Hot tubbin'

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:15 pm

Here be a 00 me is makin (yes, I just dropped a padmaism on your asses :P)The top is redwood reclaimed from a california frat house hot tub, the back and sides are "reject" mahogany, and the braces are QS sitka spruce recycled from a crate that my dads new bandsaw came in. The back braces are mahogany recycled from another crate that the table saw came in. Ready for pore filling (egg whites) and then water based lacquer. Now I have to make a trussrod (why waste money buying one?) so I can make my neck.

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:18 pm

A week and a half from starting this, it is now sanded to 220 and ready for pore filling.

tippie53 · Post by **tippie53** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:55 pm

looookin gooooood

hummingbird · Post by **hummingbird** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:31 am

Frat house hot tub?!?! I'ld slather some purell on that top if I were you. :D

Jim_H · Post by **Jim_H** » Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:44 am

Burn it with fire! or nuke it from orbit! It's the only way to be sure (those stains look... suspicious!)

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:36 pm

Started on the neck, I hope to have it ready for finish by then end of tomorrow.

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:23 am

Yep, bolted butt, my favorite neck joint for lots of reasons.

tippie53 · Post by **tippie53** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:26 am

only because you didn't master the dovetail ( poke) ( poke)
I just pulled a neck off a late 1800's parlor that was a different joint that I have yet to see. I will post that in the repair thread in a few days . Any joint will work if it holds the stress of the load .

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:10 pm

my first 2 were Dovetail. They came out good, but I don't see any advantage over a bolt on.

Oval Soundhole · Post by **Oval Soundhole** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:22 pm

finished shaping the neck, tomorrow I'll shape the heel.

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