Wolf 5 String rebuild

[Slidlow]

I typically use Lepages carpenters glue which is an aliphatic resin I think. It dries crystalline and I haven’t had issues with creep. My ebony six is glued with black potting epoxy which is really hard. I need to check out other glues as well but that’s for another time.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

I’m sure it’s been discussed. I was just curious if wood glues were supposed to work with Blackwood Tek or not.

 

[Slidlow]

I’m sure it’s been discussed. I was just curious if wood glues were supposed to work with Blackwood Tek or not.

Good question. Handling the stuff I don’t see why not. I’ll have to do some testing. After all it is wood just modified.

 

[Slidlow]

I’m sure it’s been discussed. I was just curious if wood glues were supposed to work with Blackwood Tek or not.

I glued two scraps together and will do a break test later.

 

[Slidlow]

Headplate glued in place!

 

[Flying B]

Cuts with a knife? How thick is it?

 

[Slidlow]

Cuts with a knife? How thick is it?

The headplates are 4 mm or just under 3/16”. I was trying trimming with an exacto knife and it felt much like carving ebony. Maybe a little denser.

 

[Peter Wood]

Headplate glued in place!View attachment 7143704

I really hope that's the arm of your best cream colored couch.

 

[Slidlow]

I really hope that's the arm of your best cream colored couch.

Yes I’m a sportsman. I like to take risks but actually the wife was out. It’s all good though as this is in the basement in my rec room. The good stuff is upstairs .

 

[Slidlow]

I drilled through the headplates for the tuners. Got a little chip out but that was because I did it hamfisted with a hand drill and 24 mm brad point bit. Takes the dust/superglue trick well though it’s all under the tuner washers anyway. Results would be much better properly jigged up and using my drill press. Just wasn’t in the mood to trudge out through the snow to the garage.

Did a little sanding with 220 and the surface looks like it will polish nicely. This product has a nice surface with no pores at all.

It looks like it will show well with fine sanding and finishing.

 

[Slidlow]

This is sanded with 120 grit and gone over quickly with 0000 steel wool. No finish and it’s starting to shine. The surface is much harder then the ebonies I’ve been using and I am getting convinced this can be used for fretless.

 

[Slidlow]

Sanded the overlay with 220 and followed with a wipe of Truoil and viola! I’m liking it. The stuff is really interesting. I started leveling the surface with 60 grit as I wanted to take down the thickness. It sanded quickly but there were no deep sanding marks. The 120 grit sanding was pretty good and 220 looks better. I am thinking it will polish up better then ebony. It’s pretty much giving the look of a rosewood with the toughness of a high grade ebony.

 

[Peter Wood]

Yes I’m a sportsman. I like to take risks but actually the wife was out. It’s all good though as this is in the basement in my rec room. The good stuff is upstairs .

I wanna see some of your work on the upstairs couch.

 

[Slidlow]

I wanna see some of your work on the upstairs couch.

Some above it? Three are mine but not the Alvarez on the left.

 

[ardgedee]

I can't get over how much the stuff darkens when oiled.

 

[Slidlow]

I can't get over how much the stuff darkens when oiled.

I was pleasantly surprised when it happened

 

[Beej]

I really like the wetted colour too, it's got warm tones and is visually appealing but different.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Yeah, that one swipe of TruOil color is really nice.

 

[Slidlow]

I really like the wetted colour too, it's got warm tones and is visually appealing but different.

I have one brown board extra after this so I thinking a fretless is in order to test it out. But maybe one of you guys will build one first?

 

[Beej]

My fretless playing sounds like a moose doing an impression of a sheep and a cow mating, so I'm not likely to build one for me.