Winter build off 2019 – Red

[Scoops]

Update:

(Not Seen) I tried to get the sound holes bound over the weekend. What a PITA! and it didn't look that good. So I took it out.

Also put down 5 coats of schellac, sanded it down, and now Im starting to color finish the body. About 20 coats down the road, this will have a nice cherry color.

Also have the shark fins cut out of the fingerboard. Might get around to doing the MOP tomorrow night.

Cheers

 

[Scoops]

Update.

Put tape down for sharkfin dams, mixed the epoxy, and poured the MOP stuff in.
Wanted to be careful, and I got it all in nice and clean.
I went to apply heat to remove air bubbles, and some of the epoxy liquefied and moved out of the sharkfin cavity, when it drained back in, it took some of the dye on the fingerboard with it, so I had to quickly scoop it out and put in fresh crushed MOP stuff. Semi sloppy, but it will work.

Thanks for looking

 

[postalflunkie]

Striking contrast! Really will be a good looking guitar

 

[Reedt2000]

Could you do crushed MOP for the binding?

 

[Scoops]

Could you do crushed MOP for the binding?

I could. But then I'd have a mismatch with the body binding, which is creme, so binding on the neck is going to be creme.
Looking at this now, I kinda wished I went with the white binding.

 

[Reedt2000]

I could. But then I'd have a mismatch with the body binding, which is creme, so binding on the neck is going to be creme.
Looking at this now, I kinda wished I went with the white binding.

I meant on the body, didn't realize it was bound already. (Think I got this and your other build confused)

 

[Scoops]

I meant on the body, didn't realize it was bound already. (Think I got this and your other build confused)

Ahh i get it....confusion is a part of my age

 

[Jon Clegg]

Looking at this now, I kinda wished I went with the white binding.

 

[Scoops]

Update:

Staining the top. The epoxy on the neck is hardening up nicely

 

[Klondike]

Out of curiosity what do you do with your bass builds when finished with this comp? Sell them or do you hord them all to yourself?

 

[Scoops]

Out of curiosity what do you do with your bass builds when finished with this comp? Sell them or do you hord them all to yourself?

Some get sold. Most get hoarded until I retire.

 

[Scoops]

More red coloring and FB is epoxied

 

[Klondike]

More red coloring and FB is epoxied

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This neck is getting better and betterevery time I see it!

 

[Scoops]

This neck is getting better and better every time I see it!

Thanks Klondike

As the builder, I see every little flaw, so I'm somewhat satisfied with this as it turned out so far, but it's far from perfect.

I'm OK with this though because this is the first time I tried to dye the wood before putting on a final layer of epoxy. I did run some tests to make sure the epoxy would stick to my stained wood. I felt I would be able to as the solution is shellac based. Everything sticks to shellac.

Normally when I do this, I'll fill the sharkfins with crushed MOP, then I'll plane back the FB to get the top of the MOP aligned with the top of the FB, then I'll pour the top coat of epoxy.
In this case, I was reluctant to stain the FB after I planed it for a number of reasons. I wanted to get the stain uniform across the wood and was unsure if I could make that happen. And I was too lazy to tape off the MOP. The stain would have defiantly colored the sharkfin if I didn't tape it. End result is that some of the cavities are not completely filled.

In retrospect, I could have filled the cavities a little more.

 

[postalflunkie]

The grain pattern on that fretboard is mesmerizing

 

[Klondike]

Thanks Klondike

As the builder, I see every little flaw, so I'm somewhat satisfied with this as it turned out

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Truer word have never been said.

 

[Scoops]

OK, more paint drying, (more red) but I'm also working the neck. I have leveled out the FB, cut the angle into the HS, put in the taper on the back of the neck, and cut the nut slot.

Thanks for looking

 

[Scoops]

Update:
Staging view, top view with final finish, current neck state

 

[Scoops]

And the last coat to the back.

 

[Beej]

Whoa!