A new challenge

[birdie]

looks beautiful! So, you're carving the top with that little thing? Damn..I carved the top of my guitar w/ a grinder and it still took me about 8 hours total. You're a brave man!!

[shadowcastaz]

"....blister on my little finger..." some sort of lyrics from my past! That is gonna be striking!!wood working is adictive . I hate when I finish a project. In fact I always leave an unnoticeable un-finished part somewher. I know weird. what can  I say. That way I can always go back to it , I guess.

[drbassman]

AH yes, carving tops, the next frontier for me.  Haven't gotten to this stage yet in a project, but I am getting better with my chisels.  Woodworking is really so much about practice IMHO!  That top is really looking wonderful!

[shadowcastaz]

 or is it "blister on my thumb"...anyway I saw somewhere  that you mark certain spots ( I think it was 5 or 6 down mid;6 around edges)on the sound board(both face & underside) ; shallow holes drilled  down the center, deeper towards  the edge towards binding edge. ,then on the under side, deeper holes down the middle then shallow holes  towards the outer. It gives me a chill when I think about it.
the holes are depth guides that you carve to. It makes sense but have never tried it. Ill look for the book/article.

[Basvarken]

In my case it's Thumb.

About the contouring; there are many ways that lead to Rome.
I made a template of the curve at the bridge where the highest point is.
I just work towards that template. And keep checking if the height at the sides is even.

[Highlander]

Lyrics...?

"Bandages come off today, really feeling sick... hardest part explaining, all those blisters on ma... nose..." (WUAS-ACG-1975)

Wipe over the surface and capture a shot before she drys out, Rob... that grain looks really beautiful...

"Dragonburst" contender...? or more trad...?

[OldManC]

"Bandages come off today, really feeling sick... hardest part explaining, all those blisters on ma... nose..." (WUAS-

I LOVE than album!

[Highlander]

Bought it day of release...

[Basvarken]

@ Kenny: Here's a shot of the body somewhere halfway the contouring process.
I wiped the body over with a damp cloth so the flame shows a little better in the picture.







This week I did the routing for the pickup cavities and drilled holes for the bridge posts.






Just for the picture I put the pickups in plus the bridge.
Didn't push the posts in too far, because its a super tight fit.

You can see the routings for the G3 pickups are a little too wide.
But I'm going to make mount rings so those will cover that up.

[Nocturnal]

Looking good Rob!!

[drbassman]

Yeah baby, nice!!!

[Basshappi]

Cool, can't wait to see how it turns out!

[Highlander]

That IS looking great...

[birdie]

I love it!

[Basvarken]

Been working on the neck profile.
It is almost where I want it to be.

And I sanded the body. But that ain't good enough yet. The flame tends leave a wavy profile on the top.







It is starting to feel like a bass guitar!