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[SimonStevensCanes]

Very nice. Your workshop must be very nicely organised.
Though I can't help thinking the sandpaper will scratch up that perspex

My workshop is very much the opposite of organised. This fancy thing is definitely very out of place.

and yeah, the sandpaper is indeed scratching up the perspex

 

[David with splinters]

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Looks great.

Is that acrylic or polycarbonate? Do you find it builds up static that attracts sawdust?

I’ve got a polycarbonate cover for a machine in my workshop and am forever cleaning it with anti-static spray.

 

[curryjunkie]

i made a thein baffle out of ply and some thick plastic sheet, flexible polycarbonate is 90 quid a sheet apparently so i dug this stuff out the shed, a sod to glue together and it aint see through, but works great and diverts 99% of the dust, also knocked up some more bottle openers last week on the cnc

 

[thetyreman]

finished my first prototype guitar, about to make the 'real' one very soon, I learnt a lot especially about how to use the power router, 90% of it was free skip wood.

 

[David with splinters]

finished my first prototype guitar, about to make the 'real' one very soon, I learnt a lot especially about how to use the power router, 90% of it was free skip wood.

Excellent work. Looking great. Three trussrods?

 

[thetyreman]

Excellent work. Looking great. Three trussrods?

thanks, it's a spokewheel type truss rod in the centre and 2 carbon rods each side of it hence the 3 channels.

 

[thetyreman]

here it is with the truss rod and carbon rods inside, on the real one there will also be solid wood fillets on top to prevent glue from getting inside the channels when you glue the fretboard on.

 

[David with splinters]

Which woods are you going to use for the neck and fretboard?

I tend to use beech for the neck and then a really hard wood for fretboard to resist warping. I keep the fretboard fairly thick too. Only ever used one trussrod, but never made a 12-string either.

Here’s a photo of a fretless bass neck I’m currently making with an Australian Sheoak fretboard. It’s the hardest wood I’ve ever worked with and looks beautiful. Hard to get now though.

Good luck with your build, looks certain to be wonderful.

David

 

[thetyreman]

Which woods are you going to use for the neck and fretboard?

I tend to use beech for the neck and then a really hard wood for fretboard to resist warping. I keep the fretboard fairly thick too. Only ever used one trussrod, but never made a 12-string either.

Here’s a photo of a fretless bass neck I’m currently making with an Australian Sheoak fretboard. It’s the hardest wood I’ve ever worked with and looks beautiful. Hard to get now though.

Good luck with your build, looks certain to be wonderful.

David

hi David, it'll be a multi lam neck of flamed maple/walnut/maple/walnut/flamed maple then an AAA grade african ebony fretboard so pretty high end, that's why I did the prototype first, I didn't want to mess up the real one so technically the real one will be my second scratch build, I look forward to see your fretless bass once finished!

regards,

Ben.

 

[David with splinters]

hi David, it'll be a multi lam neck of flamed maple/walnut/maple/walnut/flamed maple then an AAA grade african ebony fretboard so pretty high end, that's why I did the prototype first, I didn't want to mess up the real one so technically the real one will be my second scratch build, I look forward to see your fretless bass once finished!

regards,

Ben.

I bet you finish before me! My guitar projects are on hold whilst I fit a new kitchen. I am managing a few smaller projects at the same time, like the pens, but mrs Splinters wants her kitchen back.

 

[jrm688]

Cherry and ash time capsule for my daughters wedding. Apparently some new wedding thing where everyone brings a memento for the box. It will be stored for 5 years in the basement before opening. Second photo is the epoxy I put into the big knothole in the lid.

 

[SimonStevensCanes]

Looks great.

Is that acrylic or polycarbonate? Do you find it builds up static that attracts sawdust?

I’ve got a polycarbonate cover for a machine in my workshop and am forever cleaning it with anti-static spray.

it's Acrylic, and my dust extraction is so bad that I'm not sure I could tell if it was attracting dust

 

[JackAntigua]

Given the fine pieces of work posted here I feel a bit of of a fraud with my hexagonal planters out of 3x2, colour chosen by by my sister.

 

[Jameshow]

A pallet sofa on peppercorn beach.
On Etsy for £1000
Banksy move over!

 

[Thingybob]

A pallet sofa on peppercorn beach.
On Etsy for £1000
Banksy move over! View attachment 165489

Price of wood has gone up don't forget

 

[Stigmorgan]

A pallet sofa on peppercorn beach.
On Etsy for £1000
Banksy move over! View attachment 165489

I've got a huge stack of brand new pallets in school, I could make almost a dozen of these

 

[Rewound]

Are they giant pallets or is that a very small construction worker standing on the top (without suitable harness) ?

 

[Jameshow]

That's

Are they giant pallets or is that a very small construction worker standing on the top (without suitable harness) ?

My assistant (daughter) leaving the beach!

 

[Jacob]

Not my sort of thing but somebody gave me this piece of yew. Made two 3 legged stools to support it. Linseed oil.
Now going to try to sell it!

 

[steve355]

Plane setting hammer