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guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 03:41 PM

I will wear safety glasses when I tune it to pitch....LOL

emoney · March 16th, 2012, 03:41 PM

All I know is that you've now got to form a band called "The Tongue Depressors"

guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by czook

Be cool if the end of each stick was stained the color of a used Popsicle.

It seems this is going to be one of the more structurally sound bodies in the contest. ;)

I bet some crayola water soluble markers could do that......

guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emoney

All I know is that you've now got to form a band called "The Tongue Depressors"

The guys I play with never like any cool names.....

guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryden

Insanity is a good thing I guess....

Didn't you see my TidyCatster in challenge number 1?

rcole_sooner · March 16th, 2012, 03:53 PM

...and I thought I'd seen it all, in these builds...

oigun · March 16th, 2012, 04:15 PM

I'm very disappointed... I thought you gonna use matches...

guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 04:31 PM

Actually there is a guy named Stan Monro who was a human interest newscaster here locally for our ABC affilliate. He makes toothpick models of buildings that are amazing. He was in town a few weeks ago and that kind of got me thinking about the craft sticks. Matches and toothpicks would take a loonnng time.

http://www.toothpickcity.com/

RogerC · March 16th, 2012, 05:35 PM

LOL This is gonna be GREAT!! And like someone else said, between you and me, we'll be able to put to rest the debate on tone woods

Satch · March 16th, 2012, 08:36 PM

Did you sort out & save all the birdseye craftsticks for the top? I'll be here cheering you on! What a clever, fun build! Very cool!

Good luck.

guitarbuilder · March 16th, 2012, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Satch

Did you sort out & save all the birdseye craftsticks for the top? I'll be here cheering you on! What a clever, fun build! Very cool!

Good luck.

Thanks Larry...I'm gonna sell the birdseye ones on an auction site.... as luthier wood.

crazydave911 · March 17th, 2012, 12:35 AM

I have seen (somewhere out there on the net) a full on acoustic build using just those sticks..............for the neck and everything (found it here LINK. Ahh, it seems to be Popsicle sticks

.Here is a video of it I think

Now it's your turn for the electric version Marty!

Dave

Muzikp · March 17th, 2012, 01:15 AM

^^^^
I'd say I've seen it all now, but everytime I say that the very next day I see something else crazy. This is going to be an awesome build.

guitarbuilder · March 17th, 2012, 06:09 AM

Well you haven't seen the cardboard guitar body yet.....

Dave, I found that in google images after I bought my craft sticks. I wasn't surprised since a matchstick guitars have been made for years. Why not popsicle sticks...???

kwerk · March 17th, 2012, 06:41 AM

Yeeehaw.. some good ol' challenge lunacy. I doff my hat to you, sir, and welcome to the crazy club!

guitarbuilder · March 17th, 2012, 09:05 AM

So I removed the glue up from the posterboard. As expected some glue stuck to it mostly in the curved gaps between sticks. I scraped the surface lightly to remove glue globs and poster board remnants. The poster board side is pretty flat so I just finished gluing a third layer to that sub system and it is now under the clamps again. The first two layers felt flimsy but held together well. It was only 1/8" thick and felt like an acoustic top of lesser quality that was unbraced. I staggered the glue joints again. This makes it 3/16" and should feel more rigid when it comes out.

RogerC · March 17th, 2012, 11:26 AM

Are you running all the sticks parallel with each other, or are you going to alter some layers perpendicular for added strength?

Mojotron · March 17th, 2012, 11:52 AM

This is like watching that chef show where they walk around and pick up cooking materials in a store with blindfolds on for 20 minutes, then they have to make a gourmet meal out of what they end up with.

Not sure how the dog biscuits will play out, but I'm all eyes :)

guitarbuilder · March 17th, 2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RogerC

Are you running all the sticks parallel with each other, or are you going to alter some layers perpendicular for added strength?

They are all parallel to each other, with each stick overlapping the one underneath. If I were to put them perpendicular they would then be plywood, and as we know... plywood does not contain any mojo.

Picton · March 17th, 2012, 12:34 PM

Oh, ease up on the plywood; as your current build shows, you're just too traditional in your outlook.

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Muzikp Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sacramento Age: 43 Posts: 2,087	^^^^ I'd say I've seen it all now, but everytime I say that the very next day I see something else crazy. This is going to be an awesome build.

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guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,303	Well you haven't seen the cardboard guitar body yet..... Dave, I found that in google images after I bought my craft sticks. I wasn't surprised since a matchstick guitars have been made for years. Why not popsicle sticks...??? __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

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guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,303	So I removed the glue up from the posterboard. As expected some glue stuck to it mostly in the curved gaps between sticks. I scraped the surface lightly to remove glue globs and poster board remnants. The poster board side is pretty flat so I just finished gluing a third layer to that sub system and it is now under the clamps again. The first two layers felt flimsy but held together well. It was only 1/8" thick and felt like an acoustic top of lesser quality that was unbraced. I staggered the glue joints again. This makes it 3/16" and should feel more rigid when it comes out. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

March 17th, 2012, 11:26 AM	#57 (permalink)
RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,151	Are you running all the sticks parallel with each other, or are you going to alter some layers perpendicular for added strength? __________________ "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

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