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Ken Cook · Aug 26, 2014

Thanks Larry, I'd forget my name if it weren't for carrying an ID card

I used to do that with Blo, MS, & Poly, totally slipped my mind{what little there is of it lol}.

Hmmm, wonder if Murphy is allergic to peanuts and has it in for me :rofl:

Ryan Mooney · Aug 26, 2014

Man who'd have thought you could pull off a recovery from where you were. She'll sing yet and look pretty doing it!

Bob Gibson · Aug 26, 2014

Hey Ken, I found a coffee cup for you.

Man, you are one persistent son of a gun :thumb:

Ted Calver · Aug 26, 2014

Appears you have endeavored to persevere quite nicely :thumb:

Scott R Smith · Aug 27, 2014

I wonder if this is the same reason for this paint treatment?

Ken Cook · Aug 28, 2014

So another new adventure...dove into some fret work...Flatten/leveling, shaping, and re-crowning. I think I could use more of a crown, but this is as far as my limited selection of files could take me. I'm going to have to make friends with Stew-Mac one of these days....

Then it was onto the final coat :crossed:

on the neck...also threw in a little look-see at my attempt at details...

And hopefully the last coat on the body sides...

Still have the top & bottom of the body to finish, as well as shaping & installing the bridge. Need to get out this weekend and buy nut & saddle blanks and some strings...Sure I'm forgetting a thing or three, but they'll come to me soon enough I'm sure

EDIT: I should mention the body sides are in Lacquer, the antique oil was just on the bench at the time...

Vaughn McMillan · Aug 28, 2014

Looking good, Ken! :thumb:

Scott R Smith · Aug 28, 2014

I like the 001 serial number idea.

Maybe when you get to 007 you could do it in tuxedo black as a James Bond guitar?

:thumb:

Ken Cook · Sep 2, 2014

Taste test coming soon

Once this sets up, it's onto the nut & saddle filing/adjustments, then final string up and strum :crossed:

as much {ahem} fun I've had with this, I am sooo looking forward to the next one.

Paul Douglass · Sep 2, 2014

Just go caught up on this today! WOW! The more mistakes made, the better it got. I wish I had your perseverance! I would have probably given up back at the first crack in the first attempt on the side. That guitar is looking awesome. Very unique. Thank you for taking the time to bring us along on this build.

larry merlau · Sep 2, 2014

lookun really good ken,, when you drop over this month,, bring peanut with you

Ken Cook · Sep 5, 2014

Think my woodworking days may go the same route

Couple of frets were too low, couldn't lower the others enough and still have it playable...removed frets to re-fret and chipped the daylights out of the fretboard and neck edges :bang:

...enough's enough!!!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p4h_gB4dKU

Brent Dowell · Sep 5, 2014

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!

Ryan Mooney · Sep 5, 2014

Well congrats for getting as far as you did, there are several points along the way where it didn't seem salvagable and yet you did :salute:

Just think the next one will be at least 10 times easier now that you know .. many things .. that can go wrong.

Scott R Smith · Sep 5, 2014

A couple of chips on the neck make it--unplayable--???

I think an old boy name Willie might disagree with you on that a little--lol

Meet Trigger

The story of Willies guitar:
http://www.celebstoner.com/news/cel...7/the-story-of-willie-nelsons-guitar-trigger/

Ted Calver · Sep 5, 2014

Who said you can't get no satisfaction. That piece had so much bad karma in it you had to do it just to get a clean slate. Lord knows what would have happened to you if you tried to play it, although I do think I remember a StuMac video on how to remove frets without chipping

Jim Burr · Sep 6, 2014

Ouch!!! That had to hurt. But a worthy effort none the less! Waiting for the next one. :lurk:

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