2010 TDPRI $210 Challenge-koelcaster

I'm claiming an entry in this contest. I have no clue what its gonna be but there have to be some unusual parts in. In dutch a refrigirator is called a "koelkast" so that explain the name coolcaster.:mrgreen:

Yay! Super cool (geddit?) that you joined as well!!!

1st: good luck with your build.

2nd: This raises a good question

Photos in your build thread must show the uncut wood at the beginning (WITH a hand drawn sign showing that day's date in the photo and the words "TDPRI $210 Telecaster Challenge").

Do the pictures with the wood and the sign have to be posted by the entry deadline, or will just the sign be 'legal' and an entrant add the wood pic later post procurement.

Or if I interpret the text of the rules correctly, just starting the tread names properly enters you. And as long as the sign and the wood pic are in there at the end date you are good.

???

I think koelcaster is even cooler. : )

I think koelcaster is even cooler. : )


I was thinking that too... Great minds, and like that. :mrgreen:

1st: good luck with your build.

2nd: This raises a good question



Do the pictures with the wood and the sign have to be posted by the entry deadline, or will just the sign be 'legal' and an entrant add the wood pic later post procurement.

Or if I interpret the text of the rules correctly, just starting the tread names properly enters you. And as long as the sign and the wood pic are in there at the end date you are good.

???

Paul had written somewhere else that the declaration of intent (aka starting a thread) was to be done by midnight tonight, but the wood photo could be at a later date. As long as it's done before the body is cut.

I think koelcaster is even cooler. : )

Dunno.....I've changed it :mrgreen:

I had understand that the wood must be shown before cutting the body..Hope so because I have a friend who lives in a house that is build around 1600AD. We restored it years ago and maybe he has some leftover wood that would be koel huh.

that would be koel huh

Totally koel, dude! :fist bump:

Totally koel, dude! :fist bump:

+1 :-)

So I went to my friends house:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-3ACIN7YR.jpg
And go to the cellar to find a nice piece:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-8U7HZ7UX.jpg
It's HUGE!!!
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-FVXIZRWZ.jpg
cut a nice lump off:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YOZZTBSH.jpg
And took it home on my bicycle :D
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-TCXEQDHE.jpg
The other piece of wood its some kind of rosewood I don't know for sure yet because there is no smell.

That is a very good friend to have! ;)

Boy, that is some slab!!! I got a woody seeing the scale of it with that pointy headstock monstrosity against it. ;) and not from the pointy headstock monstrosity either.. ;) Kidding of course, well a little.... ;)

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cut a piece off the lump:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-I3W6CUW7.jpg
Made it flat on the safe-t planer
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-77E3OXZN.jpg
mmm my pics are a little blurry
You can see long time ago some little animals where chewing on this block. I think I have to fill that properly to avoid tone loss. Fortunaly its only on the bass side.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-CF6STVPT.jpg
Ca'd some cracks before routing, I don't want pieces flying all around.:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YTHSCWWS.jpg

Great Oi, where I live, this would be called the Frigocaster :)
keep going

Cut the hardwood, looks nice like a light rosewoon. It has no smell only a little moldy/fungushy smeel. Does the rosewood smell disappear over time?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-6L6QQCGW.jpg
It looks like light kind of rw to me...
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-OEXYBIWX.jpg
Now i have to decide on the tuners I had buyed a box of machineheads once
There are really nice 6 on a plate and not so nice three on a side.
BUT I had a snakehead in mind and cannot cut up the 6 on a plate because the post spacing is to narrow.
WHAT should I do???
Make a tele-headstock with the nice or make a snakehead with the chunky-ones??
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-3FT6TUWQ.jpg

Looks way too light for rosewood... couldn't it be beech (beuken)?

then I made some pickupcovers.
Started to make a mold:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-QKFIF6MN.jpg
Oiled it up:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JOKYAAJC.jpg
Put in some fiberglass and resin:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-SZBHHGH7.jpg
And tried to get them out......
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-M4ATV4Y3.jpg
I had to sand away the mdf because the oil didnt seem to work
Once they are filled and painted they will look da bomb!
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-FUR7CYJ6.jpg

Looks way too light for rosewood... couldn't it be beech (beuken)?

Nope beech is very light(not in weight:mrgreen:) and have another structure.
Its something tropical for sure. And there is some really light rosewood too.

Some kind of teak, perhaps? Brazilian teak can be light red.

Looks like a nice straight grain for a fingerboard.

Not teak I work with teak on a daily basis, so I'm sure its not. But it will make a great fingerboard!

Soup anyone?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ETWB7XT4.jpg
Its my first purchase special for the build so 53cents and counting
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-64VX37YA.jpgNow let it simmer for a couple of hours....
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-PFJ3TE8M.jpg
cheers!

That is a truly massive plank!!! I need to find some friends in old buildings quick, or all the good planks will be taken.

Made some bobbins for the pickups with stewmac flatwork and alnico rods from the bay:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DNUUFHUC.jpg
Bone nut blanks waiting for install:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-SPPME8UI.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ARTLU8OP.jpg

Nice! Are you gonna bleach the bone nut blanks or gonna leave them the way they are? And doesn't it really stink?
Anyway, good luck with the build!!! I'll be checking it out on a regular basis. Love builds :D

Thanks Zatar!The smell is not that bad. Maybe I bleach them but I have a feeling that this one is gonna be a relic....
What else with 2á4 hundred years old wood??

