Igork´s 2012 Challenge Build Thread

Hi guys, I´am in.
Hope this year finish my project in limit.... Wood is prepared, pictures from building soon...

Igor

Welcom Igor, and Good luck. Make sure to read the rules so that you don't inadvertantly disqualify yourself. You need to take a picture of your raw wood with the proof sheet before you begin doing any work.

Welcome to the forum and the Challenge. And good luck! :grin:


Dave

Here is first batch of pictures: Pine board for body and hard maple for neck

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5rCSEsbcRlQ/T2EHq60luUI/AAAAAAAABPY/ccIKoAqdyqw/s720/P3141625.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EfphmJakxm8/T2EHqkuRCWI/AAAAAAAABPU/CpuxproIdJk/s912/P3141626.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Nl3B8tBDbmU/T2EHrEVCOfI/AAAAAAAABPc/cbrEmE1Hp7Q/s720/P3141627.JPG

Cutting Pine boards:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-S74k3c0FUQg/T2EHs0aFxzI/AAAAAAAABPs/oBiudHgPLeo/s912/P3141628.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xbIO-3ZRlGU/T2EHt4aWFhI/AAAAAAAABP0/iOSTseNVa4c/s912/P3141629.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-kbTBsE263aw/T2EHuR8rdfI/AAAAAAAABP4/SlBezkbMeec/s720/P3141630.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nEA97yoIwNk/T2EHv8q_UPI/AAAAAAAABQE/VuviPhOJTpA/s912/P3141631.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n5yKoKwK5es/T2EHx8lV0JI/AAAAAAAABQM/Amx8zQpS_5U/s912/P3141632.JPG

Welcom Igor, and Good luck. Make sure to read the rules so that you don't inadvertantly disqualify yourself. You need to take a picture of your raw wood with the proof sheet before you begin doing any work.


Thanks Roger, I know... Last year I did build Jazz Box Tele in challenge, but I don´t have enough time to finish my projects, so my post was removed :smile:

Planing rough-sawn lumber with a jointer:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_CzGLDKGuwk/T2EHyRrogqI/AAAAAAAABQY/RhwJZwCyfBA/s912/P3141633.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ywgCIVQZ0xI/T2EHzbCxTHI/AAAAAAAABQU/M15MLRXEsdU/s912/P3141634.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X66HAQTe0Vk/T2EH0TD4AeI/AAAAAAAABQg/iTDwKg2dROA/s912/P3141635.JPG

Joint and straighten edges

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-GtqHKv3DEaA/T2EH1wzddvI/AAAAAAAABQs/bHo9GXxvyJE/s912/P3141637.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4GMXsdr-W1U/T2EH3mjOKBI/AAAAAAAABQ8/8hs5M1iPUFk/s912/P3141638.JPG

Pine is ready for gluing

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xAjwyA4bv50/T2EH47RxlCI/AAAAAAAABRE/fKWYtNaEmnA/s912/P3141639.JPG

Gluing of the pine for body:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zj6TTJk0jC4/T2EH5z4O3EI/AAAAAAAABRM/6Qo7mp5J670/s912/P3141640.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CjXaHtgziCw/T2EH7DJxecI/AAAAAAAABRc/r44eDF7iCl8/s912/P3141642.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tmiGSEJOeG4/T2EH8Id_E3I/AAAAAAAABRk/XcqlmFKh35k/s912/P3141643.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-IcjtTTcS0dM/T2EH_LxsFCI/AAAAAAAABR4/MsGhTclAi9g/s912/P3141646.JPG

OK, so it's time to introduce to you my plan:
I want build "Snakehead" 1. tele prototype, body from 3pcs pine, hard maple neck without trussrod, 7,25" radius, vintage frets, Kevin Smith´s bridge pickup...


Last challenge I did not finish project, I spend few weeks and many hours with Jazz box Tele. This year I bet on Fastest Completion Category, because my time is limited :smile:

Good to see you back as I really enjoyed following your build last year - wonderful skills on display. Did you end up finishing that guitar? If so, I'd love to see some photos. All the best in the challenge.

Surfacing and cuting pine for body:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y1H2bCL8Gjo/T2JZh3fBx3I/AAAAAAAABSY/hqIB7AB483M/s800/P3151649.JPG

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMOSze_Bmxw/T2JZi04JtmI/AAAAAAAABSg/A1M2_xZvf18/s800/P3151651.JPG

Shaping of the body:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XZt7bMo4Ebw/T2JZmLuAgvI/AAAAAAAABS8/doVStcECIXg/s800/P3151654.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V1qQM25UKZ8/T2JZoO0BasI/AAAAAAAABTI/ZwlDpxKeYX0/s800/P3151656.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-IjfKutuZ2Wo/T2JZvfvMUQI/AAAAAAAABT0/456KYEnaExk/s800/P3151662.JPG

Neck and pickup pocket:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zVzb2mRUfLs/T2JZ51T_iMI/AAAAAAAABVE/b7wbvvs6QZI/s800/P3151671.JPG

Nice grain on the pine. I can almost smell it, what a wonderful scent it has!

