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Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260365076-ZM0HYFIQDOUINCSZH3NP/IMG_1222.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Prep for additional coats of finish Scuffing with 400 grit sandpaper between coats of finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260391649-YR809OU3EOZGQESJDUUO/IMG_1223.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Hardware and Electronics This guitar will have humbucking pickups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260417059-AF7B7IDZM75R0LQ7GQZ3/IMG_1232.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Sanding Radius onto Fretboard About 40 minutes of hand sanding needed on an 18” dished sanding beam. 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Each fret slot was checked and re-cut as needed to insure proper depth available to accept the tangs of the fret wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260538633-CVI6M06V394941IL9S7A/IMG_1246.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Ready to be Trimmed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260558336-2IEBSKYG3G6Z4PTD9725/IMG_1248.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Ready for Filing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260575819-6EEM0TD08PQXPK3O59YI/IMG_1255.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - Back of Neck Complete The CNC milling process leaves ridges on the rounded neck. Using a card scraper and sandpaper, the neck is brought to its final state, ready for finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1655260606256-D6YEIOZWHG0T9AHN33HD/IMG_1257.jpg Blog - Electric Guitar Build: Day 2 - WOW... Zeebrawood Fingerboard! 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Depth of cut is 2mm into the 3.5mm top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062859283-LKDGKVFITIZV2XKKRKDH/J50Rose5.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Removing wood Inside material is slowly and carefully removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062864312-EZPE0ZYXU5S7JIUO28FN/J50Rose6.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Ready for inlay 1/8” wide “trough” is now ready to accept inlaid wooden rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062871700-VRXYO54LJ0F8PN438Z9U/J50Rose7.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Wenge Here I begin slicing the wenge for the center ring of the rosette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062877978-CEZ71DJPU6JT9P5TTCHP/J50Rose8.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Triple Strips Here are the two strips of holly and single strip of wenge sanded to final thickness and height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062884599-H4WXXNLA0BFFBS81M7T9/J50Rose9.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Measuring final thickness All three strips combined for total 1/8” thickness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062894662-HBVW8D300YF0CF4TWU38/J50Rose11.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Bending After wetting and heating the wood strips, I bend them around the correct size jig to form the rosette rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062904142-N4I256PTX705F6PIS4RL/J50Rose12.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Ready for fitting Bent rings are ready to be dry fitted into the rosette trough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062924112-LXVT6P4G03QSIC52IJS7/J50Rose13.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Dry fit The dry fit confirms correct thickness of the rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062930608-U0AFRMQ06TELNCQE3T7H/J50Rose14.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Fish Glue Glue up begins! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062938101-T8AXTDZYXADFTA047E07/J50Rose15.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Rings inserted Rings are carefully but quickly inserted into the wet glue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062944265-ZZMRWQWNN8XPP21ZET89/J50Rose17.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Next day... Glue is dry! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062951616-M89L62CYU59QBCYMAWMT/J50Rose18.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Planing Hand plane is used to bring height of wood rings flush with top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062957512-HQPWCPQFYNXH23GKNUM7/J50Rose19.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Lie-Nielsen Beautiful Lie-Nielsen hand plane set to remove a thin ribbon of shavings with each pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062966128-G5TIJE6KPW62V1VALGZ0/J50Rose20.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Sanded After planing, sanding brings the wood rings flush with top. Sealer coat is removed during the sanding process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062976048-6IZ41957EP7M61U1KTMP/J50Rose21.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Sealer Sealer coat of shellac is re-applied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062981720-F0XASMMKHA0EZU8FF2B8/J50Rose22.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - 2nd coat 2nd coat applied https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1579062988022-12SB80FX8RH0E012P4LI/J50Rose23.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.3 - Final 3rd and final sealer coat… ain’t she pretty? https://www.rustneversleeps.net/blog/guitar-build-update-12 monthly 0.5 2020-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456854171-W2IQER8N6GCMRGGB31EQ/Top1.1.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Raw Cedar Top Pieces Edges need to be prepped for gluing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456458627-YIOETOII1K59ZA9SPWCA/Top1.2.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Handplane Handplane used create perfectly straight edges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456464791-0YLJ0WG79SHZTN85HCWY/Top1.3.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Shavings Blade in hand plane is set to slice the thinnest ribbon of shavings possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456471252-XOSZGFNNGYXTOKOSUVH9/Top1.4.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Top Seam Edges of top seam are checked on a light table for best possible fit prior to glue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456477232-TXJP3U9XCLG47K99ABCI/Top1.5.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Ready For Glue Top seam is perfect - ready to be glued! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456495732-JDWGEFNNZDUSI6ZIMXOL/Top1.6.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Glue Up Cedar top pieces are joined together with fish glue, weights, and shims used as clamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456510691-SQ1YIST23J3JE210IBWR/Top1.7.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Joined Top Glued up top has basic shape cut out on the bandsaw. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456569910-3RGHLVF0IZ0TKRJNZKQ2/Top1.8.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Grain Direction This shot of the tops edge shows how perfectly vertical the grain direction is… perfect for transmitting sound vibration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456578732-CF4WPJ9FUXX6M4IRK9IB/Top1.11.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Plan Drawn Out This plan documents location of the sound hole, bridge, and the bracing pattern for the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456594472-5N12KWPT5711MXR4OTYS/Top1.12.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Sanded Top Top is sanded smooth to about 3.5mm thickness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ded7f28b2178b0eae441373/1578456600911-114K2S2PLW4YFLQZNBBI/Top1.13.jpg Blog - GUITAR BUILD UPDATE 1.2 - Sealer Coat Applied Three coats of sanding sealer is applied to protect the top while working on it. 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