What's on your workbench right now?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:47 am

I wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

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I've never had the desire to accentuate my home with images or silhouettes of the state I live in, but from a woodworking point of view, that's pretty cool Epizootics!!
I'm not ashamed to have tons of Colorado shaped things in my home.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Shadoweclipse13 » Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:11 am

:D :D :D
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:45 am

:thumbsup: :D :thumbsup:

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by krib » Thu Aug 15, 2019 6:55 am

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Finally got the pickups and pickguard done, shitty chinese trem will be modded to hardtail.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:04 am

That's a nice finish, krib. The satin PG sets it off nicely. Is that chambered?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by krib » Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:14 am

Rgand wrote:
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That's a nice finish, krib. The satin PG sets it off nicely. Is that chambered?
I did a little bit of chambering as i was worried walnut body could be on the heavy side, 1mm birch weneer between top and bottom.
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:34 am

krib wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:14 am
Rgand wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:04 am
That's a nice finish, krib. The satin PG sets it off nicely. Is that chambered?
I did a little bit of chambering as i was worried walnut body could be on the heavy side, 1mm birch weneer between top and bottom.
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That was a good idea. What is the body weight now?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by krib » Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:43 am

Rgand wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:34 am
krib wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:14 am
Rgand wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:04 am
That's a nice finish, krib. The satin PG sets it off nicely. Is that chambered?
I did a little bit of chambering as i was worried walnut body could be on the heavy side, 1mm birch weneer between top and bottom.
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That was a good idea. What is the body weight now?
I havent checked its weight ;D i could do that maybe tomorrow.
Neck is walnut too and actually feels quite light.

Heres a side shot, its got a lot of tru-oil coats but not quite filled yet
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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:00 am

That birch accent stripe looks great. That TruOil does give it a luster.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by blimpage » Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:38 pm

krib wrote:
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Heres a side shot, its got a lot of tru-oil coats but not quite filled yet
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uhhhh this rules

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Insomnicide » Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:53 pm

Rgand wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:47 am
I wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.



The problem with a lot of eucalypts is that they require a lot of water, so when they're cut down a lot of moisture is present in the timber. This results in splitting when it's not dried correctly. It's not an issue here because we know how to treat it. Its just the yanks who don't know what to do with it.



Tasmanian Myrtle happens to not be part of the myrtle family, which eucalyptus trees are. I'm not a horticulturist however, so that's about where my knowledge of trees ends.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:46 pm

Insomnicide wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 2:53 pm
Rgand wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 5:47 am
I wouldn't have thought to use eucalyptus for a guitar. That would be interesting. The only variety we have here is blue eucalyptus, brought originally from down under to make ship masts but it wasn't a good choice for that. It's all over the place now. I've never seen it sawn into boards. I guess it has a tendency to split.



The problem with a lot of eucalypts is that they require a lot of water, so when they're cut down a lot of moisture is present in the timber. This results in splitting when it's not dried correctly. It's not an issue here because we know how to treat it. Its just the yanks who don't know what to do with it.



Tasmanian Myrtle happens to not be part of the myrtle family, which eucalyptus trees are. I'm not a horticulturist however, so that's about where my knowledge of trees ends.
That's most interesting. It grows all over this part of California, as though it is a native plant, but it's new here as of the last couple hundred years. People around here make digeridoos out of PVC, too. Sheesh. :D

What kind of weight is associated with it? What would a Strat body weigh?

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Insomnicide » Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:32 pm

It varies a lot in weight and density for each species. Jarrah would be a lot heavier than Huon Pine for example.

I think Cross Guitars would be a better person to ask as he has done more builds with local woods.

I'll let you know how much my bass weighs when I'm done with it.

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Re: What's on your workbench right now?

Post by Rgand » Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:53 pm

Insomnicide wrote:
Thu Aug 15, 2019 4:32 pm
It varies a lot in weight and density for each species. Jarrah would be a lot heavier than Huon Pine for example.

I think Cross Guitars would be a better person to ask as he has done more builds with local woods.

I'll let you know how much my bass weighs when I'm done with it.
Cool. Looking forward to that.

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