Neck routing and headstock shaping:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ub5UIPSp-k/T2JZpG9Y5_I/AAAAAAAABTM/yRotblSHCT8/s800/P3151657.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I-BP8XHyBVc/T2JZvGMgC0I/AAAAAAAABTw/M34Y28qemDM/s800/P3151659.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-MolQREs7Tnk/T2JZukQTObI/AAAAAAAABTs/jOW9DEIP3aw/s800/P3151661.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-afJ4Ri-3xIU/T2JZx4Idq-I/AAAAAAAABUM/OtjI_hoeWQ4/s800/P3151664.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pTsulqPYhg4/T2JZzArvgXI/AAAAAAAABUQ/PCpQFE2NVj8/s800/P3151665.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R83sMPHAOas/T2JZ0Ok6kjI/AAAAAAAABUY/p0k1NlQszwU/s800/P3151666.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-sS9RlELg4A0/T2JZ1ukaebI/AAAAAAAABUo/hPnTpaPrM-k/s800/P3151667.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Uk0tUk7vfTg/T2JZ2TCtANI/AAAAAAAABUs/hGX-OKtybvM/s800/P3151668.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9B_cohl5e7c/T2JZ3Wm3mPI/AAAAAAAABU4/mVXvgw4EBqA/s800/P3151669.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-t6pY35lTH1Q/T2JZ4uIEkCI/AAAAAAAABVA/RwM2rOctkKM/s800/P3151670.JPG

The first test-fit of neck and body

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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sEMdK7mibNY/T2JZ7dF6FWI/AAAAAAAABVU/j1LogMtsMag/s800/P3151673.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BXgYLreN7Lk/T2JZ9OXQe9I/AAAAAAAABVk/IMfCWBrejBw/s800/P3151675.JPG

Driling bridge holes and control cavity:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7zb9VL4Bc1M/T2JZ9zIIwyI/AAAAAAAABVw/n1PwgkQuHr4/s800/P3151676.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9aiOUtbej28/T2JZ_QKB4GI/AAAAAAAABV4/4epvCvwTXwA/s800/P3151677.JPG

Body radius

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2R5Hp88I_Mk/T2JaALkXGrI/AAAAAAAABWA/9kIcImYWOCM/s800/P3151678.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4lT-zNm0kzI/T2JaA5VdpsI/AAAAAAAABV8/zcfGYvt-s2w/s800/P3151679.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZFOIJ68-U0g/T2JaCKhBDII/AAAAAAAABWI/DKkQBMnZrLU/s800/P3151680.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6j6P1vf4V5I/T2JaGiPJnsI/AAAAAAAABWk/Tqyxik4PHfI/s800/P3151681.JPG

Wow, you're moving along nicely! You're gonna be done before anyone realizes what happened lol

Going for the fastest build?

Cutting of the fret slots

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hfsAPoTqc-Q/T2JaES3QHVI/AAAAAAAABWY/wtQT-cYyG2s/s800/P3151682.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eboTh-Heqy0/T2JaFnKlp_I/AAAAAAAABdo/_iS_tV7xqWI/s640/P3151683.JPG

Template holes

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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t-K61xC9l5E/T2JaJrAtLlI/AAAAAAAABWw/altjf5VUD6s/s800/P3151686.JPG

pluged in

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KVAR_5dVW80/T2JaKTFNifI/AAAAAAAABXA/7W-2Y-QroLI/s800/P3151687.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RXEs8uGKOe0/T2JaLVr8ArI/AAAAAAAABXM/aMsejNqNnJE/s800/P3151688.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/--SUeowkqSAo/T2JaNiGIS9I/AAAAAAAABXc/i_ARtHY6YT4/s800/P3151690.JPG

Fingerboard radius sanding with radius jig:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fL6tN4KEZJs/T2JaYDC8AFI/AAAAAAAABYY/Rd-0NCEAn4I/s800/P3151697.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RajWOQe6eRc/T2JaWLp0iFI/AAAAAAAABdw/stcN5i3gNSQ/s640/P3151698.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LQhmaNI_Te0/T2JaaFAndNI/AAAAAAAABYw/XOxi13S9TeU/s800/P3151699.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QRUIqHaCTMM/T2Jacz1BYbI/AAAAAAAABY0/WJVpRVLMYVw/s800/P3151701.JPG

Fret dots

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yh_QSW2Syls/T2Jad6bsnNI/AAAAAAAABY8/4KP2trZCTLU/s800/P3151702.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-1QLN11wa_1A/T2JaeyiDpQI/AAAAAAAABZI/0MlB2sLVbiM/s800/P3151703.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-o6YfJbBN08o/T2Jaf5LnxpI/AAAAAAAABZM/p2zjG0qatvA/s800/P3151704.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bi-x9d52TFI/T2JakIQlPfI/AAAAAAAABZc/q1amG-9ZXMQ/s800/P3151706.JPG

I'm totally amazed by both the speed and quality of this. I hope you remember to eat and sleep as well!

