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#423
I was concerned about that, the post can be deleted. In the interim I came up with the idea of casting my own volume and tone knobs. I'll need to get a two part silicon casting medium, I can come up with some unique control knobs.

I'm actually using the same bench I've recently built two basses on "o) I have over 80 liner feet of workbench in my shop and their are projects on every square foot of them. I thrive on chaos, makes most people crazy but it encourages me to use cross purpose techniques and skill for unassociated projects.
 
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#424
Went to Michael's this afternoon and picked up a pack of the 3d doodle sticks,
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5 bucks gets you quite a few and they look like they'll work pretty well. They are the same size as or a little larger than the dots on my blocked and bound SX neck.
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Need a small spray booth for my shop. I spent the last 12 hours moving things around and cleaning up to make room. I need to make a rear box with filters and extraction to pump outside with clear air return. I have some Sher-wood moisture resistant lacquer and sealer to try out but honestly I'm going to go back and re read the whole waterborne finishing thread twice. Well my partner Eli and I got the best thing we could think of for a smaller booth..

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Going to tint the exposed maple (dark cherry red)
looking for 1/4 x 1/8" brass to use for binding
Need to do some final sanding and glue the top on
Have plenty of fret wire but thinking "Evo Gold" should be used?
34" scale
Weight is adding up but still feels pretty good when I set all the parts together
Will use Aguilar or Bartolini soap bars with (roughly) Jazz spacing.

Making the pickups adjustable with a carbon "pickguard", or cover is on the drawing board?

JM
 
#434
Damn, dude. You have a great eye, with the skills to match. Is that section of the neck any stronger? It seems it would be, if it's glued well, with all those grain patterns from the different woods running in different directions. Once again, great stuff. Bravo.
 
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StevieM said:
Damn, dude. You have a great eye, with the skills to match. Is that section of the neck any stronger? It seems it would be, if it's glued well, with all those grain patterns from the different woods running in different directions. Once again, great stuff. Bravo.
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Thanks!

This is an experimental (on a challenge) "no truss rod build for myself.
If the relief is too great I can add a rod from the back w/skunk strip Fender style.
Normally don't do bolt-ons.

With just the 2 1/8" full depth stringers and .004 - .006" relief built in with cauls. I can just barley get them straight. Fairly high tension on truss rods. (I think necks sound better with tensioned rods?)

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The "flat section would normally get removed at final shaping.
Thought it might look cool. Leaving it at the back would require a complete female mold.
(I would just do solid carbon in that case)

JM

With the "binding" strength added. I doubt it will go anywhere?
Also don't mind a little higher action. Have had quite a few old vintage Fender necks that I could not get that low. It never bothered me and perceived tone seems better???
 

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