Author Topic: Local wood for guitar body (Read 130871 times)

mandarin · « **Reply #550 on:** April 02, 2011, 07:05:41 PM »

Quote from: jbarot on April 01, 2011, 07:54:15 AM

hey joseph!

i know how to fix it, but i still blame myself for it. preventable sana yung mga boo-boos.
i didn't check the drill press if its 90 degrees. apparently not and it caused the cutter to tilt at an angle, thus making one side of the circle a bit bigger thus making a gap.
i didn't flood the veneer with super glue kaya madaling napunit when sanded.
well, its all part of the learning process
i'll work on the redwood top but the spruce i'll have to start over.
man, i hate wasting a pretty good top. maybe i'll set it aside for another project, i don't know...

thanks joseph

i see

you may want to hook up with junx to get good tops especially german spruce

regards

jbarot · « **Reply #551 on:** April 02, 2011, 07:15:08 PM »

Quote from: mandarin on April 02, 2011, 07:05:41 PM

i see

you may want to hook up with junx to get good tops especially german spruce

regards

Thanks bro. I know where to get good tops, but having another source will help

j-sonic · « **Reply #552 on:** April 13, 2011, 04:22:02 PM »

inspired by Peavey Tragic

Explorer style

jbarot · « **Reply #553 on:** April 13, 2011, 04:40:32 PM »

^:-o

specs, wood and other materials used please. and don't keep secrets

j-sonic · « **Reply #554 on:** April 14, 2011, 10:17:50 PM »

On the red guitar,I used mahogany.Red stain then Nax ceramic topcoat.Copied the body style from Peaey's PDx series Tragic model.Neck is korean made.On the Explorer I used tanguile.I was in a graphics phase back then so I had it painted with a flame design

stringman · « **Reply #555 on:** April 15, 2011, 04:41:19 AM »

Quote from: j-sonic on April 13, 2011, 04:22:02 PM

inspired by Peavey Tragic

Explorer style

This is beautiful!

jbarot · « **Reply #556 on:** April 15, 2011, 06:44:17 AM »

Quote from: j-sonic on April 14, 2011, 10:17:50 PM

On the red guitar,I used mahogany.Red stain then Nax ceramic topcoat.Copied the body style from Peaey's PDx series Tragic model.Neck is korean made.On the Explorer I used tanguile.I was in a graphics phase back then so I had it painted with a flame design

the ceramic topcoat, how thick is the finish?

j-sonic · « **Reply #557 on:** April 15, 2011, 04:18:41 PM »

I told the painter to spray at least 5 coats.I let it cure for 2 weeks,then brought it back to the shop for rubbing and buffing.I guess the coat is still at least 1mm thick

straightwire · « **Reply #558 on:** April 15, 2011, 05:28:57 PM »

try KALANTAS tinanong ko dati sa guitar maker ok daw un

jbarot · « **Reply #559 on:** April 15, 2011, 05:36:54 PM »

Quote from: straightwire on April 15, 2011, 05:28:57 PM

try KALANTAS tinanong ko dati sa guitar maker ok daw un

Agree. Most use it for bodies I use them for necks

j-sonic · « **Reply #560 on:** April 16, 2011, 03:33:28 PM »

replaced this body

with this,to more closely match the neck and headstock's color

the neck is from an ESP/Grassroots F-series guitar.the body is made from acacia

jbarot · « **Reply #561 on:** April 16, 2011, 06:57:32 PM »

^ nice!

j-sonic · « **Reply #562 on:** April 17, 2011, 04:41:13 PM »

Quote from: jbarot on April 16, 2011, 06:57:32 PM

^ nice!

thanks

pualux · « **Reply #563 on:** April 18, 2011, 01:57:44 AM »

^

sound demo naman

jbarot · « **Reply #564 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:09:13 AM »

seriously we should have our own mini forum

free2rock · « **Reply #565 on:** April 18, 2011, 07:29:52 PM »

Quote from: jbarot on April 18, 2011, 07:09:13 AM

seriously we should have our own mini forum

ditto! Hahaha!

jbarot · « **Reply #566 on:** April 20, 2011, 04:52:24 PM »

ok storytime...

