Winter Build Off 2018 - Walnut Free For All

[ctmullins]

Aye! That’s the spirit!

(Pretty sure mine is super-safe... )

 

[Jon Clegg]

Aye, all for the honor system, and ruthlessly mocking those who break it!
I think mine will be in the 90's

 

[Jisch]

Aye, let's keep it fun.

 

[mapleglo]

Aye!

 

[Scoops]

Here's how I am going about calculating my percentages

This is the easy part (all measurements are before roundovers and bevels)
Body is made of 2 parts the wings and the backbone
Wings
Thickness = 1.50"
Walnut Thickness = .9 0r @60%
Total volume of wings = @133.5 cubic inches
Volume of walnut = 133.5 X 60% = @80 cubic inches
Backbone
Total Thickness - 4.0
Walnut Thickness - 2.92 or 73%
Total volume of backbone = @109 cubic inches
Volume of walnut = 109 X 73% = @79 cubic inches

Total volume = @242 cubic inches
Total volume of walnut = 159 cubic inches = @66%

I figure my round overs and bevels will take away a little bit so I'll be sitting at 65%

Keep in mind that these numbers are not exact, but what I feel to be close enough for this contest

Haven't done the neck yet

 

[Scoops]

Here's how I am going about calculating my percentages

This is the easy part (all measurements are before roundovers and bevels)
Body is made of 2 parts the wings and the backbone
Wings
Thickness = 1.50"
Walnut Thickness = .9 0r @60%
Total volume of wings = @133.5 cubic inches
Volume of walnut = 133.5 X 60% = @80 cubic inches
Backbone
Total Thickness - 4.0
Walnut Thickness - 2.92 or 73%
Total volume of backbone = @109 cubic inches
Volume of walnut = 109 X 73% = @79 cubic inches

Total volume = @242 cubic inches
Total volume of walnut = 159 cubic inches = @66%

I figure my round overs and bevels will take away a little bit so I'll be sitting at 65%

Keep in mind that these numbers are not exact, but what I feel to be close enough for this contest

Haven't done the neck yet

BTW, I'm not expecting people to do the calculations as I did, just here for a reference

 

[ctmullins]

Wowzers, all you hippies makin’ sammiches better be good at math!

 

[Beej]

I'm in accord with the restatement of the rules, the example calculation, and the 65% rule in my own build. I think.

Now I'm off to obsessively calculate the volume of my bass(es).

 

[Beej]

Wowzers, all you hippies makin’ sammiches better be good at math!

You know it man, cuz if there's anything that smoking tons of weed improves, and that's...um...y'know... umm... what?

 

[RBS_Johnson]

I should be alright. If anything though, my neck may be close....

 

[Novarocker]

Aye, if I can make it in. Otherwise, we could probably end up just ruining the spirit of this. Although I don't think anyone here is worried about a couple percentage points, hence the beauty of the honor system.

 

[rojo412]

Aye!

I was kind of guessing that the nature of the initial number was a way to quantify that the instrument construction should be mainly walnut.But out of curiosity, I started doing the math, essentially in my estimation of whether I could "afford" to do a non-walnut fingerboard. And the numbers started getting confusing, so I just wanted to ask.

Pre-cutting and shaping, my wood piles stacked up to 90% on the neck blank, 82% on the wings, before cutting or taking a third dimension into account, as well as figuring out how much the "tone block" played into either, as it's both part of the neck and body.
And then I thought about the chambering and blood started to pour from my ears... so I stopped and had a beer.

But yeah, I'm loving what people are doing and look forward to all of the builds coming to fruition. Keep up that great work!

 

[mapleglo]

I hate to be a stereotype, but I don't do math. You know, addition, subtraction, astro physics, that I can do, but percentages? Forgetaboutit.

 

[Englishman]

OK then, officially in. I cannot build to the level of some of you so I'm just doing it for fun.
Still have no idea if I'm doing fretted or not, I don't have a fretless ... but then again I'm not sure I could play one anyway.

So it's the pile, plus a 1/4" maple top, I do believe I'm well within the 65% requirement!

Winter Build Off 2018- The sketchy nebulous bass.

 

[Mbechmann]

I know I am not the most active in here, but I do have a build planned where this challenge would fit perfectly.

Only issue is that I am hoping the wood I am gonna use is actaully walnut More about that when I start the thread.

Here is the thread: Winter Build off 2018 - Sct Michaellis Church bass

 

[Scoops]

Now that I am back to work I can officially say this:

A bad day of bass building is better than a good day at work

 

[Jisch]

Now that I am back to work I can officially say this:

A bad day of bass building is better than a good day at work

Truer words have never been typed. Whew.

 

[Basso Gruvitas]

LOVE this idea!!

 

[PDGood]

I originally read this that you were providing walnut free for all. LOL

 

[erikbojerik]

I might actually do this, now that my local Home Depot carries kiln-dried S2S walnut stringers that are perfect for necks. If only it weren't so flippin' cold in the garage....and 3 months would be a speed record for me.