I never saw a bone nut made from scratch before! How was the soup?

I never saw a bone nut made from scratch before! How was the soup?

The cats eat it:mrgreen:

bone nut. koel.

wow, nice bone nuts! half a dollar for what looks like 10 or more: super cheap! :)
worth the smell i guess

oigun; Mega build my man. Quite inspiring those PU's covers. Loving this one big time.
Respect,
H

Thnx Mates.

Neat idea for the covers.
How long did you boil that bone for though?

How long did you boil that bone for though?


Did you use the demi glaze from boiling the bone for soup? :mrgreen:

Neat idea for the covers.
How long did you boil that bone for though?

For about 1 1/2 hour with pepper&salt and a laurel leave:mrgreen:

For about 1 1/2 hour with pepper&salt and a laurel leave:mrgreen:

I get bleached boiled cow chin bones here in the states at Tractor Supply. What it has to do with tractors, I duno. :mrgreen:

For about 1 1/2 hour with pepper&salt and a laurel leave:mrgreen:

What ? No tomatoes ? :mrgreen:
That fingerboard, could it be Honduras Rosewood ? That can be a tad bit brighter than other rosewoods. Don't know if the smell of rosewood fades, I guess it 'll become less clear over time.

Nice project!

Great project! I like the tuners!

N.

Snakehead and 6-in-a-row tuners are a sign from Dog that you should build a 12-string.

Today I,ve tried to make a tortoise scratchplate... Its a bit soft maybe its better tomorrow.
Also cleaned my workshop.
Pics tomorrow...

Today I,ve tried to make a tortoise scratchplate... Its a bit soft maybe its better tomorrow.
Also cleaned my workshop.
Pics tomorrow...

You didn't boil a real tortoise did you?

You didn't boil a real tortoise did you?

No sorry I can't find him he's probably away fot the winter:mrgreen:

I mixed up some laminating resin with paint dyes and put that on a whiteboard:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-K4O4ARMK.jpg
The other side It will not stay flat so maybe I have bond it on a piece something, aluminum or acryl perhaps.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-XMCUSZ4N.jpg
I can always give it another try with epoxy

No sorry I can't find him he's probably away fot the winter:mrgreen:

I mixed up some laminating resin with paint dyes and put that on a whiteboard:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-K4O4ARMK.jpg
The other side It will not stay flat so maybe I have bond it on a piece something, aluminum or acryl perhaps.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-XMCUSZ4N.jpg
I can always give it another try with epoxy

Far out man! Where did you get that idea from?

Just made it up now i have to figure how to make it work real good.:mrgreen:

Looks good so far. How did the soup turn out?

@John, The cats ate marrow and drink the stock...

Just started the neck. I decided the snakehead suit this guitar best:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-468GRYPM.jpg
For the record:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-N86CSNC4.jpg
Copied my "motherboard":mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-UBC6QH6S.jpg
Drawed the snakehead and testfitted the stringpostspacing (scrabble anyone?)
Btw the metal plates from your oscilating spindle sander are great to draw the rounded corners.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-SV4KDHRJ.jpg
Cut:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-3ZCRSEIU.jpg
Flat:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-TFGCYPQW.jpg
Routed
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-M8QAJKVU.jpg

Lined up the neck in my routerjig thing:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-4W3UQIDO.jpg
Then I routed the trussrodchannel and forgot to make picktures
Cut a piece of my fretbpoard I let you know why later on:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YXZUYRSC.jpg
And glued the fretboard and forget to make pics again.....

Ok I tried to route abinding channel aroud the fretboard. But the bit slipped a little out of my *%&dremel Now I cannot get it out anymore. So I had a too deep channel there was nothing left to do than glue in some scrap ebony that I had sawn off another fretboard.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-WG4UJD67.jpg
Routed that flat and got rid off the mess:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-BJSSAYQM.jpg
Made some maple fillerstrips and pcked it up
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MK6H8WK3.jpg
Nice&tight:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-PY8GAISM.jpg
Glued the end piece:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HSJBQVDF.jpg

Sanded:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JEUFHPWD.jpg
One bounded fretboard Hilko-style!
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-CU4XNARO-1.jpg
Cutted slots and cleaned up the headstock:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DPR8EGKA.jpg

Excellent work man.

Damn, oigun... You really like to keep busy, eh?
Good luck man!

The tort was not a big succes...
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MIL7KVZL.jpg
Back to the drawing board :mrgreen:

ha! :)

nice job oi,
how do you make those maple fillerstrips/binding ?

This is gonna be so cool

nice job oi,
how do you make those maple fillerstrips/binding ?

Thnx K. I cut them with a bandsaw and thicknesssand them with my oscilating spindlesander and a 2x4beam and some clamps.

Asked my father& brother both chemical engineers about DIY celluloid making .That is not an option, because cellulose-nitrate is not very stable....
I don't want to go sky-high. :mrgreen:
I got a tip thet on the stew-mac site there is an how-to on making a tort pickguard maybe I do it that way, or try epoxy.

