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Winter Build Off 2019- Monster Mash

#41
That wood is way too nice to paint! Any final thoughts on finish? I like how you beveled the top body and horn edges, that’s one feature on the Chickenbackers that makes sense, particularly the elbow relief. I love my Hossenfeffer, but the binding does dig a little at the forearm. Just gotta get back my forearm calluses I guess. I thought about doing a bound elbow relief, but you really need one of the vertical router jigs or a CNC to pull that off.
 
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#47
GeraldMcG said:
Red burst would look great but amber red not the medium rare Fireglo that some Ricks have. You know where the edges look good but it's pink in the middle.
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Heh. That kind of garish Fireglo finish is known as "Clownburst", thankfully a brief detour into hideous burst finishes for Ric, the new Fireglo's are back to a real red fading to amber. That would look SCHWEET on this bass.
 
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#48
Gilmourisgod said:
Heh. That kind of garish Fireglo finish is known as "Clownburst", thankfully a brief detour into hideous burst finishes for Ric, the new Fireglo's are back to a real red fading to amber. That would look SCHWEET on this bass.
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It sure would look SCHWEET on your bass I know it does on my 330.
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#57
So... this is the first time this has happened to me, although I always knew it could. The dreaded sand-through to the truss rod channel. First instinct to to put a piece of walnut veneer in place of it, like an abbreviated skunk stripe. It would have to be paper thin though. What are other option that have worked for you guys? It's not usually this bowed up but it was in the ggggarage overnight.

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#59
First, ouch, I haven't done that, but I have envisioned it many times, every time I carve a neck in fact.

Because I figure it's an eventuality I have thought about what I'd do. Since you're doing a bolt on, I think this is not too difficult to fix, though you'll end up with a unique looking neck (not necessarily in a bad way).

I would make a router sled and support the neck, which won't be super easy considering you've already done the radius on the front (Alternatively you could support it and send it through a sanding planer). Take off enough off the back to almost expose the truss rod. Once you're close use a knife to cut the final bit out and remove the truss rod. Once you have the truss rod out, make the flat spot wide. Take a strip of walnut (or even better a strip made up of both walnut and maple) and cut a corresponding truss rod slot in the strip. Line everything up and glue the walnut strip on, then go back to forming your neck. Lining up that slot in the walnut with the existing slot might be tough, but I think the truss rod should ensure it's lined up.

Let us know what you do though, I'm interested to steal your ideas for when this happens to me.
 

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