Fret work

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-19PVllRdf5U/T2JakH9fUuI/AAAAAAAABZo/xn17o295uB4/s800/P3151707.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-j2tkFl8_44w/T2Jal8qQJfI/AAAAAAAABZ4/5H581h7HaXM/s800/P3151708.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9u3S_HSWxQs/T2JamwpW54I/AAAAAAAABZ0/ggWfQn_TCro/s800/P3151709.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KkMIg6sAIW0/T2Janwm47mI/AAAAAAAABZ8/U0fRIL2l_TU/s800/P3151710.JPG

first layer of nitro lacquer on the body :grin:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-azP4l96pXRs/T2JaqH6riNI/AAAAAAAABaI/8zry6PiyUQQ/s800/P3151711.JPG

neck profiling

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PW8O0_Ze9X8/T2JarnYpmLI/AAAAAAAABd0/AKOpRQklxWI/s640/P3151713.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6fqvu5gB4SU/T2JatQcX2SI/AAAAAAAABd4/ERc4SOfiC7c/s640/P3151714.JPG

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OF1QOS7VFGs/T2Ja2wYFm_I/AAAAAAAABeU/Ztn6c1Vh0rw/s640/P3151723.JPG

:shock:

I haven't even got my wood yet, and you're just about done! Some serious speed building going on here!

this is last batch of the pictures for today, I am tired, but it was amazing watch how fast work can be done :lol:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OLJsCKl9Lus/T2Ja5h7n18I/AAAAAAAABcE/6xeJu7cgYpg/s800/P3151724.JPG

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WSGYiMMjsLc/T2JbDWrj7jI/AAAAAAAABeg/OEM0fHpzg4c/s640/P3151732.JPG

Last pictures for today, continued tomorrow

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6eUWcVMElOQ/T2JbFlacqNI/AAAAAAAABdI/R1f1_vqbv24/s800/P3151734.JPG

Nice design choice love the Snakehead! My god you got a lot done. what brand of coffee are you drinking? i gotta get some of that! Keep up the great work

Headstock sanding

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Jvt7Qn4qlys/T2L3Llld3aI/AAAAAAAABeo/CN5hir_PJWU/s720/P3161735.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7Il4mDsGDBI/T2L3L0IfxzI/AAAAAAAABes/og2HxEl6Nfk/s800/P3161736.JPG

Side dots

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hLJyrnCCJv4/T2RfhqIECvI/AAAAAAAABe8/dxiPyDwdltM/s912/P3171737.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RyAQQlE15Bc/T2RfizZxB9I/AAAAAAAABfE/_QspHpvuPps/s912/P3171739.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3adH0WTzed0/T2Rfi1XnxJI/AAAAAAAABgM/bvVkqYtk4Ik/s720/P3171738.JPG

peghead holes

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0Ot-hLXTJEc/T2RfjzhxjOI/AAAAAAAABfU/pkcSWQrudpw/s912/P3171740.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tv5-_ZGICCE/T2RflV_gYwI/AAAAAAAABfc/zCToVIDnoE4/s912/P3171741.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cx5ODEHY8tA/T2Rfl7EXFtI/AAAAAAAABfg/sh5yKU4_syI/s912/P3171742.JPG

First coat Nitro sealer on the neck and first white coat on the body

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wgXdycseAf8/T2Rfm9MaFMI/AAAAAAAABfo/GUJGsvG-n2Q/s912/P3171743.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7vB90-sgQP8/T2RfoOtcNxI/AAAAAAAABf0/jKI40-nCdXo/s912/P3171744.JPG

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I3UCvul5ADs/T2Rfpd6lnHI/AAAAAAAABgQ/c1Tm6Q0eZPA/s720/P3171746.JPG

Fantastic progress and look!

Wow , one of my favorites , the Snakehead , and you are going at warp speed building it. It looks great !

Damn Igor! You're moving at the speed of sound while some are just sanding off their finger tips! Thanks for the thread, it's fun to watch and I think we have a front runner for fastest build!!

First coat Nitro sealer on the neck and first white coat on the body

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-wgXdycseAf8/T2Rfm9MaFMI/AAAAAAAABfo/GUJGsvG-n2Q/s912/P3171743.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7vB90-sgQP8/T2RfoOtcNxI/AAAAAAAABf0/jKI40-nCdXo/s912/P3171744.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uR6OP_91kp8/T2RfokQ7pAI/AAAAAAAABf4/wqvvSPOZGxk/s912/P3171745.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I3UCvul5ADs/T2Rfpd6lnHI/AAAAAAAABgQ/c1Tm6Q0eZPA/s720/P3171746.JPG:shock:Consider me impressed! Looks great, good luck.:smile:

The speed and quality of work here are amazing. :shock: I so want a snakehead pinecaster now. :razz:

I'll just paraphrase what others have already said...d@mn!:shock::lol:

That is incredible-- both in terms of speed and quality of work. Kudos to you,sir

Wow, you're moving right along... aren't you.

I'll just paraphrase what others have already said...d@mn!:shock::lol:

That is incredible-- both in terms of speed and quality of work. Kudos to you,sir

+1!!!

I thought I was making good progress, now I feel like I'm in slow motion. Nice quality even at this rate of speed. Have you slept yet? How many hours a day do you work on this?

I like this guitar.

Great progress so far.

The radious jig is a serious piece of kit.

At this speed I better not blink otherwise I'll miss the finish.

