Project Pinky

[ZoSo65]

Hi guys, how have you all been? Hope your doing good.
I started another project. It's for my step daughter, and of course she wants it to be pink.
Here's some pics of the progress so far, all post more as it goes.

Black Walnut getting split


Two of the milled pieces glued and clamped.


Glued and ready for some shaping.


Basic shape finished


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[ZoSo65]

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This is a little test of the finish.


Did some body shaping and set the quilt. It's finally starting to look like something,,LOL

Body shaped




Quilt finished


That's it for now.

[Rabies]

Wow!! That's really impressive to have those skills...looks great so far!!!

[duhvoodooman***]

Man, I wish I had woodworking skills like that!! That's going to be a genuine piece of art when it's finished, ZoSo. Can't wait to see more pix as she progresses!!

[tot_Ou_tard]

That's spectacular ZoSo. That quilt is really sweet. Keep the pictures a'coming!

Vood, he is good, true, but he does get a little help from them Goth Elphs at night!

[ZoSo65]

Hey thanks guys, it's appreciated.
Gonna' try and route all the holes out and maybe do some neck work tomorrow.
If everything goes OK, I should have the finish sprayed on by the end of the week. *fingers crossed*

No Elphs this time tot,,,LOL

[SuperSwede]

Zoso, that is one Class A guitar! Nice work!

[tot_Ou_tard]

ZoSo, did you sketch the body shape first, use a tracing, or did you freehand it?

[ZoSo65]

Thanks SS.
tot, I traced the deluxe strat body I have, then made a template out of mdf, modified it a slight bit, clamped it on the walnut and routed the new shape.
Almost all the routing is done with templates that I make. The belly relief and arm relief, I just eye-balled it with a belt sander to get the initial shape then hand sanded them to get them flowing properly.

[warren0728]

man that is really looking great...can't wait to see it finished

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[Tone2TheBone]

Thats what we like to see...pictures. What a great project. Show us more as it evolves.

[aeolian]

I consider wood one of the true wonders of nature. That walnut and the maple are spectacular.

aeolian

[sunvalleylaw]

I consider wood one of the true wonders of nature. That walnut and the maple are spectacular.

aeolian

Zoso: might you use a maple neck? Looks really sweet so far!

[ZoSo65]

Zoso: might you use a maple neck? Looks really sweet so far!

Yep, Maple on Maple. I'm actually going to tint the neck white,, this is going to be really different looking, at least I think

[tot_Ou_tard]

Thanks SS.
tot, I traced the deluxe strat body I have, then made a template out of mdf, modified it a slight bit, clamped it on the walnut and routed the new shape.
Almost all the routing is done with templates that I make. The belly relief and arm relief, I just eye-balled it with a belt sander to get the initial shape then hand sanded them to get them flowing properly.

Have you ever thought about designing your own signature body shape?

[kerc]

That is looking gooooooood.

[Tinky-Winky]

It looks really good, but I also have heard that walnut, though not often used, is a really good sounding wood. I can't wait to hear what it sounds like!

[ZoSo65]

I was finally able to do some work on my project. Hopefully this weekend won't be a total loss and I can get some more finished.
I'm going to use a pre-cat lacquer on this one, it's fully cured in 24hrs, No nitro wait *snicker* So it will be finished for Christmas. Plus it's a little more durable, which will be good for my step daughter,,hehe

Back Routed


Control Cavity


Top Routed


Top Routed (different angle)


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[ZoSo65]

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My dye concoction at this point,,,




That's it for now,,,see'ya soon.

Have you ever thought about designing your own signature body shape?

Thought of it, just haven't decided on what shape yet