Holly and Ebony Rick

[Scoops]

Very nice! Did you end up using acetone as a binding glue?

Thanks!

I used CA. There is spot that needs a little actone to fill in a gap, and another spot to hide a seam.

I was using my heat gun to soften up the binding to bend around the horns. I held it on the checker board a bit too long and it ignited

Had to splice out the bad, and put in the new. The joint isnt the prettiest right now, but it's nothing a little acetone can't fix.

 

[ctmullins]

Fire bad!

 

[Scoops]

Fire bad!

It reminded me of the days when we used to light tortoise guitar picks just for the fun of it, but of course, last night was minus the fun.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

I never had mine ignite, but it did melt a little, lost about a 6” piece, at like $10 a foot for this stuff. Looks great anyway.

 

[Scoops]

Did someone say squirrel.
Maybe I'll just make this my Rick building blog
This will be a 5 stringer, roasted maple neck, not sure of the electronics yet

 

[Scoops]

It's almost a wrap for the weekend.

The epoxy finish on the neck is really showing the sanding marks. It's real nasty if you look at it from a certain angle. Somewhat thinking I'll be leaving it as it to match the luster of the body.

Cheers

 

[ICM]

That crushed pearl is looking amazing! Excellent job! It's spot on to the originals.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Damn! Some serious bling and creamy goodness going on there!

 

[J.D. Detroit]

sooo pretty... drool

 

[Scoops]

While I ponder what to do on the build off, I thought I'd put a little work into profiling out the neck.

 

[Scoops]

Update:

Nothing much to show here, but I did get the body sanded down to 320, and the neck is about 65% profiled

With respect to the body, I'm having problems with the sealer and the end grain. Anything I put on the end grain so far, turns it a blotchy yellow. I've tried a couple different varnish/oil combos all to no success. I'll be trying some shellac a little later tonight. I also have some Caseys sealer I'll give a shot.

The neck is coming along nicely. There's a lot more brown streaking to this neck than I care for. Probably going to want to dye it.

Cheers

 

[Basshappi]

Looking real good!

 

[b3e]

Shellac might do the trick. If you use a highly diluted solution it will penetrate fairly deep and build up very thin. I would re commend a light yellow shellac over Amber, as it doesn't nearly add coloring.

The neck has a great colour!

 

[Scoops]

Shellac might do the trick. If you use a highly diluted solution it will penetrate fairly deep and build up very thin. I would re commend a light yellow shellac over Amber, as it doesn't nearly add coloring.

The neck has a great colour!

So I tried the Caseys sealer last night as I didn't have any light schellac mixed up. I got the same result of blotchy yellow on the end grain.
I'll be trying the schellac today.

It is interesting to watch as I apply anything to the end grain. I just sucks right in. Never seen a wood absorb a liquid this fast.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Could you seal the endgrain with epoxy? That should dry clear then you can finish over it.

 

[Scoops]

OK,

I did the shellac, it discolored the wood just slightly. When I sanded it down a bit, it appeared white. When I put another coat of shellac on top of that, it just sat there, so the end got sealed. If I sand it down and put a light coat of Tru-Oil on it, it turns out just fine (see pic below). The end grain is the small plane, and compared to the untouched portion on top, I think I'm going to be happy.

Where the heck did those knots come from in the neck? Arrgggh!!!!!

@Matt Liebenau - I don't think I'm going to try the epoxy because I think I found a solution.

 

[Scoops]

Out for paint (nitro)

 

[ctmullins]

Please tell me the paint is not opaque!

 

[I-Am-The-Slime]

sparkle!

 

[Scoops]

Please tell me the paint is not opaque!

sparkle!

It's not opaque.

Pink Sparkle I thought would look good.

But it's not pink sparkle either

Clear will be the flavor