Cheers

Hi mates, thanks for comments and watching, hope you enjoy my thread.

First day I works on guitar about two hour, next day 8, yesterday and today about one hour. Without coffe, only with mineral water and orange juice.
I don´t forget eat and sleep. don't worry, I sleep well :-)

Radius jig is my design, I joined ideas from Grizzly and LMII radius jig. I can adjust radius from 5" to 16" with fine tune....

I'm liking snakeheads more and more now-a-days.

And of course, killer light speed work!

Pictures from finishing:
Yesterday I did spray Whiteburst on first coat white lacquer, today few coats clear nitro :wink:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6JhirwzROHg/T2Y_0XmKiVI/AAAAAAAABgY/8tUarerCOtA/s912/DSCN5662.JPG

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-VbsmYxL_ap8/T2Y_3prMmqI/AAAAAAAABg4/oyHYOn8rsiE/s912/DSCN5666.JPG

one layer Yellowish lacquer on the neck looks more vintage

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uyPb96hkA40/T2ZADgXIr9I/AAAAAAAABh8/eqZEnkjq_0g/s912/DSCN5673.JPG

That is looking great !

That white blonde/Mary Kaye white is sexy...amazing progress!

Wow, can I have all your leftover days once you're done?
Great job. Not only fast, but very well built as well.

Today I watching paint dry, nothing new in progress....


https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6pXZWRQoBy4/T2dURwsOW8I/AAAAAAAABiQ/YzOynwjUZZI/s912/DSCN5675.JPG

Making of the neck plate

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https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wFvYKtsqz88/T2jZFm4SD_I/AAAAAAAABj4/5DRxy0AyTOQ/s800/P3201756.JPG

Holes for string ferrules

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OdAnKSkK2oA/T2jY-O02vsI/AAAAAAAABjA/dVtBFv7rxto/s640/P3201749.JPG

Dry sanding with P600

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https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eQb22atT-_Y/T2jZHvjoKKI/AAAAAAAABkM/-jaIB_M7dfQ/s800/P3201758.JPG

Vet sanding

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-lI8HGelABF4/T2jZI7ilaCI/AAAAAAAABkU/ym_zJBhshsg/s800/P3201759.JPG

Body after polishing

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mmHIpBRoIZQ/T2jZMRpbhyI/AAAAAAAABks/plnsL693P00/s800/P3201762.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B9iW0IGF_1o/T2jZKFl6uRI/AAAAAAAABkc/d9qd5X50sj0/s800/P3201760.JPG

Beautiful !

I love that see-thru finish. Do you think I could accomplish that with rattle cans? I'm thinking:

1. Spray on wood/grain sealer
2. Real light color passes to tint
3. Followed by Minwax spray poly

Me loves the Snakehead! When you finish you will be shown the official handshake and be welcomed into the Snakehead Club! Well done!

Barncaster

Outstanding, Igor!

Neck dry sanding

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n_6CKD3hVQU/T2jy0_OZvII/AAAAAAAABlE/h7xq2Ku5cuQ/s800/P3201764.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-PjDcIvThN0A/T2jy1NHvxgI/AAAAAAAABlA/4EaqBud6aXk/s800/P3201765.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_9DdwzDaVw0/T2jy6ZS8loI/AAAAAAAABlY/4yQY6O6Nxyo/s800/P3201767.JPG

Polished neck

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bteihtEp2vM/T2jy7WW1NOI/AAAAAAAABlg/-QnyE01-Y_o/s800/P3201768.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LBlT6nlvGdw/T2jy_QGl3qI/AAAAAAAABmA/nzDv89SyWvo/s800/P3201769.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9aGCM-0Fv20/T2jy8WZTwCI/AAAAAAAABnQ/wrbkuPqwVgg/s640/P3201770.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-c9GqrIBHpww/T2jy9qWxRNI/AAAAAAAABnM/Br2XgXTRTJk/s640/P3201771.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-qi7CHYyFHIk/T2jy-l4y3RI/AAAAAAAABnE/hF9FVBwT5Bk/s640/P3201772.JPG

I love that see-thru finish. Do you think I could accomplish that with rattle cans? I'm thinking:

1. Spray on wood/grain sealer
2. Real light color passes to tint
3. Followed by Minwax spray poly

You can try it on scrap wood, I hope will work.
On my Snakehead was two or three layer sealer, one thin layer white, clear lacquer, white-burst and three or four coat clear lacquer, dry sanding between each coat :wink:

Less typing, more working! I want to see this thing win fastest build.

