The Emeraldcaster Project (aka Son of Meloncaster) - Page 23

Buckocaster51 · January 4th, 2008, 07:00 AM

Here is the end of the neck after the binding has been scraped down.

The Secret Weapon did a pretty good job of filling in the gaps.

hwestman · January 4th, 2008, 07:51 AM

+1 on the suggestion of sand/gold

HOWEVER I have two more suggestions as well:

1. Ocean Turquoise

2. ....and this may come over as blasphemy BUT.... I think it looks pretty nice in natural...

BarnesTO · January 4th, 2008, 05:39 PM

Well, a checkerboard body AND neck could be made even MORE gaudy if they were part of a sparkle Purplecaster....

Maybe you could sell it to Prince!

Buckocaster51 · January 4th, 2008, 08:24 PM

I'm just hanging out tonight...skipping the HS basketball game and watching Angie Harmon on the electric television...maybe I can duel task and get some binding and purfling on the back of a body...the same body the neck is destined for by the way...

Some tape, a chunk of 0.040" binding and some checkerboard purfling should fill in the groves I routed a few months ago...back in October I guess when I routed the Emeraldcaster.

It should be straight forward until we get up around those curvy parts...

Spread a little glue and tape...

spread a little glue and tape...

Now we'll set it aside for a bit to dry...and attack it during the next commercial break!

Buckocaster51 · January 4th, 2008, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hwestman

1. Ocean Turquoise

2. ....and this may come over as blasphemy BUT.... I think it looks pretty nice in natural...

I had been leaning towards SILVER for this one but TURQUOISE might be nice. It might be really nice.

PURPLE sparklies would be nice...but I think it would need white binding to really look its best.

mojocasterman · January 4th, 2008, 09:11 PM

that neck is simply awesome.

getbent · January 4th, 2008, 09:18 PM

this may sound like heresy..... but...... what if you didn't sparkle this one but did some wood burning... Like a cool horseshow and a cow or horse or cowboy on a horse... with either a blackguard or a leather guard?

mcfalljames · January 4th, 2008, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getbent

this may sound like heresy..... but...... what if you didn't sparkle this one but did some wood burning... Like a cool horseshow and a cow or horse or cowboy on a horse... with either a blackguard or a leather guard?

Oh yeah. That's sounding real tasty with the look of all that binding.

toadman · January 4th, 2008, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

I had been leaning towards SILVER for this one but TURQUOISE might be nice. It might be really nice.

PURPLE sparklies would be nice...but I think it would need white binding to really look its best.

a PURPLE SPARKLECASTER!! NOW your talking my lingo! i need something BADASS to go with my favorite suit! the ol' Mardi Gras LessPaul is cool but a purpleTele is the COOLEST!

Buckocaster51 · January 4th, 2008, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by getbent

this may sound like heresy..... but...... what if you didn't sparkle this one but did some wood burning... Like a cool horseshow and a cow or horse or cowboy on a horse... with either a blackguard or a leather guard?

Yup that would be cool...and it might even be something Buck would've played.

One problem though...a guy would sortaneedtohavesomeartistictalent to pull that off without it looking like it was done in a 3rd grade art class...

If you what I mean.

Here's what happened the last time I tried to get artsy on an instrument.

(Don't tell the Mouse's lawyers about it!)

getbent · January 5th, 2008, 01:04 AM

stencil!

Buckocaster51 · January 5th, 2008, 05:52 PM

I slowly but surely learning how to work with this stuff.

Butt ends of the purfling can be matched up with each out pretty easily. Seems to work pretty well to file the ends square before they are glued in place.

To go around (or maybe "inside" is a better word) those sharp bends, I have found out that making some relief cuts between the checkerboards works pretty well. The glue fills in the kerfs and they will be invisible when finished.

In woodworking those cuts are called "kerfs."

Those kerfs allow me to get the binding and purfling in place with just tape and strong fingers. No more pipe clamps for this guy!

I still have "the fun spot" in front of me.

