Finally getting around to my bass build

[Dave W]

Well, you tried. Better to make a decision about it now than regret it later.

[drbassman]

Well, you tried. Better to make a decision about it now than regret it later.

I do like trying new things!  If I lived close by and could pick the stuff up myself, I'd use it again.  The $37 shipping is a real deterrent, too.  Also, I don't think the bendability has a very long shelf life.

Time to fire up the router table!!!   

[Highlander]

 

[Lightyear]

I do like trying new things!  If I lived close by and could pick the stuff up myself, I'd use it again.  The $37 shipping is a real deterrent, too.  Also, I don't think the bendability has a very long shelf life.

Time to fire up the router table!!!   

Couple of thoughts: Have you tried steaming the dents out?  If the fibers are not broken this usually will correct the damage.  As for the routing  - do you hog out most of the waste with a forstner bit at the drill press first?

[drbassman]

Couple of thoughts: Have you tried steaming the dents out?  If the fibers are not broken this usually will correct the damage.  As for the routing  - do you hog out most of the waste with a forstner bit at the drill press first?

No, I haven't steamed the dents yet.  I wanted to sand the sides down first to decrease the depth of the dents.  I've used my soldering iron and a wet rag before on mahogany and it is typically pretty responsive to the wet heat.

Yes, I used to just rout the whole thing but it creates a lot of heat on the bit.  A 1.5 or 2" Forster bit really clears things out and makes routing easier.

[Lightyear]

Yeah, no matter how careful I try to be I always wind up denting something - I have an old steam iron that I keep on hand to correct my screw ups.

[drbassman]

Yeah, no matter how careful I try to be I always wind up denting something - I have an old steam iron that I keep on hand to correct my screw ups.

Me too!  The older I get, the more I swing my projects into a bench or light fixture.  Geez, it's hell gettin' old but it beats the crap out of the alternative!!!

[drbassman]

Got back on the all maple bass.  Neck rout done, drilling holes for the bridge abd will rout the control cavity today.  I might just glue this neck in and dispense with the screws.





Got the hollow body top trimmed and sanded.  Going to stream out the dents if I have time today.  Now just waiting for the Carvin neck to arrive in a week or so.  I'll put it aside till then.

[Granny Gremlin]

I wanna hear one of their snares! Imagine doing entire drum kits out of bent wood; talk about hearing the differences in tonewood!

This sort of thing actually exists.  I came across a few such makers when researching what kit to buy a few years back but obviously they were out of my league price-wise.  In addition to that,  there's a bunch of guys doing stave shelled kits (which don't apeal to me) and even one doing proper solid (i.e. hollowed out logs).  I'd love a solid maho kit, but that's so wasteful and expensive.  Then there's this dude (http://www.heartwooddrums.com/drums.html):





I do have a solid maho Djembe (got it up the hill in Montreal from one of the old African dudes that sit up there carving the things during the Sunday drum circle hippie fest thing) and it is really nice.  Wish I had the cash for a slightly bigger one at the time.


Anyway, love the way that hollowbody is shaping up DrB!

[drbassman]

This sort of thing actually exists.  I came across a few such makers when researching what kit to buy a few years back but obviously they were out of my league price-wise.  In addition to that,  there's a bunch of guys doing stave shelled kits (which don't apeal to me) and even one doing proper solid (i.e. hollowed out logs).  I'd love a solid maho kit, but that's so wasteful and expensive.  Then there's this dude (http://www.heartwooddrums.com/drums.html):

I do have a solid maho Djembe (got it up the hill in Montreal from one of the old African dudes that sit up there carving the things during the Sunday drum circle hippie fest thing) and it is really nice.  Wish I had the cash for a slightly bigger one at the time.


Anyway, love the way that hollowbody is shaping up DrB!

Well that's cool!  Not much wasted wood in those.  Thanks for the kind words.  It's one that might stay around the house for awhile.

[drbassman]

Hey guys, I got an idea the other day about the solid body model I'm working on.  How do you think it would look if I did faux f-holes (the two smaller ones) in the upper bout?  I think it would be cool looking and just cosmetic since it's a solid body.

Just wondering...............

This is the one............



Here's how they look in a chambered model.

[Chris P.]

All very cool!!

[Dave W]

I like it without the f-holes better.

[clankenstein]

would it be any use for you putting one above the pickup to anchor your thumb in?

[drbassman]

I like it without the f-holes better.

I'm not surprised.  Less is more!