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| Author: | SniderMike [ Sun May 06, 2007 7:06 am ] |
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Just finished up this one. It was the "demo" I built along with my students. Lacewood and alder body, with curly maple binding and pup rings. Maple and cherry neck, EIR fb. Polyurethane finish on the bod, tru oil on the neck, which I'm loving. Special thanks to Dave White for all his tips on that. Thanks fer lookin. 
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| Author: | RobertJeffery [ Sun May 06, 2007 7:16 am ] |
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Wow  What a Beauty!
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sun May 06, 2007 9:11 am ] |
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I agree with everyone else. I love it. Can you tell me about your technique with the tru-oil/neck finish or would it be in a thread I could find? |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Sun May 06, 2007 9:24 am ] |
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That's a really great looking electric. The Lacewood really pops under the finish you used. Outstanding!
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| Author: | peterm [ Sun May 06, 2007 12:08 pm ] |
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Awesome!!! Gotta give it to you!
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| Author: | KenH [ Sun May 06, 2007 12:22 pm ] |
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good lookin guitar! Great job!
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sun May 06, 2007 2:09 pm ] |
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Aw, man, that looks great Mike! Makes me want to build one... Steve |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Sun May 06, 2007 3:19 pm ] |
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Thanks so much, everyone! I'm really happy with the way it came out, except that there's a few finish flaws. I think the layers separated in a couple places while I was buffing it out. Anyway, thanks again for all the nice comments. James, I got most of the info for tru-oiling from old Dave White posts. I started with a couple coats of the tru-oil sealer, letting it dry and rubbing with 00 steel wool between coats. Then I put on 4 or 5 coats of the regular tru-oil, again rubbing with 00 in between. I applied it all with a paper towel. After the last coat was dry, I "leveled" it with 0000. It is such a fast neck. I will certainly be using that again in the future. Dave has used the tru-oil over shellac and z-poxy before, which I'd like to try as well. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Sun May 06, 2007 5:15 pm ] |
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That's really cool, Mike. Thanks for explaining it. I'm not happy with the gloss I did on my tele's neck because it's can be sticky. I've been considering doing a satin neck with a gloss headstock. I think I may use the tru-oil. |
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| Author: | Robbie O'Brien [ Mon May 07, 2007 1:05 am ] |
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Beauty Mike. That thing plays like a charm too!!
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Mon May 07, 2007 2:58 am ] |
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Very Beautiful! I assume that's a drop top? How did you do the scalloping in the top? was that free hand or did you use a router of sorts? It really looks great. I like the fact there aren't any fret markers on the fret board. I hate fret markers! That guitar looks spectacular! I bet it sounds as good as she looks!
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| Author: | charliewood [ Mon May 07, 2007 3:56 am ] |
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Its rare that someone can come up with a decent new design that isnt of a knockoff sort, this really fits the bill, this is as much as its own thing as an homage to the great designs of yesteryear -good job! I really like the lacewood it really pops under nice finish! Cheers Charlie |
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| Author: | martinedwards [ Mon May 07, 2007 4:57 am ] |
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that is awful perty!! great job!! |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Mon May 07, 2007 6:13 am ] |
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Impressive! I agree with Charlie. I love it when someone puts the effort into new designs. It looks like you had a starting point (Telecaster), and then made something that's all your own. Nice work. |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Mon May 07, 2007 6:26 am ] |
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I have to agree with all. Very impressive eletric Mike.Love that lacewood and curley maple. WTG
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| Author: | Dave White [ Mon May 07, 2007 7:26 am ] |
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Mike, That is one gorgeous and totally cool looking guitar. Lovely combination of woods and the workmanship is top-notch Glad you like the Tru-oil neck - I just love the feel of them too.
Looking forward to some soundclips of that beauty!! |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Mon May 07, 2007 12:06 pm ] |
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Man, you guys are too kind!  Thank you SO much EVERYONE.
James, I promise you'll like the tru-oil. Dave B, I rough out the top's carve with an angle grinder with a flexible sanding disc on it. Then I come in with finger planes, carving chisels, and card scrapers. I really like using a curvy card scraper, actually. I agree about the fret markers too. Charlie, that's such a huge compliment. Thank you! Dave, thanks again for all you've written about the tru-oil! I'll try to get some sound clips up soon. Thanks again, you all. You've made my day! |
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| Author: | ChrisC [ Mon May 07, 2007 12:21 pm ] |
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Yummy! |
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