i drove my wife to a place where she was told can be a place to set up our small business. the property belonged to her mom's friend.
it was a large compound, i was walking around and i saw this:

what the?! so i took a closer look. and behold:

kamagong baby!

and mystery wood that were huge! i put a sawed off coke bottle so you can get an idea how huge they are.

so apparently it's been sitting there since the 60's. the father had a furniture business back then and he died so the planks were left there in a huge shed.

i want to buy a few planks! but i would have to wait monday until the family friend returns. i was told its not hers but her brother's. so i hope i can convince them to sell a few planks of the stuff.

wish me luck

redballs17 · « **Reply #567 on:** April 20, 2011, 05:26:51 PM »

Hi JB,

Nice find! I haven't got any success finding kamagong for a neck material or even a bookmatched top for keeps.

Just in case they are willing to sell some please PM me. might get a some as well.

I may be wrong but it looks like some of your mystery wood are yakal.

jbarot · « **Reply #568 on:** April 20, 2011, 06:50:46 PM »

if they agree i'll let you know for sure!

baka nga yakal. has anybody made a guitar out of it?

free2rock · « **Reply #569 on:** April 20, 2011, 07:47:42 PM »

Lucky!

Look not for wood. Let the wood come to you... Hahaha!

jbarot · « **Reply #570 on:** April 23, 2011, 05:34:49 PM »

just came from my parents' house.

i got most of the red colored wood (dunno what it is, but me likey-likey

) and brought them home. it's the same wood i made the hollowbody 7 string with. around 50 years old, they're beat up and some are with nail holes. adds character.

i just need to process them, get rid of the nails, run them through a jointer (i don't feel like doing this by hand

) and a planer, and then store.

more for my stash

now whenever i go jogging around my neighborhood i look at construction sites, especially those with houses that are about to be torn down. you'll never know what may turn up

ukeleleboy · « **Reply #571 on:** April 24, 2011, 10:13:13 AM »

Quote from: jbarot on April 23, 2011, 05:34:49 PM

just came from my parents' house.

i got most of the red colored wood (dunno what it is, but me likey-likey ) and brought them home. it's the same wood i made the hollowbody 7 string with. around 50 years old, they're beat up and some are with nail holes. adds character. i just need to process them, get rid of the nails, run them through a jointer (i don't feel like doing this by hand ) and a planer, and then store.

more for my stash

now whenever i go jogging around my neighborhood i look at construction sites, especially those with houses that are about to be torn down. you'll never know what may turn up

Sir hindi kaya kalantas ito?

jbarot · « **Reply #572 on:** April 24, 2011, 10:31:21 AM »

Quote from: ukeleleboy on April 24, 2011, 10:13:13 AM

Sir hindi kaya kalantas ito?

di ako sure eh. kasi yung mga kalantas na nakita ko sa iba hindi kasing pula nito. baka nga, pero ewan ko lang. it could be anything, but now that i made a guitar out of it, i don't care what it is

here's how the wood looks like as a guitar:

i love the nail marks

i have planks of this stuff that can make 2 or 3 guitar bodies, i think

anyway madami pang kahoy sa bahay nina erpat at ermat pero kinuha ko na ang mga pula.
i left a lot of planks there still, and i'll come back for them one day

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #573 on:** April 24, 2011, 10:36:56 AM »

nice finds JB! those kamagong planks are priceless (well actually they are pricEY pala!). been looking around furniture stores recently to check out some sofas and the kamagong pieces are among the more expensive ones.

jbarot · « **Reply #574 on:** April 24, 2011, 10:42:56 AM »

Quote from: maxi_musikero on April 24, 2011, 10:36:56 AM

nice finds JB! those kamagong planks are priceless (well actually they are pricEY pala!). been looking around furniture stores recently to check out some sofas and the kamagong pieces are among the more expensive ones.

i really hope they're willing to sell. when i looked at the planks i only saw about 3 of them that can be made into instruments or instrument parts.

i'll be bugging my aunt tomorrow. i hope that

1. they sell
2. they sell at a reasonable price
3. that the planks i think that are suitable are really suitable. its hard to tell just by looking at the ends. i want a few back and side sets

i'll let you guys know once i get an answer.

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