Flatspotter
What?
Glue the ebony to your thumb.
Next project...The Foo Bass
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GreatDane
"up yours, baby."
agree. no guard.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
He better make up his mind. This neck will be ready soon. 
Truss channel is cut.
Truss channel is cut.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
The lacewood is neat. I think I read it's related to sycamore and (less closely) oak. I can see that. It's a bit lighter than maple. I'd say it's as a hard as a softer oak and tends to work like oak as well.
Percussively, the neck blank is loud and lively with a loud, long midrange ring to it. Where the maple is bright and pings, this is throatier and rings out more.
It cuts easily with a chisel and the router didn't tear anything out at all.
It planed out flat and stayed that way and glued up like a champ. No voids.
From a workability standpoint, it gets high marks.
Percussively, the neck blank is loud and lively with a loud, long midrange ring to it. Where the maple is bright and pings, this is throatier and rings out more.
It cuts easily with a chisel and the router didn't tear anything out at all.
It planed out flat and stayed that way and glued up like a champ. No voids.
From a workability standpoint, it gets high marks.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
After a summer hiatus to allow the heat to die back, we are working again with changes, of course.
The first change is the neck material. Foo has decided upon quarter sawn maple rather than the lacewood. While the lacewood is neat, at the end of the day, it's basically Brazilian oak...
So, the hard maple blank is square and here's our first chop...the headstock break angle.
The first change is the neck material. Foo has decided upon quarter sawn maple rather than the lacewood. While the lacewood is neat, at the end of the day, it's basically Brazilian oak...
So, the hard maple blank is square and here's our first chop...the headstock break angle.
instantsteve
Glowing Cloud
Banjo bass?
Modern Saint
Starve your Fear, Feed your Dream!
munch0
Pine Apple Slim
Armchair Expert
Wood, show it off!
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Tonight I make my second attempt ever to resaw with my Japanese hand saw. The first time went ok and so far this one is staying straight. The mahogany cuts like styrofoam compared to the walnut I've been using lately.
Modern Saint
Starve your Fear, Feed your Dream!
munch0
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Guess I should say what I'm doing.
This board is being rendered in twain to become the bookmatched back.
This board is being rendered in twain to become the bookmatched back.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Well, it's split and it warped very little after cutting which are both good things.
My blade wandered 1/8" inside the board, which I feared and accounted for. I left the boards intentionally thick in case this happened. I'll put them through the planer now to straighten them out.
My blade wandered 1/8" inside the board, which I feared and accounted for. I left the boards intentionally thick in case this happened. I'll put them through the planer now to straighten them out.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Time for an update. Kinda slow going on this right now. Still needing some hardware.
But, the fretboard is rough cut to shape, has slots and burl maple inlays the headstock is also covered in a burl maple veneer.
The inlays go full width and will also serve as side markers. The black diagonal hash at 12 is a little pice of ebony.
But, the fretboard is rough cut to shape, has slots and burl maple inlays the headstock is also covered in a burl maple veneer.
The inlays go full width and will also serve as side markers. The black diagonal hash at 12 is a little pice of ebony.
Modern Saint
Starve your Fear, Feed your Dream!
COOL 
