New Build

[jworrellbass]

After I cut the edge, I filed the sides.

 

[jworrellbass]

After I leveled them I recrowned the frets and polished.

 

[jworrellbass]

Next I laid out the bridge pieces,

 

[jworrellbass]

Then I drilled the bridge holes. I adjusted the drill press and drilled the angle for the ground wire.

 

[jworrellbass]

I was able to inlay my logo in the heasdstock today, I used hide glue to glue down the piece of abalone awhile back. I used a exacto knive to trace the outline and then using a 5 in 1 tool and a lighter I lifted the abalone piece up.

 

[jworrellbass]

After that I used my chisel and mallet to deepen the cut lines from the exacto knive. A drimel tool with #111 cutter works great for inlay work. I save the saw dust, after it's inlayed I use the saw dust and super glue to fill in the over cuts.

Does anybody have any commits? I feel all alone in my postings.

 

[tdogg]

very cool build. i have a question, do you have any tips for radiusing a wide fretboard like that? im building a 7 string and i got a radius block from stewmac but its not as wide as the FB. fyi i already cut the taper on my fretboard.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

hm. for frets, i have a pine block with a 35deg angle cut in it, where i put a file in, i then file the fret ends until i can see the angle start to apear on the edge of the fb.

 

[jworrellbass]

very cool build. i have a question, do you have any tips for radiusing a wide fretboard like that? im building a 7 string and i got a radius block from stewmac but its not as wide as the FB. fyi i already cut the taper on my fretboard.

I made my own radius block. I used to have a link to a website that showed how to make one, you might have to google "making a radius block" or something like that.

The one that I made isn't quite wide enough at the upper end of the f.b., so I work it back and forward as I move down the f.b. Another thing that helps is to mark a center line and two lines about a 3rd of the way in from the edge of the fb. when the line disapear your done and it helps to see if you have high spots too.

 

[jworrellbass]

hm. for frets, i have a pine block with a 35deg angle cut in it, where i put a file in, i then file the fret ends until i can see the angle start to apear on the edge of the fb.

How does that work? I just do it by hand and eye.

 

[jordan_frerichs]

I used the idea from Tundraman. here is the link [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].

 

[jworrellbass]

I used the idea from Tundraman. here is the link [Invalid or Expired Link Removed].

It seems the link is no longer their.

 

[Beej]

The link works, Jordan just happened to put a comma in there instead of a period: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[jordan_frerichs]

good eye. the right mouse key is broken, so i had to type it out, instead of copy/paste.

 

[jworrellbass]

Nice website, thanks.

 

[Lonnybass]

J-

What tooling are you using for your fretwork? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to figure out what I can get away with from Lowe's and Home Depot vs. ordering as a specialty product from Stewmac or LMI.

Lonnybass

 

[PasdaBeer]

Lonny, I bit the bullet on the fretpress kit for my drill press....i think im in love.

 

[jworrellbass]

J-

What tooling are you using for your fretwork? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to figure out what I can get away with from Lowe's and Home Depot vs. ordering as a specialty product from Stewmac or LMI.

Lonnybass

I was planing on using pyamid frets from Stew Mac, but I didn't have enough. With those frets I use a triangle file from Home Depot and ground down the edge with a grinder, I use tape in between the frets to keep from maring the fb.

On this build I used a med jumbo wire instead from a local guy (Allparts wire). A fret file is really much easier to recrown, IMO. If your in a pinch and need to recrown with out using a fret file you can do what I've done in the past, a triangle file with the edge ground down (it's a pain). As far as leveling the frets I just have a standard 10" metal file from H.D., but then I also have a diamond tool sharpener I bought from Woodcraft for the finer work.

 

[jworrellbass]

I was able to make the control cavity cover and router it out. I used two pieces of wenge with small neodymium magnets sandwiched inbetween for the cover. Then I installed 1" drywall screws into the body to hold the cover, worked out pretty good.

 

[jworrellbass]

Here's a few pics of the body wings lined up with the neck, the pennies are where the knobs will be, dowel for the jack and foam for pup locations.

I'm thinking of using a Glockenlang 3 band pre.