Today I've made the bridge.
Milled a piece of aluminum,
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-W3KXSNVM-1.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-V6BVE737.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HRRBYMNK.jpg
sanded in shape:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DYVCIIBU.jpg
sand blasted;
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DF6IQFVU.jpg
polished;
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JESLWJBV.jpg
preview:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-RQIYAXHB.jpg

Pretty darn cool if you ask me!! Good work.

Ok. I have to harvest some more aluminum I don't have an old fridge but I think this will work:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-WZVY4LEC.jpg

Nice work on the bridge! I love it!

Jim

One more pic of the bridge needs some more buffing I Think:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-UWHKB78Z.jpg
Lets see if I can extract another nice piece of aluminum.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-OKWJ86EC.jpg

Is that bridge your own design? looking great man! like to see that in high polished chrome (but that's probably one bridge too far :)

Wow! Very nice design and work on the bridge! The rest looks pretty good too!

That bridge has caused wood over here, and not the kind from a tree either...

Wow nice bidge! Cool design. Keep it up man!

Amazing bridge oigun. Cool design and awesome craftsmanship. What's next? Are you going to draw and wind your own strings from recycled stainless kitchenware?

Is that bridge your own design? looking great man! like to see that in high polished chrome (but that's probably one bridge too far :)

Yup is my design when I polish alittle more its almost chrome:mrgreen:


Amazing bridge oigun. Cool design and awesome craftsmanship. What's next? Are you going to draw and wind your own strings from recycled stainless kitchenware?

No strings, but my intention is to wind my own PU's

Thanks everyone for the keep ups!

No strings, but my intention is to wind my own PU's

Oigun's Alumitones? :wink:


Keep up the good work,

Cheers,

Moggl

Cool-tones !!! Great bridge design - what type of mill (cnc?).?

Its a little milling machine only 150 watts...
http://buitelaar.nl/uimages/4535_HBM%20X-1%20Super.jpg
Don't think I do alumitones this time :D Maybe next year I have to study how they work first.

I love the inlay on the neck. Just love it!!

Every time I think I've seen it all, somebody raises the bar. Nice work mate, and very environmentally friendly too :)

c-

No strings, but my intention is to wind my own PU's
Then I'd like to suggest you start with bare copper wire and do your own enameling. :wink:

Then I'd like to suggest you start with bare copper wire and do your own enameling. :wink:

You'll need a veeeeery small paintbrush...

Nice bridge design. This guitar's going to look awesome.

Thanks everyone,
You'll need a veeeeery small paintbrush...
Somewhere I have such a thing but I can't find it anymore :mrgreen:

Yup is my design when I polish alittle more its almost chrome:mrgreen:

No strings, but my intention is to wind my own PU's



cool, if you wind them like you did the Gun pickup for my Guttlin Twang King, it's gonna sound awesome

Hammered the frets in the slots:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-VG4MOJQ4.jpg
And oiled the board for a little protection. the wood is a bit softer than ordinairy rw so I will drip some superglue underneath the frets and dont want CA stains on my board.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-LRRIUMYG.jpg

Did the neckpocket:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-K7R6PEUZ.jpg
I can now shape the neck and decide how the rest is gonna look like.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-LG3SBA4Z.jpg

Love the binding on the fretboard! This is going to be an awesome looking guitar.

Where did you find a snakehead template? or did you do it freehand?

Love the binding on the fretboard! This is going to be an awesome looking guitar.

Where did you find a snakehead template? or did you do it freehand?
I have freehanded it from a picture. Scaled it till the nut was the correct width and go from there.

Shaped the neck:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-O4SJUQQ4.jpg
It feels nice! it need sidedots now.

looks smooth, that neck, seems quite chunky. I absolutely love the sneakhead.

It's just a bit chunky 22/24mm...:arrow: but it is a D-shape

Sidedots installed:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-FWRN3ZTT.jpg

I want the PU covers to look like tortoiseshell so I mixed some sanding-sealer with yellow ocre pigment.(grinded on a real dutch windmill):
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-KAIDASSP.jpg
Next layer spanish red pigment:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JHBSOENM.jpg
And then burnt sienna:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-O6OFCHBO.jpg
Now I have to put on mucho layers of laquer and polish it.
Time to wind me some pickups!!

Neat covers! Nice job.

I wind the pickups on my trusty old Singer sewing/pickupwinder:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-3XCB8PRP.jpg
I use two counters, the mechanical is counting up and the one on my computer is counting down:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MCGPURF6.jpg
As always I break the wire a couple of times but they are now working.
5.9K And 6.4K so I am happy.
Now they need some wax and to be magnetised.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-WYRYBZB3.jpg

Very nice looking pickups and covers. What are you using to count with your computer (hardware/software)? Maybe you could use the computer to control the whole process?

I've demolished a computermouse and asked my brother to write a little javascript so I put my cursor over the up or down button and off we go:mrgreen:

When I want my computer to control the whole process I have to make me a more advanced winder And I like the winding because I need to be completely ZEN otherwise it wont work.(wire-breaks knots etc.)