Once the glue dries I can take off some tape and will see if I can close the gap.

mojocasterman · January 5th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Man, thanks for all the tips!

sean79 · January 5th, 2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Here's what happened the last time I tried to get artsy on an instrument.

Say... isn't that the image from the lick-and-stick LSD "tattoos" they used to warn us about in the 70s and early 80s?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

I still have "the fun spot" in front of me.

Bucko, I really hope you're talking about that binding...

These sparklecasters are looking great, and that binding on the neck - it's so over-the-top I'm starting to like it. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

Buckocaster51 · January 5th, 2008, 08:06 PM

I'm going to "slum out" and not even try to bend the purfling around those near 90° corners.

What's on the guitar has been trimmed.

and cut a straight piece to fit the gap.

Check the fit...

and glue and tape it in place...

We'll set the mess aside to dry and it should be ready to scrape tomorrow.

getbent · January 5th, 2008, 08:08 PM

lookin' good mang! still thinkin the horseshoe brand would be cool. I'll bet we could find some branding irons that would look awesome.

btw, I think you DO have artistic talent... lots of it! I'm not a huge rodent fan, but if I were... yours look cool!

Brad_R · January 5th, 2008, 11:30 PM

Wow! I know you've heard it a thousand times but you do GREAT work! When I stumbled upon this site a few months back your builds were what really got me intrigued with telecasters. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work!

Vizcaster · January 6th, 2008, 11:09 AM

Buck, to fit the tight inside corners, did you kerf the outside and let it compress, or kerf the inside and let it spread?

I've used the heavy paper dark brown tape, but I was afraid to try packing tape - did you have any problem with the adhesive residue on the wood or the binding?

Thanks for sharing.

Buckocaster51 · January 6th, 2008, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vizcaster

Buck, to fit the tight inside corners, did you kerf the outside and let it compress, or kerf the inside and let it spread?

I've used the heavy paper dark brown tape, but I was afraid to try packing tape - did you have any problem with the adhesive residue on the wood or the binding?

Thanks for sharing.

I kerfed the inside and let it compress.

I use the strapping tape simply because with my powerful fingers masking tape tears. And yes, it leaves all sorts of resdue and mess. I just think of it as a new form of grain filler!

I would probably never use it on a soft wood like sitka spruce.

Buckocaster51 · January 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM

Didn't get much of a chance to work on this today...other than scraping the backside down...that was about it...

I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

We'll try to get it sanded down this week and spray a few coats of sanding sealer on it...

the if I can just figure out what color this bad boy is going to be.

When I started the plan was for it to be silver...unless I get real inspired sometime this week silver it will be.

Or copper

or purple

or turquoise

Decisions decisions...

or maybe champagne

maestrovert · January 6th, 2008, 08:48 PM

howzabout holographic flakes over a silver base ? that oughta light 'em up !

the guard pic'd below has ultra large flakes, but the effect would be the same:

January 4th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#881 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,176 1 Photos	Here is the end of the neck after the binding has been scraped down. The Secret Weapon did a pretty good job of filling in the gaps. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 4th, 2008, 08:24 PM	#884 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,176 1 Photos	I'm just hanging out tonight...skipping the HS basketball game and watching Angie Harmon on the electric television...maybe I can duel task and get some binding and purfling on the back of a body...the same body the neck is destined for by the way... Some tape, a chunk of 0.040" binding and some checkerboard purfling should fill in the groves I routed a few months ago...back in October I guess when I routed the Emeraldcaster. It should be straight forward until we get up around those curvy parts... Spread a little glue and tape... spread a little glue and tape... Now we'll set it aside for a bit to dry...and attack it during the next commercial break! __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 4th, 2008, 09:11 PM	#886 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,257	that neck is simply awesome. __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

January 4th, 2008, 09:18 PM	#887 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,452 37 Photos	this may sound like heresy..... but...... what if you didn't sparkle this one but did some wood burning... Like a cool horseshow and a cow or horse or cowboy on a horse... with either a blackguard or a leather guard? __________________

January 5th, 2008, 01:04 AM	#891 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,452 37 Photos	stencil! __________________

January 4th, 2008, 07:51 AM	#882 (permalink)
hwestman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 344	+1 on the suggestion of sand/gold HOWEVER I have two more suggestions as well: 1. Ocean Turquoise 2. ....and this may come over as blasphemy BUT.... I think it looks pretty nice in natural...

