NICQ wrote: βSun Oct 14, 2018 10:40 pm
Deed_Poll wrote: βFri Oct 12, 2018 2:11 pm
Here it is from the other side, clearly visible and horrible! Sorry, Nico! It will be put right I promise!
No problem - "Where wood is chopped, splinters must fall"
I was going for a solid Sonic Blue finish so you don't have to think about repairing it meticulously or mathcing the grain or wood too much
Build looks great so far - very excited!
That's a relief! With the repair I'm confident it will look great with or without finish on the edges of the f-hole.
I'm really glad you're enjoying the build! I'm very excited to cut the inside of the back and do the join tomorrow.
After that, it's just a case of basically treating it like any solid blank and cutting a Jazzmaster out of it!
Once the top and back are together, it will basically be a big square lump with an f-hole and the routes for the controls and pickups in it. I have reference peg holes cut in the top so it should align perfectly onto the cavity we already have. If we can match within 0.1mm like last time, that's more than good enough alignment.
I still always cut the neck pocket and bridge posts as part of the same toolpath - just to make absolutely sure they line up perfectly.
Anyway, after top and back are together it gets put back on the machine face-down and I cut the tummy contour, edge radius transition around the heel and drill holes for the neck bolts and reference pegs.
Then I flip it over on the pegs, cut the arm contour and the trem route, bridge thimble holes and neck pocket. Finally we cut the outline and see what we end up with!
I leave the outline cut still attached to the blank with 6mm thick tabs, which I chisel through. They will leave nubs, but these will be machined off with the remaining edge roundover.