Uh oh! I feel a Challenge coming on! How can we successfully manage the marriage of high-tech and your ZEN mastery of pickup winding in such a way that we do not lose our souls to the machine? I see a small robot hand picking up bobbins and putting them into the winder which is made of carbon fiber and aluminum with Pulse Width Modulated Motor Controls and Sensors and Lots of Cool Stuff and all controlled by a neural network program which is modeled on your persona, or maybe connecting your persona to the machine like they connected the guy in Avatar to his alien persona... :grin:

Uh oh! I feel a Challenge coming on! How can we successfully manage the marriage of high-tech and your ZEN mastery of pickup winding in such a way that we do not lose our souls to the machine? I see a small robot hand picking up bobbins and putting them into the winder which is made of carbon fiber and aluminum with Pulse Width Modulated Motor Controls and Sensors and Lots of Cool Stuff and all controlled by a neural network program which is modeled on your persona, or maybe connecting your persona to the machine like they connected the guy in Avatar to his alien persona... :grin:

That would be great!


I wound some cotton-cord around the pickup for protection:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EZ6BXNRC.jpg

Look whats cookin' now mamma?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AY47BWMO.jpg
No soup today :mrgreen:

waw, die pupcovers zien er fantastisch uit man!

waw, die pupcovers zien er fantastisch uit man!


That is easy for you to say!



But yes, fantastic!!

That would be great!


I wound some cotton-cord around the pickup for protection:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EZ6BXNRC.jpg

Look whats cookin' now mamma?
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AY47BWMO.jpg
No soup today :mrgreen:

Hmmmm... I'll give some thought to making such a machine. Hopefully we won't have to plant the electrodes directly in your brain :wink:

Those pickups are lookin' better by the minute. I'm very impressed! I'd love to hear them sometime!

That is easy for you to say!



But yes, fantastic!!

sorry, I'm with oigun also on a Dutch board, it was late at night so I mixed up languages :)

What is your poting mixture? parifin? any beeswax in the mix? ratios?

What is your poting mixture? parifin? any beeswax in the mix? ratios?

Parrafin and a little beeswax (10% just to keep it a little soft) I've used candles and there was one red candle so the mix is a little pink:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ILQKHS6K.jpg

Parrafin and a little beeswax (10% just to keep it a little soft) I've used candles and there was one red candle so the mix is a little pink:mrgreen:


Pink, your signature winding color... I say run with it. ;)

Where can we get beeswax, is his a TrueValue item ?

Pink, your signature winding color... I say run with it. ;)

Where can we get beeswax, is his a TrueValue item ?

My daughter made a beautifull pure beeswax candle :mrgreen:

You have to go to a eko-hippie-store.

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

Just do it.It's very rewarding to wind your own pickups. And they sound great to!

Sweet! ... Now I am want to build a pickup winder..

I'm thinking along the same lines. Will have to search for a plans to build one.

Great work Oigun, looking great :wink:

Leigh, its not that hard you have to make something that turns and something that counts. A computermouse is ideal for a counter I had a fancy digital counter but it was to sensitive and it picks up all the vibrations of my machine, so that didnt work.The advance of using an old sewing machine is that all the parts are there.Its convienient to have a footpedal so that you have your hands free to manage the wire etc.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JESLWJBV.jpg



Oigun, this is Sick!

Very cool, er koel.

Nice rebound on the binding.

Leigh, its not that hard you have to make something that turns and something that counts. A computermouse is ideal for a counter I had a fancy digital counter but it was to sensitive and it picks up all the vibrations of my machine, so that didnt work.The advance of using an old sewing machine is that all the parts are there.Its convienient to have a footpedal so that you have your hands free to manage the wire etc.

A computer mouse? :shock:
Old sewing machine sounds like a great idea, I'm sure there's plenty of those thrown away

Nice work on the bridge and the neck.

I've demolished a computermouse and asked my brother to write a little javascript so I put my cursor over the up or down button and off we go:mrgreen:

When I want my computer to control the whole process I have to make me a more advanced winder And I like the winding because I need to be completely ZEN otherwise it wont work.(wire-breaks knots etc.)

My wife has a spinning wheel and she gets deep into that Zen moment making yarn.

Hmmm... I wonder if she could wind pickups on that thing...

A computer mouse? :shock:
Old sewing machine sounds like a great idea, I'm sure there's plenty of those thrown away

This is how I hooked up the computermouse on the winder. the "copper" wire acts like a spring and makes the mouse "click" on the right button. (and let the mechanical counter click also) Now I can either do a +1 on my windows calculator or more easy use the little program my brother wrote .

My wife has a spinning wheel and she gets deep into that Zen moment making yarn.

Hmmm... I wonder if she could wind pickups on that thing...

I bet she can you just have to keep track of the amount of turns. Or you can measure the resistance every now and than.

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... :mrgreen: As I recall it's the most important parameter. :wink:

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... :mrgreen: As I recall it's the most important parameter. :wink:

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
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Oké a new attemp for the tort pickguard:
Bought a plastic display thing in the cheapstuff shop it costs me 1.59euro
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YOZITHTM.jpg
Broke a piece off and scuff'd it:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-P8MW88YO.jpg
spayed a coat of clear lacquer:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-QSVXGVIJ.jpg
And put on a stain and lacquer mix
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ZAEACWHJ.jpg
And some more stain and lacquer. I hope it adhese and will be dry before the contest ends:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NNEHPGZD.jpg

That would be the resistance of your wife he's talking about... :mrgreen: As I recall it's the most important parameter. :wink:

Not much resitance there - if I don't look out, though, I might end up with a matching hat and scarf knit from 42 gauge formvar!

