Talk about modding or building your own guitar from scratch.
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Bolteh
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by Bolteh » Sun Mar 07, 2010 5:40 am
Penisheadstock
Why?

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by idiotbear » Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:25 am
Thanks for your useful input, Bolteh. Well thought through, well argued and in no way a waste of everyone's time.
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shadowplay
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by shadowplay » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:23 am
Bolteh wrote:Penisheadstock
Why?

Extraordinary potency. This in guitar form
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+ what rob said. Seriously, Motorik eviscerates anything Fender has made in most peoples lifetime.
Are you loathsome tonight?
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crazyzeke
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by crazyzeke » Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:51 pm
idiotbear wrote:Thanks for your useful input, Bolteh. Well thought through, well argued and in no way a waste of everyone's time.
Forum Rule #1:
1. If you don't have anything useful to add, don't say anything. Be polite and respectful
Hmm. Lotta people breaking that one recently. Though I shouldn't talk. I do bend it from time to time. The rule, I mean. But not with rudeness. Just off-topicness.
Hmm. Sentence fragments aplenty.
What's wrong with the headstock? It's a good design.
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2003 CIJ Fender Jaguar, Sunburst (heavily modified)
2022 MIM Fender Meteora, Cosmic Jade (top mounted input jack added)
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Bolteh
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by Bolteh » Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:15 pm
idiotbear wrote:Thanks for your useful input, Bolteh. Well thought through, well argued and in no way a waste of everyone's time.
Forum Rule #1:
1. If you don't have anything useful to add, don't say anything. Be polite and respectful
Considering my first post in this thread, this second one was relevant.
"Be polite and respectful"", idiotbear, that would be a nice rule for you to follow.
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by the older brother » Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:25 pm
Really great work, Ben!
I would be very interested in aquiring one of those double bearing router bits... where to get one?
Someone knows where I can find the nearest woodchipper to throw my pieces of junk into?
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by theworkoffire » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:11 pm
crazyzeke wrote: Is this one for you or are you going to sell it afterwards?
Just for me, this one.
the older brother wrote:Really great work, Ben!
I would be very interested in aquiring one of those double bearing router bits... where to get one?
There's a link above just between the two pics with the bit in - Axminster tools in the UK. Can't guarantee they ship abroad but I'm happy to mediate if needs be, Jerker.
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by johnnycactus » Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:52 am
can certainly vouch for it's beauty in the flesh!!! cheers for your expertise Ben.....although we both left with severe shed envy......

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by idiotbear » Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:55 am
Oh, I have major envy of Ben's shed. Mine is tiny, rotten and good for absolutely nothing.
Sorry, we were talking about sheds. I apologise.
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by johnnycactus » Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:45 am
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by garyptaszek » Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:20 pm
idiotbear wrote:Oh, I have major envy of Ben's shed. Mine is tiny, rotten and good for absolutely nothing.
Sorry, we were talking about sheds. I apologise.
I dont even have a shed...
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by crazyzeke » Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:10 am
garyptaszek wrote:idiotbear wrote:Oh, I have major envy of Ben's shed. Mine is tiny, rotten and good for absolutely nothing.
Sorry, we were talking about sheds. I apologise.
I dont even have a shed...
But you do have some sort of man cave?
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by theworkoffire » Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:51 pm
Some contour shots. This is the first time I've done it this way (inspired by cross_guitars years ago), but it makes a mockery of messing around with spokeshaves and rasps.
Used my angle grinder and a 24(!) grit sanding disk to chop out the bulk of the wood:
Then marked a line 1/2" either side of the edge and rounded up to it by hand with spokeshave and/or 80 grit paper.
Same again for the arm contour:
This is it after a first wipe of Behlen cellulose sanding sealer:

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by Stereordinary » Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:04 pm
Any chance you can get me a tool porn shot of the grinding disk you used Ben? I bought an angle grinder inspired by Cross_Guitars too, and the disk that is on it only any good for cutting through metal

. And I am having a hell of a time finding disks that look like they would work any good to carve contours like that.