January 4th, 2008, 05:39 PM	#883 (permalink)
BarnesTO Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yuma, AZ Age: 30 Posts: 679 4 Photos	Well, a checkerboard body AND neck could be made even MORE gaudy if they were part of a sparkle Purplecaster.... Maybe you could sell it to Prince!

January 5th, 2008, 05:52 PM	#892 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,176 1 Photos	I slowly but surely learning how to work with this stuff. Butt ends of the purfling can be matched up with each out pretty easily. Seems to work pretty well to file the ends square before they are glued in place. To go around (or maybe "inside" is a better word) those sharp bends, I have found out that making some relief cuts between the checkerboards works pretty well. The glue fills in the kerfs and they will be invisible when finished. In woodworking those cuts are called "kerfs." Those kerfs allow me to get the binding and purfling in place with just tape and strong fingers. No more pipe clamps for this guy! I still have "the fun spot" in front of me. Once the glue dries I can take off some tape and will see if I can close the gap. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 5th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#893 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,257	Man, thanks for all the tips! __________________ Lentz HSL - McNaught SC Jr - Tom Anderson Cobra w/ 3 P90s - Crook Custom Tele w/ Lollar & TV Jones - Trussart Deluxe Steelcaster - Vinetto Legato - Grosh Bent Top S - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Dr. Z. Carmen Ghia & Mini Z - Fender Tweed Blues Junior.

January 5th, 2008, 08:06 PM	#895 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,176 1 Photos	I'm going to "slum out" and not even try to bend the purfling around those near 90° corners. What's on the guitar has been trimmed. and cut a straight piece to fit the gap. Check the fit... and glue and tape it in place... We'll set the mess aside to dry and it should be ready to scrape tomorrow. __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 5th, 2008, 08:08 PM	#896 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,452 37 Photos	lookin' good mang! still thinkin the horseshoe brand would be cool. I'll bet we could find some branding irons that would look awesome. btw, I think you DO have artistic talent... lots of it! I'm not a huge rodent fan, but if I were... yours look cool! __________________

January 5th, 2008, 11:30 PM	#897 (permalink)
Brad_R TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Libertyville, IL Age: 19 Posts: 16	Wow! I know you've heard it a thousand times but you do GREAT work! When I stumbled upon this site a few months back your builds were what really got me intrigued with telecasters. Thanks for the inspiration and keep up the good work!

January 6th, 2008, 11:09 AM	#898 (permalink)
Vizcaster Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glen Head, NY Posts: 670	Buck, to fit the tight inside corners, did you kerf the outside and let it compress, or kerf the inside and let it spread? I've used the heavy paper dark brown tape, but I was afraid to try packing tape - did you have any problem with the adhesive residue on the wood or the binding? Thanks for sharing. __________________ "Why don't you just make 10 louder, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little louder?"

January 6th, 2008, 08:00 PM	#900 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,176 1 Photos	Didn't get much of a chance to work on this today...other than scraping the backside down...that was about it... I'm very pleased with how it turned out. We'll try to get it sanded down this week and spray a few coats of sanding sealer on it... the if I can just figure out what color this bad boy is going to be. When I started the plan was for it to be silver...unless I get real inspired sometime this week silver it will be. Or copper or purple or turquoise Decisions decisions... or maybe champagne __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

January 6th, 2008, 08:48 PM	#901 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Branch Mi. Posts: 6,182	howzabout holographic flakes over a silver base ? that oughta light 'em up ! the guard pic'd below has ultra large flakes, but the effect would be the same: __________________ Sing the Song Bro' Play on Drummer www.godonthe.net Last edited by maestrovert; January 7th, 2008 at 09:22 AM.

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