Not much resitance there - if I don't look out, though, I might end up with a matching hat and scarf knit from 42 gauge formvar!

Pure gold. :grin:

That tailpiece is so very cool! Awesome build!

Today I was able to do some more work on the Koelcaster. I drilles the screwholes for the bridgeattachment.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-BDOP8G4X.jpg
Also drilled the stringthrough and the ferruleholes.
Then went on for the pickup-cavities,fi8rst made a template:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EBS4WC68.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-BEE8IEWY.jpg
And off we go...
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YMHOVP6P.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-WPJUW67L.jpg
I think we can make it before christmas:mrgreen:

Before christmas? Surely you can get it finished earlier, no? eastern maybe? :mrgreen:

Eastern, is not possible I think:mrgreen:

But I routed the control cavity I think long about making a controlplate but with th big bridge and big pickups it will be to crowdy. So I routed it out from the back.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-438CPVEA.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-4P6RGM4M.jpg
The grain is going a bit skewd on this body si it looks like everything looks a bit odd.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MBJAIUCL.jpg

Tomorrw i rout the edges nice and round and make the jack-hole . I think its spaying time soon....

I love this guitar so far! Great work man. I wonder if this is the first ever snake head with a rosewood neck?

Oigun, I am going to kidnap you and lock you in my basement where you will spend the rest of your life building guitars for me! :twisted:

Seriously nice work you're doing there! :grin:

Oigun, I am going to kidnap you and lock you in my basement where you will spend the rest of your life building guitars for me! :twisted:

Seriously nice work you're doing there! :grin:

As long as you post the build threads.... :twisted:

I wonder what to do transparent or solid.

The grain might turn out to be quite interesting if you manage to emphasise the straight lines, so how about trying transparent first? You could always go solid colour later, if it doesn't work out.

Oké a new attemp for the tort pickguard:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NNEHPGZD.jpg

wow, nice job, i think this can turn out great. I guess you'll have to seal the stain with some clear layers?

@ helectrix, yes I'm putting on layer after layer....

I want my pickups adjustable, but since there is a snug-fit in the cavity I need to make some space for an adjustingbar.
First I widened the bottom of the cavity with this bit, let the shaft riding against the sides.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-GM4KHQCB.jpg
Disassembled another routerbit:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MSISRHFF.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NGD6LUDT.jpg
And repeat the whole sequence and this is the result:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-VS3VNPRE.jpg
Now I have enough space to put an "adjusterbar" and some wires in:mrgreen:
I glue the pickup on the "adjusterbar" when it is in place with a dab of epoxy.

I made a quick sketch in photoshop:(forgive me the poor quality)
The screws are a bit to long in this drawing but I hope you get the idea:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EL3PPA47.jpg

I see.

>>forgive me the poor quality<<

In fact, my first attempt at making my truss rod
threads looked very much like the screws in your drawing.

Come to think of it, my springs sorta look like those too.

tootles - jb

I made a quick sketch in photoshop:(forgive me the poor quality)
The screws are a bit to long in this drawing but I hope you get the idea:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EL3PPA47.jpg

How do you get the pickup in the hole?

How do you get the pickup in the hole?

I was about to ask the same thing

I glue the pickup on the "adjusterbar" when it is in place with a dab of epoxy.

Like that:mrgreen:
When I want them out again it could get a bit messy...

Today I've made some knobs. I take a little silicone putty and made a cast form of the knobs of my good ol' harmony (holyday):
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-P4DQRAVV.jpg
Here are the knobs embedded in the gunk;
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-4KSFVTUR.jpg
Filled the mold with epoxy mixed with some dyes and.
Voilá the result need to drill a hole for attachment to the potshaft and maybe a setscrew
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NDUQYMM4.jpg
I need a vacuumbell the next time.

Make one more knob Its a copy of an old radio knob wich have a more tele-ish shape:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-WR4LILC7.jpg
So I have to decide wich one to use.

Oigun, you are totally unreal! Awesome work!

oigun, are you sure you're not going to refine, draw and enamel your own pickup windings? That's about the only thing you're not making from scratch. Wow!

oigun, are you sure you're not going to refine, draw and enamel your own pickup windings? That's about the only thing you're not making from scratch. Wow!

I wish there was some more time....:mrgreen:

Maybe (aged)shell pink is nice for this guitar???

Not much work done todayroundover the sides, drilled the jackhole:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-XBJV4OPH.jpg
And filled all critterholes with epoxy, I think now a transparent finish is out of the question.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ROALKUSE.jpg
Its a shame though with such a nice plank.... See what it looks like with a layer of shellac maybe.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ROALKUSE.jpg
Its a shame though with such a nice plank.... See what it looks like with a layer of shellac maybe.

From experience, I can say forget it on old wood. Unless you are going to veneer it or sand/plane it until it is 1-3/8" thick, paint it, trust me. Start with oil base primer too. ;)

Don't ask how I know this... ;)

:idea::idea: Have you considered doing the pup adjustment screws ala Danelectro, from the back ?

