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adirondak5 · February 15th, 2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by crazydave911

Even my vicious hell-hound was in shock

Dave

Aw come on Dave , he wants to be a bass man too!
Sweet bass !

tehcnalp · February 15th, 2012, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Muzikp

Excellent work, can't wait to see more. Really like that Firebird. Do the dark strips of wood go all the way through the body or are they just on the top?

Thanks Muzikp and nblades.
The the center block on the Firebird is maple sandwiched between two pieces of purple heart. The backs of the wings are also purple heart and the tops are curly maple.

I have not glued the wings to the center block yet, mainly because I didn't have a neck for the body yet. Without a working neck I couldn't place the bridge. After I route the neck pocket (hopefully in the next week or two) I'll drill the post holes for the bridge.

guitarbuilder · February 16th, 2012, 03:36 AM

Transferring the electronics and pickups from one les paul studio to another les paul studio.

trev333 · February 16th, 2012, 06:17 PM

on the bench today.. is a good book and a drop of port....

a gift from a mate (customer) ... sweet

.... totally unexpected..

I put together a HSH strat out of bits I had here for his son.... (I changed the knobs to black)

He has moved to the city and got a house with his bandmates to give music a go...he needed more oooomph... sure, I can do that...

I did the handover this morning, my mate's the mailman, so I packed the guitar up in a box and waited down by the gate....
as I was showing him the guitar... he hands me a few things... huh?..

a nice Fender guitar book + DVD and a bottle of Brown Bros Port.... way cool..... thanks mate...

TelePenguin · February 17th, 2012, 12:46 PM

Working on this right now.

Warnz · February 17th, 2012, 12:53 PM

Must be a 'noob' or a 'knob' or both, but I actually have no idea what that is

glen smith · February 17th, 2012, 12:58 PM

[QUOTE=TelePenguin;3940050]Working on this right now.

Nice router table!

TelePenguin · February 17th, 2012, 01:03 PM

Thx! I'm real happy with how it's turning out.

Warnz · February 17th, 2012, 01:05 PM

yeh, figured it after reading the other post

i think it was senior moment

The vernier threw me.

Olav · February 19th, 2012, 09:02 AM

Sidedots for the Pro neck. Finally. Wouldn't you know the camerabatteries gave up right when I had focused on the finished job?

Martyn · February 19th, 2012, 12:40 PM

Trying out my newly acquired bandsaw. A bandsaw box from a Silver Birch at the gluing up stage

Guitarnut · February 19th, 2012, 12:54 PM

Not actually on the bench yet but I'm working on a design for a swing arm sander that will be powered by my Shopsmith. Inspired by CptRyg's sander.

Mark

RichardWitt · February 19th, 2012, 01:24 PM

Been on the bench for the last week:

These were on the bench the two weeks previous to that:

And the weeks before that:

and there is more too.

Guitarnut · February 19th, 2012, 01:57 PM

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crazydave911 · February 19th, 2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Guitarnut

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One of the first signs of getting old

I've got all the signs

Guitarnut · February 19th, 2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by crazydave911

One of the first signs of getting old

I've got all the signs

If it was the first, I'd be feeling pretty good about things.

Mark

CptRyg · February 19th, 2012, 04:07 PM

Awesome! I'd considered taking it 90 degrees off of my rails too. I'm getting ready to build the swing arm part of mine real soon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guitarnut

Not actually on the bench yet but I'm working on a design for a swing arm sander that will be powered by my Shopsmith. Inspired by CptRyg's sander.

Mark

u-design-it · February 20th, 2012, 05:08 AM

waiting for parts
and trying..... yes trying to build a neck

mellecaster · February 20th, 2012, 12:15 PM

Customer's '58 CS Strat....Puttin in a Fresh Set of Klein "Jazzy Cats"

adirondak5 · February 20th, 2012, 01:00 PM

Just screwing around with screws today , I needed some slotted screws for bridge mounting , strap buttons , pickguards , control plates and bridge pups , so I ordered stainless steel screws from Mcmaster-Carr . #6 x 1" oval head for bridge and strap buttons , 6-32 x 3/4" for bridge pup mounts , and #4 x 1/2" oval for pickguards , control plates , all 18-8 stainless .

I wanted to see if the heads would polish up a little brighter than they were so I took my dremel and a buffing disk and a little Finesse It II and after a few seconds they are nice and bright , the arrows indicate the polished screws

February 16th, 2012, 03:36 AM	#483 (permalink)
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February 16th, 2012, 06:17 PM	#484 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,151	on the bench today.. is a good book and a drop of port.... a gift from a mate (customer) ... sweet.... totally unexpected.. I put together a HSH strat out of bits I had here for his son.... (I changed the knobs to black) He has moved to the city and got a house with his bandmates to give music a go...he needed more oooomph... sure, I can do that... I did the handover this morning, my mate's the mailman, so I packed the guitar up in a box and waited down by the gate.... as I was showing him the guitar... he hands me a few things... huh?.. a nice Fender guitar book + DVD and a bottle of Brown Bros Port.... way cool..... thanks mate... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

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glen smith Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 63 Posts: 3,833	[QUOTE=TelePenguin;3940050]Working on this right now. Nice router table!

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Warnz Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: France Age: 53 Posts: 268	yeh, figured it after reading the other post i think it was senior moment The vernier threw me.

February 19th, 2012, 12:40 PM	#491 (permalink)
Martyn TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Morecambe, UK Age: 54 Posts: 90	Trying out my newly acquired bandsaw. A bandsaw box from a Silver Birch at the gluing up stage __________________ Oops, I thought this forum was for fiddlers!

February 19th, 2012, 12:54 PM	#492 (permalink)
Guitarnut Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 3,814	Not actually on the bench yet but I'm working on a design for a swing arm sander that will be powered by my Shopsmith. Inspired by CptRyg's sander. Mark __________________ "Thought that is no longer limited brings experience that is no longer limited" Marianne Wiliamson Last edited by Guitarnut; February 19th, 2012 at 02:45 PM.

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RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 38 Posts: 1,517 1 Photos	Been on the bench for the last week: These were on the bench the two weeks previous to that: And the weeks before that: and there is more too. __________________ "If you learn from your mistakes, then I've learnt a hell of a lot!"

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February 20th, 2012, 01:00 PM	#500 (permalink)
adirondak5 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island NY Age: 57 Posts: 5,592	Just screwing around with screws today , I needed some slotted screws for bridge mounting , strap buttons , pickguards , control plates and bridge pups , so I ordered stainless steel screws from Mcmaster-Carr . #6 x 1" oval head for bridge and strap buttons , 6-32 x 3/4" for bridge pup mounts , and #4 x 1/2" oval for pickguards , control plates , all 18-8 stainless . I wanted to see if the heads would polish up a little brighter than they were so I took my dremel and a buffing disk and a little Finesse It II and after a few seconds they are nice and bright , the arrows indicate the polished screws __________________ *Herb* *I don't always play guitars , but when I do , I prefer tele's , stay twangy my friends*

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