What's On Your Workbench?

[bikeplate]

 

[Manton Customs]

 

[dwizum]

That looks nice. I have the same router and as much as I love it, it's almost comically unstable on it's own tiny base.

 

[Ripthorn]

Started assembly on my current guitar project:

 

[JIO]

Started assembly on my current guitar project:

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That lower body design would facilitate a headless neck/tuners.

 

[Five String]

Started assembly on my current guitar project:

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Wow. Cool design. Looks intergalactic.

 

[Scoops]

Looks somewhat "Princeish"

 

[Ripthorn]

That lower body design would facilitate a headless neck/tuners.

Very true, but that is where I am housing the electronics so that there are no knobs visible from the front. I have blend/vol/tone controls onboard, but didn't find any kind of pleasing arrangement for them to be front mounted, so I decided to completely hid them. I might have drawn up a headless version at some point, but one really big problem with that is that you can then not hang or set the instrument on a normal stand. Then again, I'm working on a design for a guitar hanger that works for headless guitars as well. Just need to get the prototyping moving...

 

[Scoops]

Some carved top thingy

 

[Ripthorn]

Some carved top thingy

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Purrrrdyyyy

 

[rojo412]

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I think 4 graphite rods will keep this birdseye neck pretty sturdy.

 

[TerribleTim68]

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Groovy man!

 

[ctmullins]

I doubt you’ll even need a truss rod.

 

[dwizum]

I doubt you’ll even need a truss rod.

I doubt a truss rod would be able to move a neck that stiff even if you put one in!

 

[rojo412]

There will be a DA truss in there (it's under the tape, filling the gap for the moment). I'm honestly hoping that the neck attains a structural stiffness similar to a carbon fiber neck and the truss only acts as an insurance policy.
And it's not unprecedented: Spector basses use 4 graphite rods in their 4 string necks.

(grah-FEET)

 

[ctmullins]

I swear, Tru-Oil on cherry is one of my all-time favorites! This is just three coats in, with no buffing or wet-sanding.

 

[dwizum]

Cherry is under rated. One of my all time favorites. So good looking under a finish. I am happy to see people building with it.

 

[washjayb]

Cherry is under rated. One of my all time favorites. So good looking under a finish. I am happy to see people building with it.

Any thoughts as to its use as a fingerboard material in fretted instruments?

 

[ctmullins]

Any thoughts as to its use as a fingerboard material in fretted instruments?

To me, the primary characteristics to look for in a fingerboard wood are:

1. Janka hardness,
2. closed grain, and
3. appearance

A quick Google search indicates that cherry has a lower Janka than hard maple or rosewood or ebony, making it somewhat more susceptible to damage from pressing down strings. This is less of a concern for a fretted instrument than for a fretless. Cherry is otherwise very similar to maple - closed grain, workability, density, etc. I think it would be fine for a fretted instrument.

 

[Ripthorn]

Any thoughts as to its use as a fingerboard material in fretted instruments?

I've not had any issues with cherry in any use in guitar/bass. Not sure if I've done a cherry fretboard, but I have done multiple necks and some bodies, for sure.