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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #150 on: May 01, 2009, 03:26:14 PM »
F holes were horrible! Also I had some cracking around them during the clear coats of coarse.

Roughed in



Cleaned up with small files


There are not identical either


That looks great John !
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #151 on: May 03, 2009, 05:25:56 AM »
I love that design!!!  I'm thinking about one for me too sometime down the road!
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #152 on: May 03, 2009, 04:32:54 PM »
The frets are in and leveled.  I'll do final leveling later tonight or tomorrow.  The tuners are on the way and I'll drill for those as soon as they arrive.







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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #153 on: May 03, 2009, 07:29:11 PM »
Very nice work Doc!

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #154 on: May 04, 2009, 05:44:47 AM »
Thanks!  I'll shape the back of the neck next and I'm also doing some carving on the top.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #155 on: May 04, 2009, 05:21:59 PM »
These "In Progress" shots are amazing! Verry Coool

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #156 on: May 04, 2009, 06:56:17 PM »
The frets look a little on the small size?  I've always liked the small vintage frets myself but can play on most anything.

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #157 on: May 05, 2009, 04:00:53 AM »
Great pictures & amazing work. Building a neck is where you leave the little guys behind.

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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #158 on: May 05, 2009, 05:20:12 AM »
These "In Progress" shots are amazing! Verry Coool

Thanks, it's a learning experience and sharing is in my veins.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #159 on: May 05, 2009, 05:21:43 AM »
The frets look a little on the small size?  I've always liked the small vintage frets myself but can play on most anything.

Yep, they are Stew-Mac mediums  (148's I think).  I prefer a medium fret for playing and building.  I used to use the large frets but they are a pain to bend and work with and I never liked them any better for playing purposes.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #160 on: May 05, 2009, 05:23:04 AM »
Great pictures & amazing work. Building a neck is where you leave the little guys behind.

Well, I've finished a few rough necks by adding the fret board and frets, so making one from scratch was the next step for me.  Frankly, it's much easier than you'd imagine.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #161 on: May 05, 2009, 06:04:16 AM »
Great pictures & amazing work. Building a neck is where you leave the little guys behind.

I was thinking the same thing. John is obviously less lazy than me  ;D
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #162 on: May 05, 2009, 07:38:58 AM »
The hardest part of building the neck is cutting the headstock angle correctly and determining the need for any neck angle at the heel.  The rest is pretty simple woodworking.
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #163 on: May 05, 2009, 09:04:03 AM »
Yeah thats all! pretty simple :rolleyes: :mrgreen: Great pics and project! Again I bow to the grand poomah!
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Re: 4005 facsimile
« Reply #164 on: May 05, 2009, 10:55:05 AM »
Yeah thats all! pretty simple :rolleyes: :mrgreen: Great pics and project! Again I bow to the grand poomah!

Ah come on, you could do and so could a lot of folks here.  I find the biggest obstacle, if I may say so, is balls!   :o  Once you find those and lose your fear of failure, the rest is easy, more or less.   ;D
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