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Summer Build Off 2022 - Get Ready!

#401
JayGunn said:
The builder is urged to find some familiar feature of a classic bass design and "improve" it or do some kind of variation of it.
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I dig this... because (in the semi distant future:cautious:) I have a potentially commissioned design that (hopefully) will get built.
It combines the completely ripped off upper bout of a Ric... with a sort of... Alembic/Marleaux/Rockhewerized... lower bout.
Here's a vague sneak peek...o_O
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#402
ARandGenUsrName said:
I'll likely have a bit of spare time tomorrow, then not much for a little while.
Can I still enter the build-off of I go cut my padauk into 1" strips, or will I be tarred, feathered, spit on, banished, and all sorts of other nasty business?
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Yup, no problem. Dimensioned lumber is all good. Just no gluing or cutting actual shapes yet. But you can make up neck stringers, etc. :thumbsup:
 
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JayGunn said:
Reinterpreting a Classic Design

The builder is urged to find some familiar feature of a classic bass design and "improve" it or do some kind of variation of it. This leaves a lot of room for creativity, but it connects the projects to something familiar.
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I'm up for something like this too. I love my Ibanez SRs, but if I were the big cheese in Japan, they'd be different and my take on one is one of the ideas I've had for the WBO.
 
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ARandGenUsrName said:
I'll likely have a bit of spare time tomorrow, then not much for a little while.
Can I still enter the build-off of I go cut my padauk into 1" strips, or will I be tarred, feathered, spit on, banished, and all sorts of other nasty business?
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As @Beej already set, cutting it in strips is not a problem. However, I would recommend to cut these strips a bit oversize so that you have a bit of extra thickness to work with after gluing it up.
 
#405
AudioTaper said:
So the walnut I went and got the other day is not solid. I guess this is punky? I might try to salvage some of the darker bits for small pieces, but the rest is basically trash.
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There is a good chance that rot was a contributing factor in the break as well. Branches grow under stress, and it's tough to get large stable pieces anyway. They can produce things that look fantastic, you just have to match the individual piece of wood to the project, and you may have some extra handling/processing steps.
Here are some quick definitions to wood defects/features.
Wood Characteristics and Common Defects
 
#406
TFM94 said:
As @Beej already set, cutting it in strips is not a problem. However, I would recommend to cut these strips a bit oversize so that you have a bit of extra thickness to work with after gluing it up.
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Can do! I was thinking that 1" squares would be best, to give most options of how to orient each piece, but I dont think that matters. The way I am seeing everyone do it would be to cut this board into, say, 1.25" pieces, then flip them 90 degrees to glue that way
 
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ARandGenUsrName said:
Can do! I was thinking that 1" squares would be best, to give most options of how to orient each piece, but I dont think that matters. The way I am seeing everyone do it would be to cut this board into, say, 1.25" pieces, then flip them 90 degrees to glue that way
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As Bruce has said, the goal is to arrange the grain of the 3 pieces as close as possible to \\||// when viewed from the end. This will help prevent warping or twisting. You could also give the pieces a couple of days after cutting to see if they’re going to move at that size.
 
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Matt Liebenau said:
As Bruce has said, the goal is to arrange the grain of the 3 pieces as close as possible to \\||// when viewed from the end. This will help prevent warping or twisting. You could also give the pieces a couple of days after cutting to see if they’re going to move at that size.
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Yep, I get that. I think trying to read the grain is what tossed me yesterday, but looking at it more today I'm pretty sure I understand.

In other news, think I've got a free body blank. Wife reminded me of this large cutoff of birch countertop. 1.75" thick, bigger than needed, can't beat the price of using something that's been sitting forgotten for six years.
Heavy as hell though
 

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ARandGenUsrName said:
Yep, I get that. I think trying to read the grain is what tossed me yesterday, but looking at it more today I'm pretty sure I understand.

In other news, think I've got a free body blank. Wife reminded me of this large cutoff of birch countertop. 1.75" thick, bigger than needed, can't beat the price of using something that's been sitting forgotten for six years.
Heavy as hell though
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I have a similar piece of oak. Not wise to make a bass body out of that though.
 
#418
ctmullins said:
And hey! I can get both body halves out of this single billet of silver maple that I’ve had stashed away!

And I have a nice flamey drop top too!

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Now I’m off to buy some Sperzels….
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I do like a good V bass. You should go for it. Better yet, get all the hard stuff done, get frustrated with it and send it to me to finish…. :D:laugh:
 
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