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Winter Build Off 2026 - 5 String Fenderbacker
- Thread starter mapleglo
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Today is template day. I finished gluing up the neck pocket template.
Put together the pickup template.
And lastly, the bridge plate template.
Once all this cures, I can start epoxy-ing the body laminates as the new epoxy arrived.
I foolishly started opening it with bare hands. It's sticky in there. I'll wait until I'm ready to use it.
There's still lots to do on this build, and it's only a partial build. How in the world do I used to do scratch builds? No wonder it take Alex 4 years to build a bass...
Put together the pickup template.
And lastly, the bridge plate template.
Once all this cures, I can start epoxy-ing the body laminates as the new epoxy arrived.
I foolishly started opening it with bare hands. It's sticky in there. I'll wait until I'm ready to use it.
There's still lots to do on this build, and it's only a partial build. How in the world do I used to do scratch builds? No wonder it take Alex 4 years to build a bass...
Glad to see I'm not the only one who uses the washer and dryer for work surfaces!
Those are the only surfaces in the house that are clear of debris most of the time! Except, of course, on laundry day.
I STILL want a phaser.....
Like watching grass grow... but.... slower.
Second attempt with the new epoxy and new wood. Hoping for the best.
Good news everyone, the epoxy is already starting to harden!
I took the middle of the body out of the clamps, and clamped up the lower body section.
I can't really see what's going on since there are so many layers, and I won't really know until I cut it to shape. Hoping for the best. Heh, there's a lot of hoping with this build...
I can't really see what's going on since there are so many layers, and I won't really know until I cut it to shape. Hoping for the best. Heh, there's a lot of hoping with this build...
So while watching the epoxy cure, I started tapping the holes I drilled in the bridge plate for the bridge pieces. And the next thing I knew, they were done. So I sanded the bridge plate to 400 grit and screwed down the bridge pieces on. I set the string spacing to about 18mm, which is about the same spacing as my KLŌS bass, which seems to just about right for me, so I'm going for it.
I took the lower body wing out of the clamps and glued up the upper wing. Again, hoping for the best. I didn't yet clean up the lower wing yet.
Or, at least, KLŌS enough?
The good news is that the upper body wing is out of the clamps and seems to have been cured well.
The bad news is that while trying to remove one of the clamps stuck to the piece with a knife, it slipped, and I stabbed myself in my left hand, which required 9 stiches. Ouch.
The bad news is that while trying to remove one of the clamps stuck to the piece with a knife, it slipped, and I stabbed myself in my left hand, which required 9 stiches. Ouch.
Been there done that
. I feel for you.
