I lived quite near to there.....The sand stuff is nothing!.....
You wanna see what happens at Slapton Ley nearby....
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Fat Freddy's Special K
- Thread starter Jon Clegg
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You wanna see what happens at Slapton Ley nearby....
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Not my work! And I certainly didn't post it, as I am two strikes on TB for much more innocuous fare, and thus keeping a low profile.
Very handsome gent depicted, though, you have a very good handle on my taste. Nice to be noticed thusly!
Cut the scarf joint and thicknessed the headstock down to 5/8". Ultimately, I'll plane it down to about 9/16"
The pieces are taped together here in preparation for planing the scarf joint face.
And the body has been trimmed close and the edges sanded:
The pieces are taped together here in preparation for planing the scarf joint face.
And the body has been trimmed close and the edges sanded:
All this drooool on this naked wood is going to give some really neat swirls to the grain.Aaaand let the drooling begin!.....
This thing will have the owners DNA deeply ingrained in it.
It should also have the DNA of its maker.
You can spit in the control cavity... like a "Makers Mark".
I've already promised him a hidden watermark of sorts.It should also have the DNA of its maker.
You can spit in the control cavity... like a "Makers Mark".
I don't think I've ever had this much anticipation for SOMEBODY ELSE'S New Bass Day! 
Thanks buddy....It should also have the DNA of its maker.
You can spit in the control cavity... like a "Makers Mark".
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I'd need it in 4xl at least!....
Headstock face cleaned up; while I was at it I planed down a piece of maple to use as wings for the headstock. Doing it this way should ensure a consistent thickness.
Ready to scarf it all together
Ready to scarf it all together
All glued up; I used a couple of dowels to pin the joint
And the top surface planed off level:
you can see the ghosts of the four dowels. Side shot showing the 8 degree (approx) tilt back.
Tomorrow I'll install the walnut skunk stripe, rout the TR channel and add the CF TOW back strap and rout for the Bruce Bars.
And the top surface planed off level:
you can see the ghosts of the four dowels. Side shot showing the 8 degree (approx) tilt back.
Tomorrow I'll install the walnut skunk stripe, rout the TR channel and add the CF TOW back strap and rout for the Bruce Bars.
Skunking it up:
And cut off flush.
Routing the channel for the Carbon Fiber TOW. This runs from the heel to the 5th fret and a smidge deeper than the Truss Rod channel
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CF TOW bedded in with epoxy. This went much smoother than the last time I did it. I layed down a thin layer of epoxy in the channel, then saturated the TOW with epoxy, layed that in, then epoxied the walnut plug (the off cut from making the stripe flush) in.
Tomorrow, I'll rout the TR channel and chisel out the channels for the Bruce Bars.
Routing the channel for the Carbon Fiber TOW. This runs from the heel to the 5th fret and a smidge deeper than the Truss Rod channel
L
CF TOW bedded in with epoxy. This went much smoother than the last time I did it. I layed down a thin layer of epoxy in the channel, then saturated the TOW with epoxy, layed that in, then epoxied the walnut plug (the off cut from making the stripe flush) in.
No skunk available to get excited....Will a Beaver do?....