Hand polishing

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xuAJ5NQcwQo/T2jzBKWzMfI/AAAAAAAABmQ/811d8eqIVCQ/s800/P3201774.JPG

driling neck holes

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KixY1pCVSVA/T2jzDGxfXBI/AAAAAAAABmY/lm-hfgZNSFk/s800/P3201775.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EtWiQ1cAqcI/T2jzDs3qejI/AAAAAAAABmg/ZB-51Q0teB4/s800/P3201776.JPG

assembling

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qLVx_d9-PJg/T2jzEt2XvsI/AAAAAAAABmo/4C9zWKgFOic/s800/P3201777.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GawswcDsEk8/T2jzF0XT3_I/AAAAAAAABmw/yPoi1Lzh_ek/s800/P3201778.JPG

no vintage correct tuners will be replaced
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jfAuBkbcpaI/T2jzIuVm9qI/AAAAAAAABnA/QflaCcXXFOg/s800/P3201780.JPG

Screws from old cabinet
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-23dHqYZxxq4/T2jzLBsO6TI/AAAAAAAABnc/FuSM-kLznWY/s800/P3201782.JPG

Tomorrow I want finish my project... I am so tired for today is 10:38PM, time to drink glass of wine :razz:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nx-vi15B4BA/T2jzLt0IJjI/AAAAAAAABng/_P9KAp1rqqs/s800/P3201783.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-QJLxrwrbndA/T2jzMLq9XXI/AAAAAAAABno/ZpZ1iNSnwx4/s800/P3201784.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bycqoCZBx3E/T2jzNNy1UXI/AAAAAAAABn0/kNAqIv7seRA/s800/P3201785.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xy4Ud85LqiQ/T2jzOg6O9aI/AAAAAAAABoA/BsayrZ10f4Q/s800/P3201787.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-KruSaRtfQD4/T2jzQDFTGMI/AAAAAAAABok/-BgvueIelDs/s640/P3201788.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Wazcui0g5DQ/T2jzRyW-LUI/AAAAAAAABoY/hEio9MbbWAI/s800/P3201789.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UMHodRz-_Jo/T2jzSl954MI/AAAAAAAABos/caLoyGf0CP0/s800/P3201791.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-eh3uoDLxk30/T2jzUjHuT-I/AAAAAAAABow/aOhJjJ4ugQ0/s800/P3201792.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6Qzm-tXfx28/T2jzVlIfzvI/AAAAAAAABo4/VrpN6_xy91U/s800/P3201793.JPG

awesome

Wow! Fast and beautiful!

:shock: wow

wow doesnt begin to comprehend what uve just done... congrats and a superb build!

Holy crap...

:shock:

It takes me 2 days just to decide to make a cut! :confused:

I have been working on a Snakehead Esquire build since New Years day and I put it on hold to do the challenge build and you've just built one and got the finish done in a bit less than a week , and by the looks of it you did a fantastic job , I tip my hat to you sir , good job! :smile:

Wow that is fast, what ya gonna do for the next 2 months? Make 8 more?:mrgreen:
Love the look very cool, you gonna put a guard on it?

Igor,

That is just beautiful! Once you have played a Tele with a thin pine body and no truss rod in the neck, you will get a sonic peek at what the Tele forefathers first experienced back in 1949. I love mine. :cool:

Barncaster

Nicely [almost] done. I'm no fan of the snakehead design, but I am a fan of a beautiful guitar, nicely and swiftly made.

I think it takes me longer to buy a guitar. :shock:

It looks great!!!

Making bone nut

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wVnVKO8ILzo/T2m_Lh9Ms9I/AAAAAAAABpI/3UKauzo9Mac/s912/P3211794.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-pNEoSBNHfxY/T2m_Lrf9dQI/AAAAAAAABpU/Y-B49Cn3F6Y/s912/P3211796.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4I28VDfc6HI/T2m_NGlBc0I/AAAAAAAABpc/vmDS82SjCXI/s912/P3211797.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3aPJl4DPmlE/T2m_OJqK_CI/AAAAAAAABpo/QnJzYP2eZEg/s912/P3211798.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B2u2mMCq2bQ/T2m_PlKu-YI/AAAAAAAABp0/hAJaYPJcrMg/s912/P3211800.JPG

Control plate

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-dIbQd7JmUL4/T2m_RZlPC_I/AAAAAAAABqI/ydvcc7p6hhE/s912/P3211801.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-G90BTBrRCXI/T2m_R3UHQxI/AAAAAAAABqM/S-mgB35ViFg/s912/P3211803.JPG

Vintage paper in oil capacitor from old Tesla tube radio

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Rse7_F8V6fQ/T2m_ULk5_bI/AAAAAAAABqc/9gK7P_ttoNA/s912/P3211804.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TUS5qwdnruc/T2m_TuJYU5I/AAAAAAAABqY/JKQ_QL05UQc/s912/P3211805.JPG

My jaw dropped! I thought the fastest build would probably
be sloppy work, but everything looks just perfect.

Home stretch

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DOSgdW1PTYA/T2nBj5miRkI/AAAAAAAABqo/FBj8Coc9O5o/s912/DSCN5676.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-t9yqnjh1dpU/T2nBlMHE9zI/AAAAAAAABqw/zBJE2XwrL9g/s912/DSCN5678.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-50hK6zrJ0as/T2nBqTe036I/AAAAAAAABrM/X1Gqs_Voskc/s912/DSCN5679.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--ULzLFnxBN4/T2nB9EFeuGI/AAAAAAAABtc/waxcx57uqcI/s912/DSCN5699.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qQc9GQCwoRs/T2nB9-P7kDI/AAAAAAAABtg/r6CBZfKmzsY/s912/DSCN5700.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NXFi1rzqYP0/T2nB_HqOrlI/AAAAAAAABtw/9n3c2s8BIsU/s912/DSCN5701.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iNfc7wjokmo/T2nCAqWAwsI/AAAAAAAABt4/hNL24-zDINA/s912/DSCN5702.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-251oviFPAdw/T2nCB6dJOEI/AAAAAAAABuY/sLWTdRSem5Q/s720/DSCN5703.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lK5IjXMoh10/T2nCEul2MRI/AAAAAAAABuc/K8hwTCP2Cwo/s720/DSCN5705.JPG

Amazing, beautiful work! Check out the rules for what you need to do to win fastest build.

