2016 build challenge: any scuttlebutt?

What about a class for all those who have still not completed their last challenge build? I know I'm not the only one!

 

I like the master class idea - like a Champions League kind of thing.

As for a class for people who havent completed their challange builds? I think that would be a really big group

I joined just after the budget builds so personally I would love to try my hands on that. But I am very flexible so I will build something that will fit this years challenge.

 

I like the idea of a couple different classes.

Perhaps a pro class where folks duke it out for the prize money.
Maybe a beginner, recreation, or amateur class to duke it out for bragging rights, or a t-shirt... or some swag listed on that stocking stuffer thread.

Perhaps an honorable mention for best build almost completed?

 

Ooooo! Something I can shoot for!

Seriously... I WILL eventually finish a Challenge! Maybe this year!

 

Hey Rob,
I hope you weren't wearing them at the time...
(somebody's gotta say it...)

 

LOL, but she is a butt sniffer.... No, she goes on night time raids of the laundry baskets. Me, I prefer a good red or IPA myself.

 

While wearing sandals with socks AND Rob's damaged undies

 

Still laughing at the thought of this

 

I haven't done the challenge before, but I just got my CNC so I might have a go this time! I have a lovely piece of extremely flamed sycamore to use for a neck... And a nice clean grained bit of horse chestnut (buckeye) for a body.

It depends on the challenge parameters, but I have some cool prototypes to build and it would be nice to document one of those.

 

Nice head! Where's the rest of her?

 

I been fishing here for the very information this thread proffered to produce, but am still laughing at the honorable mention for best incomplete guitar! Remember entries must include a pet and a motorcycle.

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Jeff

 

How about projects that you actually did finish in time but have some flaw that you just havent been able to sort out either due to no time or something like that? In this case a bonus is given if you have more that needs to get sorted out

 

LOL,
Here she is! Ellah dig dog! Notice this picture is not so head floaty. You can see a paw.

Rob

 

I'm in.

 

Frick, my last challenge build has one high fret that popped out of it's slot on one end, thats been buzzing like crazy. All it needs is some super glue, yet I somehow always manage to forget whenever I have superglue.

 

Well, I did finally nearly rebuild my 2013 challenge guitar this past year. I resprayed the body about a year and a half ago because the finish had some issues I wasn't happy with. But the neck I made in that challenge was crap because I really had no idea what I was doing, it was like my 2nd neck ever. So I completely rebuilt the neck in between other projects, so that took like another year. Then I had both the neck and the body finished and it was 6 more months to put them back together.

So ultimately, the first guitar that I made in 2 months I then spent 3 years re-doing to actually make it into what I wanted in the first place.

Of course that didn't stop me from doing the last two challenges in the meanwhile. But one of those is hanging on the wall awaiting a refin too, so go figure...

 

You can indeed see a paw.


No evidence of it being attached to her, though.

 

Haha sounds like my story.

The neck on the first challenge build was thick - like almost 1½ inches thick. I was worried that I would sand through to the truss rod

Second years challenge - the Cobranita - it was the first time I used Nitro. I totally mistimed the 3 weeks drying time before polishing it up... Well 3 weeks turned into 2 years and counting. I am also not happy about the neck for this one. Dont like the paintjob. I am thinking building a completely new neck for this one. Oh I almost forgot. I managed to steal a few parts from it as well

Last but not least I still havent changed the pickup on last years challenge that I busted when polishing it up Or changed the cap and pots

Thats the history of my challenge builds

 

While surfing online I came across some caps made in USSR. That made me think and I had an idea.

How about a class thats country inspired or country themed? Like building an instrument inspired by Spanish flamingo/classical guitars or a Russian balalaika inspired guitar? Should be a very interesting class and should be some very cool instruments.