Winter Build off 2018 - Walnut Free For All - Get Ready!

[Scoops]

It's that time of year again!

Event: Winter Build off 2018
Dates: December 21st 2017 thru March 20th 2018
Theme: Walnut Free For All

For this years build off, I'd like to have ourselves a Walnut Free For All

So what is a Walnut Free For All?

Simple. You can build any style of bass you want as long as the body is at least 65% walnut, and the neck is at least 65% walnut. (this could make for some incredible hippie sandwiches)

I'm putting this notice out here early so people have ample time to look for the wood they want to use, make plans for their builds and get parts in before the build starts.

CAUTION: The "cut wood" scenario is what I'll once again use to define the start of your build. DO NOT cut your wood until the build off starts.

I will once again be contacting vendors for prizes when we are all done.

So for example I might be building this hippie sandwich out of Flamed Walnut, Flamed Maple, and Padouk

Or I might just cut the whole bass out of a single piece of Walnut

Stay tuned

 

[mapleglo]

I'm in.

 

[Beej]

 

[Jisch]

I'm in. Now I have to think about what I'm in with.

 

[charlie monroe]

Or I might just cut the whole bass out of a single piece of Walnut
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This.

You know you want to.

 

[Jon Clegg]

OK, I'm in. Even have an idea of what I'm going to build.

 

[Beej]

K, wait a sec. When you say "cut wood" are you talking no reducing further from prepared billets, or what exactly here? I have a lot of raw boards, plus dimensioned slabs, can I not continue working the raw boards down to dimensioned slabs? I'm not going to cut stringers for the neck, or start gluing things up of course...

 

[bastav]

Im in! Already have a project in mind...

 

[ctmullins]

Mmmmm, walnut.

 

[mapleglo]

Walnut

• mapleglo
• Sep 23, 2017
• walnut

First walnut purchase for the Winter Build Off 2018

Just got back from the wood store. I'm thinking this will make a pretty stable neck. I don't know what I'm building yet, but it will be made of mostly walnut, and it'll be some kind of musical instrument.

 

[Scoops]

K, wait a sec. When you say "cut wood" are you talking no reducing further from prepared billets, or what exactly here? I have a lot of raw boards, plus dimensioned slabs, can I not continue working the raw boards down to dimensioned slabs? I'm not going to cut stringers for the neck, or start gluing things up of course...

This is a great point.

Last year when we started the contest, everything was right then and there, and the cut wood rule drew a good line for who could be in or not. The "cut wood" rule might not work so well for us this time around.

So the objective here is to allow people to prepare for the build, but not start.

I'm thinking we change the "cut wood" rule to the "Pile of wood" rule. Upon entering the contest, the contestant shows their "pile of wood" much like my first pic in this post. Acceptable pieces in the pile would be, Billets, neck blanks, fingerboards, (dimensioned slabs) and thin laminates.

The thin laminates is a bit tricky. I agree with the idea of cutting stringers as part of the build, but on the other hand, stringers and thin accent pieces can be purchased, so that's why I think they would be considered part of the pile of wood.

And yes, absolutely no gluing

All in favor of the pile of wood rule say aye

 

[Jisch]

aye

 

[ctmullins]

Aye!

 

[Jon Clegg]

Aye!

 

[JBW]

Too bad I already started this one! Walnut front, maple center, and mahogany back.

 

[Scoops]

This.

You know you want to.

Ya I know!
I really do!

But the sandwich is just so tempting

 

[Fender_Bender]

You don't often see heavy use of walnut in necks for whatever reason, so I'd caution people to build what they feel is best without worrying about fitting into someone else's arbitrary rules.

 

[mapleglo]

aye!

 

[Reedt2000]

It's that time of year again!

Event: Winter Build off 2018
Dates: December 21st 2017 thru March 20th 2018
Theme: Walnut Free For All

For this years build off, I'd like to have ourselves a Walnut Free For All

So what is a Walnut Free For All?

Simple. You can build any style of bass you want as long as the body is at least 65% walnut, and the neck is at least 65% walnut. (this could make for some incredible hippie sandwiches)

I'm putting this notice out here early so people have ample time to look for the wood they want to use, make plans for their builds and get parts in before the build starts.

CAUTION: The "cut wood" scenario is what I'll once again use to define the start of your build. DO NOT cut your wood until the build off starts.

I will once again be contacting vendors for prizes when we are all done.

So for example I might be building this hippie sandwich out of Flamed Walnut, Flamed Maple, and Padouk

View attachment 2761759

Or I might just cut the whole bass out of a single piece of Walnut
View attachment 2761758

Stay tuned

Stuff like this is by far my favorite part of this forum.

Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

 

[Reedt2000]

This.

You know you want to.

Both of those pieces of walnut are beautiful. How about one piece walnut body with book matched flame walnut top, thin layer of flame maple between and exposed to emulate binding? (Or whatever you were gonna do cause I'm sure it's gonna be awesome)