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[charvelsteen]

oh this thing kicks well. The flat fb is effortless and i thinki hae found the right guitar for me..

[charvelsteen]

Progress has been slow because i was playing the guitar for a few weeks and i have been building a website for myself.

I made a small nut shelf wall thingy, It was a bit of a after thought but it will be fine because the graphic will cover it.


I didn't really want the ''soviet union of russia'' running over the fretboard so i have changed my mind on placement to include Tokyo haha
Headstock, Note: You will have to use your imagination for nowMy pincers showing where the fretboard ends.



]12th fret



10th 8th






My $50 gumtree lathe. No tools yet but she runs nice


Guardian of the lathe.

[charvelsteen]

The epic journey of furious thunder has begun. Headstock and first fret are glued and drying.

And guess what the guitar named itself.

[straycat]

Not sure how you are making all this work LOL but have at it I can't wait to see it finished.

[charvelsteen]

Not sure how you are making all this work LOL but have at it I can't wait to see it finished.

How so mR cat?

I have thought about this for many hours before i go to sleep at night, from the moment i wake up and all through the day. I swear the key is listening to rhapsody of fire while you do it

[veemagic]

This has been a fascinating thread for me. Again very creative, and awesome execution. Its been a blast to watch. When do you get to work on this, and for how long each day? Is this an after work and on weekends type of project for you, or is this your full time job?

[charvelsteen]

This has been a fascinating thread for me. Again very creative, and awesome execution. Its been a blast to watch. When do you get to work on this, and for how long each day? Is this an after work and on weekends type of project for you, or is this your full time job?

Thanks man i am glad you like the thread. Here is to hoping i dont ruin it. When i get the time i can spend hours working on it. This morining i got up at 5am and did some for an hour. I just do it when i can really.
I only do part time work plus study so i just fit it around that and my family.

[charvelsteen]

[charvelsteen]

Picture time

3 stages of sealing.





This is going to plan.

[Mudlark]

Fascinating stuff.

[charvelsteen]

Thanks, I am working on it right now i have been up since 5am doing it. I should get the fretboard covered today. Its going faster then i planned which is good.

[veemagic]

Fabric covered fret board. I just can't "wrap" , please excuse that, my head around that. It just would seem to me the feel would be really off. The body sure, but the fret board? I am really looking forward to hearing the full review of this when it's done. Again, you look like you're doing a great job.

[charvelsteen]

Fabric covered fret board. I just can't "wrap" , please excuse that, my head around that. It just would seem to me the feel would be really off. The body sure, but the fret board? I am really looking forward to hearing the full review of this when it's done. Again, you look like you're doing a great job.

Bro its not really raw fabric by the time its glued and sealed then glossed it will feel like any maple fretboard. It will be completely finished.

I did this with fabric and you can see its no longer lie material its a flat finished surface.I have done heaps ofstuff like this.

[charvelsteen]

And here is a neck i did, Obviously you wont feel any fabric anymore.

[charvelsteen]

This is coming along now. I glued in the inlays and lave got the image down on the fretboard. Now its mostly sealing and sanding to clean it up.