Snahehead met snake:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-p56RpUft6ag/T2nBpR2bPoI/AAAAAAAABrI/ujGcxCVNKjQ/s912/DSCN5681.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-u8S-7bZYTkU/T2nBq51QgUI/AAAAAAAABrU/tOCFY-s921s/s912/DSCN5682.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NOF4H1pNx44/T2nBtlNoq3I/AAAAAAAABrk/W_KbaJxb3j4/s912/DSCN5684.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j8v_h7hygyc/T2nBub59Z3I/AAAAAAAABrw/Ct1m95TrZDg/s912/DSCN5685.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hX-upUrmbWU/T2nB3mp-API/AAAAAAAABsw/OAMNFEx-otg/s912/DSCN5693.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JLIg-xA77qM/T2nB6Hn2FmI/AAAAAAAABtE/cMb7CCPwa6w/s912/DSCN5696.JPG

All I can say is WOW!!!. That is amazing. To be done and be that beautiful. Can't wait to hear it.
I haven't even finished my thoughts for my build.

Snahehead met snake:



Wow Igor, you are definitely in the Snakehead Club! It looks fantastic! Is the little fellow going to play us a tune? I bet he could do the Jimi Hendrix thing with his fangs....

Barncaster

Freaking unbelievable!!!!

Freaking unbelievable!!!!

What he said. :shock:

Freaking unbelievable!!!!

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

I'll...............................be............. ..............damned!


What a sweet build!

Damn, that's one amazing looking, quickly built masterpiece! CONGRATS!

Fastest build or not, that is a FINE fiddle!
I think I might be salivating just a little bit...

I really want to see that jazz box from last year, but maybe I wouldn't be able to handle it... I was enjoying seeing that one take shape.

Cheers!

Sound check:

http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/k27RlIm4sRs/1.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k27RlIm4sRs&context=C413626dADvjVQa1PpcFNh1XnxdLgL2LWnKl2hGU7_ Bu_3l9evTes=

I want that guitar! It is so cool! That snake is grossing me out though. I can't stand snakes. That one is so plump looking too.

I want that guitar! It is so cool! That snake is grossing me out though. I can't stand snakes. That one is so plump looking too.

Plump Snake??? Hay wait a minute, where is Crazy Dave??????

I think you are the Fastest Builder! Haven't seen anyone else this far along.
If you are 100% done, state so here and send TDPRI an email and youll be in.

Great job, Igor! The guitar looks and sounds fantastic!

That was fast! Congratz!! Its a beaut!

Congrats on some fine work!

Guitar have nice low action, remarkably because it does not have the truss rod
low E on 12 fret 1,8mm
high E on 12 fret 1,4mm

I am attempting to win Fastest Completion Category, I am 100% done.

Make sure you send a pm to TDPRI as per the rules.

Congratulations, man, wonderful job!

Make sure you send a pm to TDPRI as per the rules.

Congratulations, man, wonderful job!

I did sent email to TDPRI.
Thanks you you for your compliment :grin:

GREAT job!!! I knew you'd be the first to finish and what an awesome guitar!!!

AWESOME!!!

Thank you for a really good build. It shows that it can be done in a short time, and also that a truss rod is not always needed. Inspirational! :smile:

Btw: I hate watching paint dry, and I wonder:

Can you say a bit more about what finishing products you used, how you applied then and how you made the finish dry so fast? I often have to wait for days, and still discover that I am trying to sand too early.

Way to go, I think we have our first winner:mrgreen:

It turned out great. I like the shots with the snake. He is a cute little feller.

k27RlIm4sRs

*Edit - he got his link fixed*

Plump Snake??? Hay wait a minute, where is Crazy Dave??????

:lol:, He kinda snuck up on me with that one. All the good jokes gone by the wayside (a curly grain you have there, you sure ran rings around the competition, that thing is just crawling with mojo)..........Sigh..............

Igor,

This is a truly awesome build. I'm still puzzling over how you suspended the laws of physics and got that paint to dry, but no matter. That thing really kills, and my hat is off to you :smile:

Congratulations!


Dave

Here you go
k27RlIm4sRs

Thanks for upload Roger, I don know how to embed video here.... :oops:

Igor,

This is a truly awesome build. I'm still puzzling over how you suspended the laws of physics and got that paint to dry, but no matter. That thing really kills, and my hat is off to you :smile:

Congratulations!


Dave

Thanks Dave :grin:
In my next post I´ll show my secrets...

Awesome job man! Looks great, sounds great, IS great! Congrats! You should be proud.

I think it's time to declare a winner in the Fastest Build competition. This appears to comply with all the rules and be the fastest build at one week and a day.

