the other luthier houses stock them, and I'd love to use them, but am scared of the inlay catastrophe potential

But, if you have expeerience and/or confidence with inlay, it would look really cool, IMHO.

Congrats on your promotion to 5-star, BTW.

Since I found out how that thing works, I've been voting everybody's build thread 5 stars. Every last one of them is more than worth it.

BR06623 · April 27th, 2012, 11:35 PM

Looks like you are on the right track to me. I like Chet's too. If you are not satisfied, I think you could go ahead and add other pickups in the future.

Looking nice.

alexlaguna29 · April 28th, 2012, 04:18 PM

naah, I will use abalone dots. I've never done inlays in my life and I don't think this is a good project to practice.

alexlaguna29 · April 28th, 2012, 04:20 PM

So, anyway, this is the picture of the cap being glued in:

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 08:53 AM

More progress last night. First, did a roundover on the body:

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 08:54 AM

then took a rasp and did the profile at both ends of the neck

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 08:55 AM

Then off we go on the back contour:

RogerC · May 1st, 2012, 08:56 AM

Nice job

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 08:56 AM

Started looking like a neck now

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RogerC

Nice job

thanks, man!

emoney · May 1st, 2012, 03:46 PM

You are just on fire now. Have you decided what type finish you're doing and I just
missed it, or is that a secret?

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 03:52 PM

It will be tru oil all around. I really want my neck and the top to be amber, so I will mess around with tru oil and alcohol dissolved aniline dye on a scrap tonight.

alexlaguna29 · May 1st, 2012, 09:04 PM

finished the neck contour and transition - I think, it's pretty god for my first neck

dilbone · May 1st, 2012, 09:16 PM

looks great for any neck let alone a first neck...that top is gonna be killer too

Barncaster · May 1st, 2012, 09:56 PM

Hey Alex,

I love the Chet Atkins concept. Very cool!

Barncaster

R. Stratenstein · May 1st, 2012, 10:24 PM

Neck is great, alex and maple cap is gorgeous.

RogerC · May 2nd, 2012, 09:03 AM

Looks like you did a fantastic job on the neck, Alex!

alexlaguna29 · May 2nd, 2012, 10:15 AM

Thanks, guys!

OpenG Capo4 · May 2nd, 2012, 11:07 AM

I've had good luck getting an "amber" finish by staining with "Golden Oak" danish oil and then doing Tru Oil over that. Not sure what other stains are compatible with Tru Oil.

Neck carve looks great btw. I have a friend who built a piezo solidbody. Bolted a start neck on to an aluminum frame actually. It sounded awesome when I played it but he had it ran through a Pro Tools type modeling program so I'm not sure what it'd have sounded like straight into an amp.

alexlaguna29 · May 2nd, 2012, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OpenG Capo4

I've had good luck getting an "amber" finish by staining with "Golden Oak" danish oil and then doing Tru Oil over that. Not sure what other stains are compatible with Tru Oil.

Thanks for the advice - I will try that on a scrap piece to see how it comes out.

April 27th, 2012, 11:35 PM	#82 (permalink)
BR06623 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pflugerville, Texas Posts: 380	Looks like you are on the right track to me. I like Chet's too. If you are not satisfied, I think you could go ahead and add other pickups in the future. Looking nice. __________________ No point choking on the tail when you have already swallowed the cat!

May 1st, 2012, 08:56 AM	#88 (permalink)
RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,248	Nice job __________________ "The difference is that you're crazy like Nicolai Tesla and I'm more like the guy who sniffs paint and rides his bike down the middle of the road" - Me to Crazydave911

May 1st, 2012, 03:46 PM	#91 (permalink)
emoney Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hudson Beach, Florida Age: 48 Posts: 1,007	You are just on fire now. Have you decided what type finish you're doing and I just missed it, or is that a secret? __________________ Just another squirrel trying to get a nut

May 1st, 2012, 09:16 PM	#94 (permalink)
dilbone Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Age: 39 Posts: 1,120 65 Photos	looks great for any neck let alone a first neck...that top is gonna be killer too __________________ C. Dilbone 3rd rate hack

May 2nd, 2012, 09:03 AM	#97 (permalink)
RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,248	Looks like you did a fantastic job on the neck, Alex! __________________ "The difference is that you're crazy like Nicolai Tesla and I'm more like the guy who sniffs paint and rides his bike down the middle of the road" - Me to Crazydave911

April 27th, 2012, 11:22 PM	#81 (permalink)
R. Stratenstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 3,882 160 Photos	Alex, I like it! With that awesome cap wood you've got, it would be a perfect showplace for it. Would you use the star fret markers? Stew Mac or one (maybe more) of the other luthier houses stock them, and I'd love to use them, but am scared of the inlay catastrophe potential But, if you have expeerience and/or confidence with inlay, it would look really cool, IMHO. Congrats on your promotion to 5-star, BTW. Since I found out how that thing works, I've been voting everybody's build thread 5 stars. Every last one of them is more than worth it.

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April 28th, 2012, 04:18 PM	#83 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	naah, I will use abalone dots. I've never done inlays in my life and I don't think this is a good project to practice.

April 28th, 2012, 04:20 PM	#84 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	So, anyway, this is the picture of the cap being glued in:

May 1st, 2012, 08:53 AM	#85 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	More progress last night. First, did a roundover on the body:

May 1st, 2012, 08:54 AM	#86 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	then took a rasp and did the profile at both ends of the neck

May 1st, 2012, 08:55 AM	#87 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	Then off we go on the back contour:

May 1st, 2012, 08:56 AM	#89 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	Started looking like a neck now

May 1st, 2012, 03:52 PM	#92 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	It will be tru oil all around. I really want my neck and the top to be amber, so I will mess around with tru oil and alcohol dissolved aniline dye on a scrap tonight.

May 1st, 2012, 09:04 PM	#93 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	finished the neck contour and transition - I think, it's pretty god for my first neck

May 1st, 2012, 09:56 PM	#95 (permalink)
Barncaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Age: 48 Posts: 3,276	Hey Alex, I love the Chet Atkins concept. Very cool! Barncaster

May 1st, 2012, 10:24 PM	#96 (permalink)
R. Stratenstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 3,882 160 Photos	Neck is great, alex and maple cap is gorgeous.

May 2nd, 2012, 10:15 AM	#98 (permalink)
alexlaguna29 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 31 Posts: 547	Thanks, guys!

May 2nd, 2012, 11:07 AM	#99 (permalink)
OpenG Capo4 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 1,989	I've had good luck getting an "amber" finish by staining with "Golden Oak" danish oil and then doing Tru Oil over that. Not sure what other stains are compatible with Tru Oil. Neck carve looks great btw. I have a friend who built a piezo solidbody. Bolted a start neck on to an aluminum frame actually. It sounded awesome when I played it but he had it ran through a Pro Tools type modeling program so I'm not sure what it'd have sounded like straight into an amp. __________________ If its .05 too loose, no one will ever know. If its .05 too tight, everyone will know.

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