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What's On Your Workbench?
- Thread starter HaMMerHeD
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Well I got so excited for this idea that I ran downstairs and grabbed the headstock and mocked it up. It'll look great but the cross section where it's cut off is only just barely 3/4" thick. Drilling a half inch hole in it sounds risky. Especially since the hole needs to go right where the truss rod slot is. I just glued a piece of scrap into the truss rod route to plug it up, I'll have a go at drilling it out once that's dry.
I have a basic IPA recipe that probably represents a good three quarters of what I brew. 1 ounce of cascade at 60 minutes, 2 oz at 15 minutes, and 2 oz dry. I usually add a second variety at 60 for a little more bittering. This one has an ounce of comet.
Hmmm... I was trying to incorporate the hop names into bass references, but that isn't super easy with that.
India Precision Ale?
Jaco only needed 4 applications of hops?
Flats and Tort IPA?
"How much does it weigh?" IPA?
Short Scale IPA?
Fanned Fret IPA?
India Precision Ale?
Jaco only needed 4 applications of hops?
Flats and Tort IPA?
"How much does it weigh?" IPA?
Short Scale IPA?
Fanned Fret IPA?
So, honest question. Over the weekend my wife said -
"I don't wanna even think about how much money you've spent on building this bass. You probably could have just bought one by now."
How do you guys deal with that?!?!?
"I don't wanna even think about how much money you've spent on building this bass. You probably could have just bought one by now."
How do you guys deal with that?!?!?
- Compare the actual expense to an equivalent custom and show her that it was WAY cheaper (if that's true)
- Buy her some kind of thing that is way cheaper to take her mind off of it (usually, she'll find a $35 purse and that is fine enough to end the conversation)
- Use her logic as a bargaining chip next time you want to buy a bass (or build one)
- Inquire about how much her shoe collection cost her
These ALL have worked for me in real life, personally.
- Buy her some kind of thing that is way cheaper to take her mind off of it (usually, she'll find a $35 purse and that is fine enough to end the conversation)
- Use her logic as a bargaining chip next time you want to buy a bass (or build one)
- Inquire about how much her shoe collection cost her
These ALL have worked for me in real life, personally.
Say ‘yes, but then you would have to listen to me playing it’So, honest question. Over the weekend my wife said -
"I don't wanna even think about how much money you've spent on building this bass. You probably could have just bought one by now."
How do you guys deal with that?!?!?
I point out that my building led to my first commissioned build which payed for Christmas presents this year.
So, honest question. Over the weekend my wife said -
"I don't wanna even think about how much money you've spent on building this bass. You probably could have just bought one by now."
How do you guys deal with that?!?!?
Don't have that issue
Wife says I need to build a Fender......
With my wife, it's pretty much the opposite. Building in and of itself is seen as a positive thing since it's a good creative outlet for me and something I enjoy. So to her, it would be okay to spend "more" on doing it myself, since that's more enjoyable than just buying one. She's gone as far as to encourage me to start building some on commission, even if it was at a loss, just because she knows I would enjoy it. Similar to how I support her spending habits even if they don't make sense to me. She earns a lot of money and she deserves to enjoy it just like I do.
Yes, I got lucky. But I see it as karma. This is wife number two after all and I think I paid my dues the first time around!
At any rate, I don't really keep track of total cost of my builds but I'm pretty sure I'm way under retail if you just consider parts and materials. If you include tools, or time, well then yeah my hobby is probably operating at a loss.
Yeah I'm gonna let it stew and see what I can come up with.
That's assuming the headstock drilling turns out OK. Worst case I guess I could graft the headstock onto a bigger block of wood just to accept the threads, but at that point I'd probably just go do something not bass-related.
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If you could somehow assign a dollar amount to your personal fulfillment/enjoyment/satisfaction, I’m willing to bet you’d find you’re operating in the black.
I am not a "Wood Whisperer", but I do have some Holly on my workbench, and it's sayin "Build me"
Do I have a disease or sumpthin?
Do I have a disease or sumpthin?
I couldn't even tell you what "Holly" looks like. I'm only familiar with the slightly pokey stuff in the Christmas wreaths.
This bit:
1/4" (dia.) x 1/4" (max depth of cut) x 1/4" (shank) template bit.
1/4" (dia.) x 1/4" (max depth of cut) x 1/4" (shank) template bit.
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So, honest question. Over the weekend my wife said -
"I don't wanna even think about how much money you've spent on building this bass. You probably could have just bought one by now."
How do you guys deal with that?!?!?
answer: That's no fun!