Way to go Igor!

If any one objects to this ruling, please contact me immediately. I know of no others that are completely done... and have contacted me to declare the prize.

If there is a tie or a discrepancy then we would have a vote of all the participants. So, unless I hear from someone today this will become final.

Hooray!!

Yep! seems a done deal, Congrats man:grin:

Great job! It's amazing how fast you got this done.

Congratulations Igork - I thought the fastest build would be just thrown together and painted in latex with a brush.

You built a beautiful guitar - and finished it with Nitro:shock:

Great job!!!

Well done Sr. Gonzales!

And you just knocked that thing up in record time? Gees - the Tele looks absolutely fantastic!! It looks so perfect it's like the thing came from the aerospace industry or something :mrgreen:

Congratultions Igork - you are absolutely amazing!

Unreal!

Great build, great sound, and fun to follow! Can't wait to hear what some of your shop secrets are!

Awesome Job!!!

Not only fast, but such nice work! Congrats!

Jim <---(No competition for fastest build!)

Congratulations, that was really fast. Great looking snakehead. Thumbs up for you.

Nice job !

This calls for an even faster build next year ...
3 days with a lot of coffee and no sleep ... Hmm, maybe to dangerous for the fingers ...



s.

Marvelous work! Congratulations on your speed, taste and precision.

Great Work!!! First one done and an awesome job!!!!

Congratulations on a great and speedy build. Astounding :cool:

Yeah!!! http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/images/smilies/applause.gif

I've always wondered how some people can make a living out of this. This man could. Maybe he does..
Congratulations!

Nice work, Igork! A well-deserved win.

Congratulations on a fine build.

Great job Igork!!! Neck is STUNNING!!

That is just beautiful. Fantastic job and many congratulations.

Congratulations - I'm just reiterating what others have said but it needs to be said anyway. Great building and a great guitar. You really know your stuff and have inspired lots of people along the way.

Now that you've finished up so quick, any chance of finishing last year's build ...or at least showing us some more photos?:wink:

Congrats on the win!

Very well done build. Congratulations. Well deserved.

Yea Igor!!

Nice job man.

Absolutely stunning work!
Congrats on the win.

Congratulations Igor.

Congrats on the win , and on a very nice guitar , and the fastest build I've ever seen .:wink:

Congrats Igor, I have been astonished watching this thread.

Wow. My hat's off to you on such a great build. It's unimaginable that it could be done so fast. And congrats on the win too!

Awesome man, I haven't even got started yet, but now I'm thinking, if it can be done in 8 days, I can finish one by May :cool:

Awesome. Simply awesome. And I mean that in a nice way!:lol:

Your build I'm sure will inspire some of these guys (ahem, that would be me) to get off their arses and get working.

Wow, simply incredible!

Is that a special nitro finish? I mean, i always thought one had to wait several weeks for the laquer to cure, before sanding/buffing.

Excellent. That's a very nice guitar built in an incredibally short period of time.
Nice tools too.

Well done Igor!

That's awesome. Nice job.

Congratulations Igor :)
Som rád že to je u nás doma ;-)

Congrats again a well deserved win!

Wow, simply incredible!

Is that a special nitro finish? I mean, i always thought one had to wait several weeks for the laquer to cure, before sanding/buffing.

This is what I was wondering about.

I was thinking maybe just really thin, or even water based.

I hope Igork responds, as this was my #1 question and amazement.

Inquiring minds want to know. :mrgreen:

The simplicity and quality are stunning. I have a snake phobia, so that part kinda creeps me out, but the snakehead is beautiful. The finish is perfect. Looking forward to finding out what types of finishes you used.

Can the first to finish also win the all around? :)

This is what I was wondering about.

I was thinking maybe just really thin, or even water based.

I hope Igork responds, as this was my #1 question and amazement.

Inquiring minds want to know. :mrgreen:

First off great job Igork, that guitar sounds great and nice groove you were playing. The guitar looks stunning.

Regarding the fast lacquer cure, my Dad has a special heat lamp that he uses to cure his lacquer, something he used to use in the automotive industry when he did show cars on a tight schedule. I swear he can get his guitar lacquer cured and polished in 2 days. This is possibly what is being used here? :confused:

I need to get me one of those lamps but they are almost $400 :shock:

Pretty dope man. I hope you enjoy it for a lot longer than it took you to build.

Beautiful work and guitar! There's definitely a Snakehead in my future.

great job.

Hey. Quick work! Nice building, finishing, wrangling (the snake), and playing.

Thanks a lot for congratulation, I want thanks specialy to Tdpri forum for Build Challenge, everybody got chance demonstrate skills and courage to build his guitar, it is very inspirational.
Last year I don´t finish my project, it was very time-consuming and I overestimated my strength, this year I had luck and not so demanding design as last year.
I wish good luck to all participants of Build Challenge
Thanks again...
Igor

Wow. Can I use the word "flabbergasted" here? Wow.

Thanks a lot for congratulation, I want thanks specialy to Tdpri forum for Build Challenge, everybody got chance demonstrate skills and courage to build his guitar, it is very inspirational.
Last year I don´t finish my project, it was very time-consuming and I overestimated my strength, this year I had luck and not so demanding design as last year.
I wish good luck to all participants of Build Challenge
Thanks again...
Igor

I'll add my congratulations to the mix, and remind you...

