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Body now has a binding channel at 1.5mm deep and just under 6mm high. Love that Wealden rebate cutter.
- ( spot the tear out from the previous body shaping session - so a bit of Titebond and Idigbo dust to repair that with yet )
Wiring channels all drilled for. .....err.....wiring !
Cut a load of mahogany binding strips on the bandsaw to try wood steam bending / binding. They look quite thick on the pic but measure about 1.8mm thick and need some light sanding to remove bandsaw marks.
Started putting together the basic cradle for the fretboard radius jig.
Then a couple of hours hand sanding the body sides to try remove machining marks and the odd scratch etc.
Waiting on another router bit (core box 8mm) so I can do a headstock-mounted dual action truss rod access hole properly - so this will hold up progress on the neck up for a few days yet.
And - the Alegree Cirrus pickup set turned up with postie this morning - Nice !
If the wood binding attempt fails I will be ordering some Dark Tort ABS plastic stuff I think. We'll see.
Was contemplating going for a 22 fret fingerboard with the overhang, but have decided to stick with old-school 21fret neck instead - easier !!
Not a jig - more of a lash up really.
Tested first on a scrap Panga board before radiating the rosewood board for the Tele neck.
A little nerve wracking and lots of care needed on the first few passes, but once the initial very light surface cuts were done along the centreline it went like a dream down the rest of the board - masses of rosewood dust and made me think I ought to put a fire extinguisher in the shed.
took about 5 minutes to radius the rosewood board, and at its centreline it measure 6.25mm thick - I'm happy with that.
It closer to 10.5" than 10", but hey what the hell. I will make up an adjusted jig so that I can get to a 9.5" radius ( or even a 7.5in) at some point though. Not for this build though.
As I need the space Ive had to dismantle the rig up so that I can route the truss rod channel next.
Onwards ( slowly )
and hope you're all doing OK, btw.
That looks great @PeteC !
That happened when I was routing out the control cavity on the Tele body - Idigbo seems quite prone to smoking rather too easily. Either that or my router techniques is pants ( ....quite possibly )
So a small extinguisher has gone onto the shopping list - should really have one in there anyway, tbh.
neck routed nicely once I had taken the edge down to about 1mm after bandsawing out the shape - one very tiny bandsaw nick near the nut which I will be able to disguise when I do the finishing.
Matt - the binding process was done using a small Makita router on a homemade Plexiglas base about 10 x 6"
I bought a downshear rebate cutter from Wealden tools for the rebate and a couple of extra bearings for it to be able to cut 1.5 and 2mm channels This done with a "1.5mm" channel which comes in very slightly under in reality, and the Rothko & Frost binding I am using fits very nicely with an overhang ideal for scraping.
Cutter info :
T1705Small Series
Bearings : TB680
& TB670
I clamped the body to the bench when doing the binding channel and took it very gently indeed - especially at the horns and the cutaways. The oversize router base really helps to keep the router stable using the body and avoids any tipping over from vertical. I did the cuts in sections rather than all round in one pass.