Next project...The Foo Bass
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BoomBoomBigelow
Genius of Love
Foo will be inspired. I have no doubt.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Carving the neck. Damn, these bass necks are loooooong!
Flatspotter
What?
Sexy!
Elias Graves
Common misfit
It's beginning to become a Neck Shaped Object.
The all feared and dreaded Volute of Doom is taking shape.
The all feared and dreaded Volute of Doom is taking shape.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
I got the neck shaft carved. Working on the headstock now.
A lo more figuring in the maple than I thought. It'll look good when polished up.
newbuilder
snoochie boochies
You said shaft...then you talked about polishing the shaft
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jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
Everybody needs a hobby NB...
Flatspotter
What?
I just hope we don't get another pic of the "secret sauce."
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Carving on the headstock. The giant foot is nearly gone.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
And Kevin says "Why am I here?"
Hi Kevin!
Elias Graves
Common misfit
In our next episode, we shall see a 9 1/2" radius on a fretboard.
And those lovely inlays.
I can't wait to see this all polished up!
And those lovely inlays.
I can't wait to see this all polished up!
Elias Graves
Common misfit
That's a big tenon, Walter.
Elias Graves
Common misfit
Probably cost. Materials+Labor=$$$
No way I could afford goodies like this if I had to pay the labor.
And these are all hand selected out of the block. Many of them are successive layers of the same grain pattern and are very similar in appearance. Especially the 1st and 3rd, the two largest ones. The smallest ones were the hardest to find good pieces for. Had to look for spots on the block that had tight, tiny patterns you could see on the little ones. The amount of time I spent poring over that block of burl wood picking just the right slice for each slot would cost a thousand bucks alone if @dougk were doing it.
With dots, you grab a handful out of the drawer, drill 10 holes, etc. it's a much simpler process. Heck, Gibson has a gang drill with 10 bits that will drill dot holes at perfect alignment all day long. Even dots require a certain skill but drilling them isn't terribly time consuming.