Thanks Dave :lol:
In my next post I´ll show my secrets...

You still owe us a post with the quick nitro secrets. :grin:

great work, congrats on the speed win!

This is what I was wondering about.

I was thinking maybe just really thin, or even water based.

I hope Igork responds, as this was my #1 question and amazement.

Inquiring minds want to know. :mrgreen:

Here is lacquer which I did use for this guitar:
it´s sandable base Nitro lacquer, dry very fast and is easy to sand. Semi gloss, but polishable to nice finish. For relicing instrumens is best i ever had...
For modern guitars I use High gloss Nitro lacquer and this is dry and sandable in few weeks...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jNDpiGi1geg/T2zU2u3lGcI/AAAAAAAABvM/Ju3pHXnyICs/s801/DSCN5734.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-NVngO5I8Kf4/T2zU1mVCQ2I/AAAAAAAABu4/Lbc_4gyrcTY/s1068/DSCN5733.JPG

Sanding sealer?

Nitrocelulózový Základní Brousitelny = Sandable Nitrocellulose Base

I wouldn't have thought of it for a final finish. Very clever!

Wait...you polished sanding sealer to look that good :shock::confused:. Isn't sanding sealer a little soft for a final finish?

IGORK you are a machine! Phenominal guitar, sounds and looks fantastic! Great playing too. Congrats!

Congrats Igork, wonderful job!!!!

Hmm, sanding sealer, that IS a good one! I remember in Preeb's epic '59 LP build thread, he mentioned that he bought lacquer that didn't have any plasticizer or other agents in it, just pure lacquer, and it dried much quicker than the stuff we all usually buy... wonder how close this sanding sealer is to Preeb's lacquer? Maybe Preeb can comment on that...

Obviously the first horse in the barn, and what a beaut!!! The bar has been set high (again!!) this year!!!

Franc Robert

Like everyone else here I say congratulations Igork. Not only a fast build but a really great one.

Well done Igork.

Amazing how quick you got it done.

Cheers

Congrats I love it!

I think that you built that guitar faster than I could read the thread. Amazing - and inspiring. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Shyte! That's nice on all levels. Congrats!!!

Bravo Igor !!

Congratulations!

Wow! :shock: :lol: :shock: I knew you were moving fast but never expected it to be so well done so quickly! Beautiful instrument and sounds good too! Congratulations! Did you ever finish your build from last year? Looks like it was going to be fantastic.

Very fine result, congrats... ? Will u now call your office and let them know you are over the flu and you will be Monday after all:twisted:

That is a great looking and sounding guitar--I don't care how long it took to build. The fact it was built so quickly only makes it that much more amazing. Great work.

Congrats Igork, wonderful job!!!!

Hmm, sanding sealer, that IS a good one! I remember in Preeb's epic '59 LP build thread, he mentioned that he bought lacquer that didn't have any plasticizer or other agents in it, just pure lacquer, and it dried much quicker than the stuff we all usually buy... wonder how close this sanding sealer is to Preeb's lacquer? Maybe Preeb can comment on that...

Obviously the first horse in the barn, and what a beaut!!! The bar has been set high (again!!) this year!!!

Franc Robert

Don't know about the sealer but the lack of plasticizers in a good quality nitro lacquer speeds up the curing process. Providing the finish film is thin enough it can get introduced to the buffing wheel in 2 days (-;

Don't know about the sealer but the lack of plasticizers in a good quality nitro lacquer speeds up the curing process. Providing the finish film is thin enough it can get introduced to the buffing wheel in 2 days (-;

I'd love to find something like that commercially available here in the states. Waiting > 1 month to wet sand makes me sad. :sad:

I'd love to find something like that commercially available here in the states. Waiting > 1 month to wet sand makes me sad. :sad:

No... not commercially available... but you can ask a local manufacturer to put aside a gallon or two right before the plasticizers are added so there's no need to make an entire batch and get stuck with way too much lacquer.

New video with Snakehead, plays my friend Dzifon :-)

48qlOncP0jU

Fantastic...and Dzifon is a very good player!!

Wow; Igor, I would imagine that you've made Leo very proud!

Great guitar igok. How do you attaché the ground wire to the bridge in this model?

Looks like I'm late for the party. Congrats on an excellent build!

Absolutely incredible! Congratulations!

Congratulations - it's brilliant. Thanks for all he posting too.
Can't believe how fast you did that!

Wow Great job looks beautiful sounds great.

New video with Snakehead, plays my friend Dzifon :-)

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48qlOncP0jU">YouTube Link</a>

Where did the pickguard go?

Where did the pickguard go?
Yep - I was wondering that too...:confused:

Great build thread, igork!...:cool:

Congratulations on building such a fine looking instrument so quickly and so beautifully. Nice quality, sounds great (your friend Dzifon managed to find some lovely jazz tones - very fine playing indeed :cool:).

Every year the standard of the build challenge just gets better and better...:grin:

Congrats super cool.

simply amazing

Great job congrats

Igor....fabulous job. Leo would be impressed.