:idea::idea: Have you considered doing the pup adjustment screws ala Danelectro, from the back ?

I tought about that, and decided to go for front adjustment... maybe i have to reconsider it once again:mrgreen:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ROALKUSE.jpg
Its a shame though with such a nice plank.... See what it looks like with a layer of shellac maybe.

Oigun, I think that wood would look really interesting if you left the distressing on it, stained it and put a clear finish over the stain. Here's a picture of a mandolin I made a while back that shows what I mean. I sprayed a slight sunburst with an airbrush using water based wood stain (mahogany and yellow from Clou). The trick was that afterward I sprayed it with just enough plain water (pretty wet but not dripping) so that the color, which was very even up to that point, ran more to the softer parts of the wood and gave it a much more interesting character. Once it had dried for a fay or two I sprayed it with clear nitro, but any other kind of clear finish would do. I think your idea of shellac would be good.

My only concern with stain is that the wormholes I filled with epoxy are white. I've discovered that I have to make the epoxy warm (au bain marie) before mixing than it will stay clear. But it was to late... I cant ry to stain it with an alcohol based stain.

grrrreat, those knobs!! looks like somebody was inspired by some other forum personality :)

you love you some epoxy don't you?! :grin:

Lovin this build, ideas hatching allover the place with this one.
Can't wait to see and hear the final product.

grrrreat, those knobs!! looks like somebody was inspired by some other forum personality :)

Originally I planned to use plaster for moulding the knobs. But silicone is far better. It is impossible not get inspired by preeb!!

you love you some epoxy don't you?! :grin:

Lovin this build, ideas hatching allover the place with this one.
Can't wait to see and hear the final product.

Yes I love it!!!:mrgreen::mrgreen:

Just sprayed the primer over the body. Pics will follow but my daughter has confiscated my desktop pc...
So it will be a solid color just have to decide what goes best with the tortoise..

Did the primercoats. I had to sand and fill once more but I think it is all smooth now, so with a little luck the color can be sprayed soon.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-C88KXUNM.jpg

Looking good Mr. Oigun!

I see you have the same sander that I have. We must shop at the same Baumarkt... :mrgreen:

Looking good Mr. Oigun!

I see you have the same sander that I have. We must shop at the same Baumarkt... :mrgreen:

Chinatown:mrgreen:

Since this is the koelkaster AKA "the fridgecaster " I decided to put on a fifties kitchencolor.
So I mixed up a green wich looks like (as far I can remember) my granny's kitchencupboards:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-T6QD4XQJ.jpg
Tomorrow some(tinted?)clearcoats.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-84868R4D.jpg
IRL it is a little more yellow.

Yum-o ;)

Looking good.

You're going to need a cool 50s style logo like this! Would be even more really neat if you could mill it into your bridge! :mrgreen:

You're going to need a cool 50s style logo like this! Would be even more really neat if you could mill it into your bridge! :mrgreen:

If you go to fontdiner.com, go to the bottom of the page, click on "Free Silverware", scroll about 2/3 down the page, you'll find a couple of free fonts: "Rocket Script" and "Cool Air Conditioner", that would be great for making such a logo! This is one of my favorite sources for "retro" looking fonts.

Edit... Added pic:

http://homepage.mac.com/jim_d/TDPRI-2010/Koelcaster.jpg

Jim

Cool color. And I think CJFearn has the right idea with that logo, or at least that font.

Thanks guys, I figure out the logo. Unfortually I cannot mill it in my bridge... have to sit on this:mrgreen:

Thanks Jim that is a great website!

[EDIT:] How do I know the light is off when I shut the door??

Actually you can use your fridge to prove Einstein's theory that nothing is faster than light, just try and get the door open before the light comes on! :cool:

Stamped th neck:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EZUVBTO6.jpg
Put some lacquer on and clearcoat the body:\
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-I3Y8STUY.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HZMOOXDN.jpg
Have to work out some decals and put some more clear on...
Stay tuned.

Looking gorgeous Mr. Oigun!

By the way, if you'd like I'd be happy to mill the logo in your bridge for you. :grin:

That is a great offer mr. fearn!! I think time is too tight.
I'm busy milling a tremolo-bridge for a lefty-mosrite-ish clone maybe you can help me with the logo for that one:roll:

That is a great offer mr. fearn!! I think time is too tight.
I'm busy milling a tremolo-bridge for a lefty-mosrite-ish clone maybe you can help me with the logo for that one:roll:

Sounds great! Let me know when you want to do it. I should be able to get it back to you in two days.

Great colour, great work.

This is how the logo turned out:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-QH8OF6ZI.jpg
A bit of a general-electric vibe:mrgreen:

Sweet!!!

Cool. (koel?) I love the color.

Today I did some colorsanding:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AU6VQPQM.jpg
Levelled & crowned the frets,
Remember the soup? This is the bone nut:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ISU6SWUN.jpg
Installed the tuners
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-M6GXH7MI.jpg
Oldschool open back tuners!! (or is it oldskoel:mrgreen:)
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ZUUSRVRW.jpg

Looking amazing! can't wait to see it finished. Maybe I just missed it but did that pickguard ever turn out?

