Learning how to build an electric guitar - Page 22

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2019, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

--so maybe I taught HIM a trick? nyuck nyuck.

When I read his story I got the impression he's like a sponge, always looking for new information from anyone. That's why he's so good.

I knew a guitar builder/wrangler from Lancaster that was so cool he looked down on everyone when it came to guitars. He's a damn fool because he'll never know everything he could.

lumberjim · 02-09-2019, 01:56 PM

I'm up to about 6 coats of sanding sealer now. I've got it hanging to dry between coats.

I'll try to get 2 or 3 more on tonight then move it inside for the next few days to cure real good before I start sanding it for paint. I'll have Friday through Sunday to paint and lacquer then I'll start LC0002.

lumberjim · 02-09-2019, 10:50 PM

Completely forgot to spray the head stock while I was building layers on the body. And the end grain where the fret board drops to the peg head is v thirsty.....

{I still miss her)

I got a couple coats on when I realized I'd forgotten, and I'll do one more before bed. I don't think it's the end of the world, just inconvenient. I think that little part would be ok with not much finish sanding, being that it's mostly flat to start out. I wish the seam down the middle of the body would fuck off already...

Gravdigr · 02-10-2019, 10:40 AM

Fill it with paint, sand it down, it'll be fine when everything else is painted.

You're nearing the end, maybe you're starting to second guess stuff.

lumberjim · 02-10-2019, 11:55 AM

I'm hoping that when I sand it back, it will fill in, and then paint will cover. Plus I'll be doing a bajillion coats of lacquer

But for now... And the immediate future....

Keep the Conch coming

This is you

This is us

And here's a rooster

Gravdigr · 02-10-2019, 12:04 PM

Nice cock.

lumberjim · 02-10-2019, 12:41 PM

Cock! I'm slipping

Gravdigr · 02-10-2019, 06:57 PM

Mus' be the heat...

Flint · 02-13-2019, 05:08 PM

guitar nerds: the drummer from Mastodon has a Randy Rhodes drum kit

lumberjim · 02-14-2019, 01:43 AM

That's really interesting. Or something

Gravdigr · 02-14-2019, 12:15 PM

It would do double duty with a bass skin of Buddy Guy, too.

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Flint · 02-14-2019, 05:53 PM

some people wondering the same thing as me-- did he get his guitar idea from Buddy Guy?

lumberjim · 02-15-2019, 01:16 PM

Here we go!

Back yard paint booth... Kinda

Hanging the body and neck

I'm just painting the face of the head stock.

Test spray to check the color and spray pattern.

It's round, which isn't ideal, but this is pretty ghetto anyway, so...

Edges first, holding the body by the stick, then I'll hang it and give the body a light coat.

First, a little liquid courage

Just a little. Lite.

Eta: I sanded the pieces with 220, wiped it down then 320, wiped with a damp sponge to get as much dust off as I could, let that dry 30 min and then wiped with a tack cloth right before painting it.

lumberjim · 02-15-2019, 01:29 PM

It's so blue

Or is it green?

That little seam is absorbing the paint, but I think it will fill it in as I proceed through coats

lumberjim · 02-15-2019, 02:08 PM

45 minutes later, the second coat

Time for a quick nap. (the best part of vacation is naps at will)

02-09-2019, 01:56 PM	#317
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm up to about 6 coats of sanding sealer now. I've got it hanging to dry between coats. I'll try to get 2 or 3 more on tonight then move it inside for the next few days to cure real good before I start sanding it for paint. I'll have Friday through Sunday to paint and lacquer then I'll start LC0002. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-09-2019, 10:50 PM	#318
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Completely forgot to spray the head stock while I was building layers on the body. And the end grain where the fret board drops to the peg head is v thirsty..... {I still miss her) I got a couple coats on when I realized I'd forgotten, and I'll do one more before bed. I don't think it's the end of the world, just inconvenient. I think that little part would be ok with not much finish sanding, being that it's mostly flat to start out. I wish the seam down the middle of the body would fuck off already... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 02-10-2019 at 12:05 AM.

02-10-2019, 10:40 AM	#319
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Fill it with paint, sand it down, it'll be fine when everything else is painted. You're nearing the end, maybe you're starting to second guess stuff. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-10-2019, 11:55 AM	#320
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm hoping that when I sand it back, it will fill in, and then paint will cover. Plus I'll be doing a bajillion coats of lacquer But for now... And the immediate future.... Keep the Conch coming This is you This is us And here's a rooster __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-10-2019, 12:04 PM	#321
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Nice cock. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-10-2019, 12:41 PM	#322
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Cock! I'm slipping __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-10-2019, 06:57 PM	#323
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Mus' be the heat... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-13-2019, 05:08 PM	#324
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	guitar nerds: the drummer from Mastodon has a Randy Rhodes drum kit Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-14-2019, 01:43 AM	#325
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	That's really interesting. Or something __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-14-2019, 12:15 PM	#326
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It would do double duty with a bass skin of Buddy Guy, too. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-14-2019, 05:53 PM	#327
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	some people wondering the same thing as me-- did he get his guitar idea from Buddy Guy? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

02-15-2019, 01:16 PM	#328
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Here we go! Back yard paint booth... Kinda Hanging the body and neck I'm just painting the face of the head stock. Test spray to check the color and spray pattern. It's round, which isn't ideal, but this is pretty ghetto anyway, so... Edges first, holding the body by the stick, then I'll hang it and give the body a light coat. First, a little liquid courage Just a little. Lite. Eta: I sanded the pieces with 220, wiped it down then 320, wiped with a damp sponge to get as much dust off as I could, let that dry 30 min and then wiped with a tack cloth right before painting it. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 02-15-2019 at 01:35 PM.

02-15-2019, 01:29 PM	#329
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	It's so blue Or is it green? That little seam is absorbing the paint, but I think it will fill it in as I proceed through coats __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-15-2019, 02:08 PM	#330
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	45 minutes later, the second coat Time for a quick nap. (the best part of vacation is naps at will) __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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