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KEA's Guitar Building Thread
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Not a real website. Just a facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guitars-By-Luis-Fernandez/142725369133117
Not a real website. Just a facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Guitars-By-Luis-Fernandez/142725369133117
KEAguitars
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New wood day!
Got an 8ft board 6" wide for necks, and a 14ft board 9" wide for bodies. African mahogany! Also, my paduak came in. So i made another multi lam neck:
New wood day!
Got an 8ft board 6" wide for necks, and a 14ft board 9" wide for bodies. African mahogany! Also, my paduak came in. So i made another multi lam neck:
J E C
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Hay KEA, that is some nice lookin lumber you got there. What type of glue do you typicality use? I've always used Titebond II, but with the last big glue up I did I used Titebond III. I was wanting something a little thinner so I would have a little more working time and to allow better squeeze out. I lambed up 5 layers for a body and used a vacuum clamping frame. What I didn't like about the Titebond III, was it stained the wood. Luckily it sanded away when I thickness sanded the body.
Hay KEA, that is some nice lookin lumber you got there. What type of glue do you typicality use? I've always used Titebond II, but with the last big glue up I did I used Titebond III. I was wanting something a little thinner so I would have a little more working time and to allow better squeeze out. I lambed up 5 layers for a body and used a vacuum clamping frame. What I didn't like about the Titebond III, was it stained the wood. Luckily it sanded away when I thickness sanded the body.
KEAguitars
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JEC,
I use titebond 1. Honestly, in the guitar building world, it is extremely frowned upon to use II or III. Mainly because they are waterproof, and dont fully dry hard. They stay flexible, due to their waterproof properties.
There really isnt a reason to use anything but titebond I.
JEC,
I use titebond 1. Honestly, in the guitar building world, it is extremely frowned upon to use II or III. Mainly because they are waterproof, and dont fully dry hard. They stay flexible, due to their waterproof properties.
There really isnt a reason to use anything but titebond I.
KEAguitars
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Neck blank glued up!
Progress on the other ones will happen soon. Been really busy with other things.
Neck blank glued up!
Progress on the other ones will happen soon. Been really busy with other things.
KEAguitars
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Here is some more progress.
A rhoads body cut out, gluing up another blank for a new explorer, and another 7 ply neck.
Here is some more progress.
A rhoads body cut out, gluing up another blank for a new explorer, and another 7 ply neck.
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^****ing RAd!^
^****ing RAd!^
KEAguitars
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Thank you sir.
I have enough wood on hand to make probably 4 more.
Underneath the rhoads body, there is a great piece of figured maple i want to use, but its a little too warped. I will have to flatten it before i can use it.
Thank you sir.
I have enough wood on hand to make probably 4 more.
Underneath the rhoads body, there is a great piece of figured maple i want to use, but its a little too warped. I will have to flatten it before i can use it.
Ashurbanipal
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You're building a Rhoads style - you're officially my hero. Looking forward to seeing it completed!
You're building a Rhoads style - you're officially my hero. Looking forward to seeing it completed!
KEAguitars
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I have actually made quite a few rhoads guitars before. It used to be my favorite style.
I have actually made quite a few rhoads guitars before. It used to be my favorite style.
Ashurbanipal
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:bigthumb:
One guitar that I really like is this one, as it has some things that I like more than Jacksons, like the control layout, rear routed, better upper fret access, and top mounted Floyd.
Anyway, I hope to add a Rhoads type to my harem one day, whether the Ibanez above (hard to find due to low production numbers) or a custom job.
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One guitar that I really like is this one, as it has some things that I like more than Jacksons, like the control layout, rear routed, better upper fret access, and top mounted Floyd.
Anyway, I hope to add a Rhoads type to my harem one day, whether the Ibanez above (hard to find due to low production numbers) or a custom job.
J E C
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KEA,
I did not know that about Titebond II and III. I've met and known a lot of professional builders and repairmen, but to be honest I don't think we have ever talked much about glue. In the past I had always used #I. Not sure why I ever tried #II.
KEA,
I did not know that about Titebond II and III. I've met and known a lot of professional builders and repairmen, but to be honest I don't think we have ever talked much about glue. In the past I had always used #I. Not sure why I ever tried #II.
KEAguitars
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I mean, it will still work. But its not ideal. The flexibility it has will cause glue lines to show through finishes, things like that. Normal carpenters and other people like that sometimes use it. But in guitar building, I is the way to go.
I mean, it will still work. But its not ideal. The flexibility it has will cause glue lines to show through finishes, things like that. Normal carpenters and other people like that sometimes use it. But in guitar building, I is the way to go.
KEAguitars
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Parts slowly arriving for the black guitar
Parts slowly arriving for the black guitar
Rand-O-Monium
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HOLY SH!T
HOLY SH!T
KEAguitars
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A new Bubinga rhoads i am working on for a customer:
A new Bubinga rhoads i am working on for a customer:
KEAguitars
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And gluing up the scarf on one of these.
And gluing up the scarf on one of these.
