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I'm pretty happy, especially with the horns - they need to be softened with sanding though. I'll compare to some more Gibson photos to see if any big adjustments are needed before carving in maple.
Used 1.33mm steps, the middle is 18mm, the edge is 6mm.
I'm going to use this as a tester for carving the inside too.
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I can always flatten it out in the carving if it's too bowl-y.
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I've also continued with the test top, finding methods to hollow out the back and cut the f holes.
The body blank leaves me with a dilemma. I was planning to have a flat back, LP style and carved top. The blank, however is 50mm thick, allowing for a carved back and 1 3/4 inch ish body depth around the edges.
Going to make things a little more complicated, especially routing for binding and I'll have to rethink the backplate plan, but think the carved back would be cool.
The blank was extremely heavy, but it was very large. Much more managable now, and still quite a lot of meat to take off the back.
I can barely peel a carrot. Looking forward to seeing how it goes from here.
Routed a 2mm rebate using the overhead router jig from a few posts back.
Using ABS binding from china on ebay, 3M reinforced tape and UHU Hart glue. Worked well for my last 2 builds so sticking with it. Little bit of heat to form around the horns and waist.
Might try this type of build when I get time
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Binding scraped - mmmm
The postman's brought my new surfacing bit, so can crack on with the top now!
This is the bit:
https://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Surface_Trim__3_Wing_250.html
Onto jointing, I have struggled in the past with sanding beams, etc. So this time, I taped a piece of the aluminium angle onto the wood, totally straight, just short of the edge, and used that as a guide with a flush trim bit in my cheapo router table. Result, a totally clean, straight and square joint in about 2 minutes.
How's this for consistent squeeze out!
Finished carving the inside of the back with a combination of gouges and a little 1 inch sanding disk which made the insides of the horns a lot easier. Hard to see in the pics but it is definitely carved and pretty tidy.
Onto the top, carved the same way as the back on the outside, but the inside was much easier as I could get the angle grinder in there. Refined with an orbital sander and I routed a straight ledge to work to with a gouge to smooth out the transition.
Next up f-holes!