Officially it's a guitar now!!
The neck is attached and the pickupadjusterbars sorted:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-QWZ7NUH4.jpg
Glued the pickups in their covers:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-UZI3QEWO.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-Q38Q4MP6.jpg
I stick them to the bar with some doublesided foamtape.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ACSZWWNH.jpg
Now they are fully adjustable and when needed I can get them out.
CC spagetti:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-JVOHYGSX.jpg
Sorted:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-QEDY4E8F.jpg
Its alive and kicking!!!

Looking amazing! can't wait to see it finished. Maybe I just missed it but did that pickguard ever turn out?

This is the second pickguard I've made:
I'm in doubt if I use it ....
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NNEHPGZD.jpg

Almost a shame to put a guard on it, maybe a juniorisch guard?

Diggin' it. Especially the p/u covers!

First sketched the pickguard on some masking tape. Its convienient because you can lift it off the guitar and stick it on the template material or direct on your plastic.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ZDDROCPN.jpg
Unfortunally the stuff I made is not gonna work.
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-6SGTNGXR.jpg
Maybe I have to use some plastic-primer or an other type of clear plastic
It was a nice expiriment but this pg didnt suit the guitar anyway...:mrgreen:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-IR38JXBN.jpg
I think black....

woowww! that colour is super!!! spot on!! the pupcovers, that bridge, the snakehead...

this is my winner.

this is my winner.
+ 1

And it has the best name. :smile:

Those pups in those covers on that guitar may be one of the coolest things i have seen

That's a shame. Maybe cut the pg first and then color? That treatment you came up with looks great! I would try some plastic specific clear first as a primer and for the final clear. Maybe a light sand as well. Before applying anything.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-IR38JXBN.jpg
I think black....

Do you still have it? Did you make a pic from the guard mocked up on the koelcaster? I'd like to see that...

Thank you all for your comments!! Tuuuuur I still have the t PG and will take a pic of it on the guit soon.

I have some of those old german schlager bakelite longplayers. So this was the cirkussprincessin lets cut her up!!
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-CEHFMIBD.jpg
Sanding
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-J6WK4PBZ.jpg
More sanding
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-BTJ3BCYV.jpg
Buffing
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MDC77EM6.jpg
A tiny bit of lacquer
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-CCWNGOM3.jpg
Handbuffing:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-U6TRGIBV.jpg
For the "record"
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-MJ3M8GU6.jpg
Et voilá
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NLFABLKN.jpg

sexxxxxyyy!

fabulous idea to recycle that old record to a pguard, hope it won't make you play the German schlagerthing though...

I like the tortoise pickguard the best. I'm sorry it didn't work. The black is OK, but definitely not as nice as the other one. Now if you'd left the label and the grooves on the black one, that would have been cool!!! :mrgreen:

I think I'll have to stop by and see that guitar in person next time I'm in Holland! It's just really really nice!!! :grin:

@ helectrix, I was playing sclagers thwe whole day long...:mrgreen:

@ Cab, Youre welcome anytime.

I wish I had some brown bakelite. You can mould bakelite on a low temperature and press it in the form... mmm that got me thinking
Its very brittle so you have to be carefull when U tighten the screws (dont ask me how I know). Maybe with some pigments I can cook my own color blend.

[EDIT:] Those old records are not bakelite/garolite but some sort of shellac mix. And it is a thermohardening resin... so not easy to remould.

Really sweet build, very professionally done!

I love it! ... You have me thinking. Maybe a vinyl PG?

This is very nice. I like the use of an old record album for the pickguard. Thumbs Up!


http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NLFABLKN.jpg

Sooo nice oigun. And massively koel.

Great build. Question however...would it be possible to make a mould of your pickguard choice and then utilize the same materials and colours you made your PU covers and knobs out of? That way you have a matching set. Either way I love what you've done with it.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NLFABLKN.jpg

Pure genius!!

Love everything you have done on this guitar :wink:

This is fan-freaking-tastic, plain and simple.

The body color is not my cup of tea, but I absolutely love everything else about this guitar! I think this is my favorite entry in the challenge, erg mooi!!

Absolutely gorgeous

Simply astonishing.
Why even bother to pay $1000+ for a guitar ? :mrgreen:

Nice retro-50's look there.

Thanks to you all!!!

What is a build thread without some pics of the scenery. So today I took a stroll with my daughter who needs some pictures of frogeggs for school:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-S3DIVU8J.jpg
Spring is in the air!!
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AQMYVFLM.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-XATYO4Z7.jpg
Guitars growing everywhere:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-S7VOKCHE.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-PQEUQB47.jpg
This should make a nice burl:
http://http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HXFU4O74.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HXFU4O74.jpg

Absolutely Fabulous.

Great work. Very creative.

I think this would be a koel finish for a tele body:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-S3DIVU8J.jpg

Koelkaster!

goddomme wat een gaaf idee!

Go Eugene!

En die zwarte slagplaat van Bakelite is de bom!!!

ab-so-luut!

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NLFABLKN.jpg

Kan niet wachten op resultaat!

Dit is absoluut de koelste gitaar die ik heb gezien.
This is absolutely the coolest guitar I have seen.

Zeker de koelste.

