6 string fretless macassar padouk walnut - Page 3

pushifier · #41 01-01-2013, 05:21 AM

First off, happy new year!
Did the final shaping with my sand role-bar. And some better daylight pictures for the color witch are hard to capture.

Mr_Music90 · #42 01-01-2013, 07:20 AM

Happy new year!

Looks amazing! This is getting better by the update!

pilotjones · #43 01-01-2013, 09:18 AM

Very nice. It should be interesting to see how the layers display after you shape the backside.

Bass42 · #44 01-01-2013, 09:41 AM

I want to buy a bass from you ! LOl!

pushifier · #45 01-13-2013, 09:46 AM

I have got al the wood for the body sanded to thickness on my drumsander. And sorted all the wood for what goes where.
Mid section is also ready. Soon I glue these up.

Upper wing (from left to right: macassar ebony, andaman padouk, shedua/ovangkol, andaman padouk, cocobolo)

Lower wing

pilotjones · #46 01-13-2013, 10:14 AM

Beautiful woods! Sounds heavy, though.

pushifier · #47 01-14-2013, 02:53 AM

Thanks! Yes i am a little worried about the weight too. But the body is going to be very thin, like 31 mm in total. Shedua core is 17 mm thick.

Splods · #48 01-14-2013, 03:28 AM

Have you though about chambering? You are using a top, so that could removes some of the weight.

pushifier · #49 01-14-2013, 03:39 AM

Yes I thought about chambering. But I won't take the risk since the body is going to be carved(and loses a lot weight from that also). Also my second build, same model, contains a lot of heavy woods. That bass only weighs a little less than 4kg. So I don''t think weight will be a problem.

pushifier · #50 01-21-2013, 04:47 AM

Well change of plans

I am not going to use the ovangkol/shedua. Main reason; it is heavy and I can't risk that since this is a 6 string bass.
So I started again the frustraiting hunt for flame/burl walnut. After days of searching and emailing I found this one:

I think this one will do as body core, the piece is 60mm thick

Dave Higham · #51 01-21-2013, 06:28 AM

You're going to use that as a body core where it won't be seen?

pushifier · #52 01-21-2013, 06:40 AM

Ha ha well the body is going be heavily carved so you can see the edges of the wood very well. (top is very thin so you can see a great deal of walnut)

pushifier · #53 01-21-2013, 11:06 AM

Finally took the leap of buying these bores for making wooden knobs:

(was on my wish list for a long time; these things are really expensive. But I got them for a real fair price from germany) Got 3 sizes; 2 for making stacked knobs; 1 for normal knobs)

pushifier · #54 02-01-2013, 07:24 AM

Cut the walnut core. Took a while before I received it, and let it rest for while.
Was really hard to get the usable wood out of this on. A lot of tears on the sides (it has been dried for 10 year the owner told me). First I made it square and that took most of the tears away.
This is de core for the wings, there is also a center block (3 piece body)

lbridenstine · #55 02-04-2013, 07:19 AM

Do you mind if I ask where you ended up getting the walnut from? I'm in the middle of a similar search and not having luck.

pushifier · #56 02-04-2013, 07:54 AM

I have got the wood from Germany (shipping would be expensive I think to USA). Pm if your still interested

lbridenstine · #57 02-04-2013, 08:01 AM

Oh, okay. Yeah, shipping probably would be too expensive. Thanks.

pushifier · #58 02-16-2013, 05:52 AM

I have glued the upper wing and cut it with belt saw. It a Macassar ebony top, burl(ish) walnut core and cocobolo back with padouk laminates.

T-34 · #59 02-16-2013, 06:23 AM

Nice!!!

pushifier · #60 03-08-2013, 08:09 AM

Made the electronic cover for the lower wing. Took the cover out with a scroll saw and put some veneer on it to fill the saw line.