Koelkaster!

goddomme wat een gaaf idee!

Go Eugene!

En die zwarte slagplaat van Bakelite is de bom!!!

ab-so-luut!

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-NLFABLKN.jpg

Kan niet wachten op resultaat!

Mmmmm.......not all of Dutch is hard to translate

In het Engels of in het Nederlands, is dit de koelste vermelding in de 2010-uitdaging.

The Dutchies are taking over, I'm telling ya!

Thanks guys!! I will make some decent pics when I'm done. And probably a soundclip.

Gorgeous.

While I don't have much to add on building guitars cause I've never done it, I have been making surfboards for many years. Just a tip for making the resin pickgaurd you were attempting and how I would do it. Its very similar to the method we use for making fiberglass fin blanks for surfboards. Start with a piece of glass or an old mirror. Using 3m 233 green masking tape, mask off the area of the glass you will be covering with resin. Now give the glass 6 coats of a quality carnuba car wax. I would suggest laying down at least a single layer of 2oz. fiberglass cloth in your first coat to give you a little strength as a backer. The cloth will disappear in the resin. Now lay down your colored resin. Once its hardened you can use your masking tape boarder to peel it up and pop it off of the glass. Once you get an edge going it will pop right off.

Also be aware that many epoxy resins yellow significantly as they age. I would suggest silmar poliester resin or West System epoxy resin with the special 207 clear hardener.

Thanks Mako, this would really help!!

Tried to make a soundclip. (forgive me my playin')
<object width="660" height="525"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wUaqalW_JeA&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wUaqalW_JeA&hl=nl_NL&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="660" height="525"></embed></object>

So now I need to make a shopping list and some glamour pics:mrgreen:
more to come.... (oh and a CC coverplate.)

Great vid oigun. Nice playing, too.

Waiting impatiently now for the glamour pics. :smile:

Thanks Mike!
Because there is no tone control I did a little mod to the pot:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-AUPC4CQA.jpg
I put a 249K resistor between the outer side of the pot and ground so the pot value changed to 125K For a slightly warmer tone. The twang is still there but I dont have to turn my treble on my amp way down. I want to make a little switch in the cc cover so I can turn it on/off.
More info about changing pot values:
http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/potm.htm

Sometimes even a tele is an itsybtsy tooo bright:mrgreen:

Extremely cool guitar,nice take on a Tele,looks like an old jazz model.

He oigun no full guitar pictures?

He oigun no full guitar pictures?

Saving the best for last..:mrgreen:

Got a Countdown timer? :p

Can't wait to see the finished thing!

Can't wait to see the finished thing!

Hé you had the chance but you start talkin'Dano's and forgot about the darn thing....:mrgreen:

Clock is tickin' and I have to make some full front and back pics and my shopping list.

I did some homework:
Body free
Neck free
Tuners est. 10
Bridge/saddles. Free est. 5
String ferrules 4,95
Strings 4,50
Strappins 3
Nut 0,05
Pot 3
Switch 3
Neckplate 2,95
Trussrod 4,95
Wire est. 1
pickups:
flatwork 4
magnets 6
wire 5
Output cover 1,45
Output est 2,00
Glue screws etc. est 10
Paint est. 10

total 87,85 euro = 116.95 USD Inc. 19%VAT

I hope I did not forgot anything.

I hope I did not forgot anything.

what about that pickguard you made from that collectors item German Folkmusic worth at least 300 bucks? :mrgreen:

what about that pickguard you made from that collectors item German Folkmusic worth at least 300 bucks? :mrgreen:

Yeah! That was an original copy of Heino singing "Schwarzbraun Ist Die Hazelnuss" with Rudi Carell, Linda de Mol and Paola Felix, right? Should be worth at least €3000!!! :mrgreen:

Waiting impatiently now for the glamour pics. :smile:
Still waiting and even more impatient.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-S6KI8Q83.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-7MXHAAB6.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-YRLGDBMC.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ZBQYC3WG.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-PWMZYCRB.jpg
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-FFVXL3EW.jpg
http://blogs.escolaturbula.com/bestmusic/files/2009/06/the-end-03.jpg

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C L A S S Y !!! great looks and very high DIY degree, with pickups, pupcovers, bridge etc... congratz man!

very nice indeed - the body is one of my favorite colors too

Maybe a close up of the back of the neck? Some nice flaming going on it seems.

I forgot to ad fretwire I have a big roll of that so I don't know exactly the cost. Stewmac sell it for about 3 dollar for two feet and clams you need six feet so add onother tenner to be sure.
Body free
Neck free
Tuners est. 10
Bridge/saddles. Free est. 5
String ferrules 4,95
Strings 4,50
Strappins 3
Nut 0,05
Pot 3
Switch 3
Neckplate 2,95
Trussrod 4,95
Wire est. 1
pickups:
flatwork 4
magnets 6
wire 5
Output cover 1,45
Output est 2,00
Glue screws etc. est 10
Paint est. 10

total 87,85 euro = 116.95 USD Inc. 19%VAT
ADD Fretwire 10USD

TOTAL: 126.95 USD Inc. 19%VAT

final pics
Very nice oigun! And then I remember that you hand built everthing except the pickup wire. Amazing.

Very nice!!! Love the colour.