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Post by Anthony on Jul 2, 2020 23:43:34 GMT
This is about the only productive thing I did during lockdown, I wish I had done it earlier in to it, instead I started it about 6 weeks into it. I bought a Harley Benton D.C (double cut) kit guitar to put together and make my own. It started like this.
For the body I sanded it using 100, 180, and 320 grit sandpaper, stained it with a mixture of Indian rosewood and Jacobean dark oak, and for the glossy finish I used a nitrocellulose lacquer. I left the neck as it felt really nice and was already finished with a thin satin coating. I had to make a notched straight edge to straighten the neck and a sanding beam to sand down the frets to level them, reshape them and polish them with wire wool. This was a tedious process but worth it. After reassembly with the parts included it looked like this.
For the final pictures I need another post, lol. So t.b.c...
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Post by Anthony on Jul 2, 2020 23:56:57 GMT
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I decided to make 2 visual upgrades - the knobs and tuners. The knobs were purely aesthetic - I just love top hat knobs.
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The tuners were absolutely essential if I wanted it to stay in tune or to even move properly. The ones provided were useless, they were stiff on some, and had way too much travel on others. I bought some vintage Kluson style jade tulip locking tuners. A £20 upgrade that made all the difference. The final touch was my own logo (my initials) which I created in photoshop and printed on waterslide paper.
The kit itself cost me a stupidly cheap £77, and I spent about the same again on the parts and mattereals.
The finished article.
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 3, 2020 0:00:24 GMT
Nice work, Anthony. 👏😎 That’s not something I could do in a million years, even with a kit and instructions. I’m impressed! |
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Post by neesy on Jul 3, 2020 0:04:59 GMT
...continued.
I decided to make 2 visual upgrades - the knobs and tuners. The knobs were purely aesthetic - I just love top hat knobs.
The tuners were absolutely essential if I wanted it to stay in tune or to even move properly. The ones provided were useless, they were stiff on some, and had way too much travel on others. I bought some vintage Kluson style jade tulip locking tuners. A £20 upgrade that made all the difference. The final touch was my own logo (my initials) which I created in photoshop and printed on waterslide paper.
The kit itself cost me a stupidly cheap £77, and I spent about the same again on the parts and mattereals.
The finished article.
That's incredible! Beautiful work - maybe you should take this up as a hobby (how does it sound?)
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Post by Anthony on Jul 3, 2020 0:11:55 GMT
Nice work, Anthony. 👏😎 That’s not something I could do in a million years, even with a kit and instructions. I’m impressed! |
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Post by Anthony on Jul 3, 2020 0:17:05 GMT
That's incredible! Beautiful work - maybe you should take this up as a hobby (how does it sound?)
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Post by neesy on Jul 3, 2020 23:14:16 GMT
That's incredible! Beautiful work - maybe you should take this up as a hobby (how does it sound?)
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 8, 2020 16:12:08 GMT
I just finished this bag for my youngest son’s girlfriend. When I showed her the picture,she said it reminded her of ice cream flavors,so that's good, I think..?🍦  |
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Post by neesy on Jul 8, 2020 17:51:32 GMT
I just finished this bag for my youngest son’s girlfriend. When I showed her the picture,she said it reminded her of ice cream flavors,so that's good, I think..?🍦 Yes it does!
Neapolitan ice cream
We sometimes called it Napoleon (don't know why)
If it's crocheted how do you stop the stuff from falling out? Do you line it?
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 8, 2020 17:55:45 GMT
I just finished this bag for my youngest son’s girlfriend. When I showed her the picture,she said it reminded her of ice cream flavors,so that's good, I think..?🍦 Yes it does!
Neapolitan ice cream
We sometimes called it Napoleon (don't know why)
If it's crocheted how do you stop the stuff from falling out? Do you line it?
I do line the crocheted bags sometimes, but she's just gonna use this one for swimming stuff--towel, sunscreen, etc, nothing tiny that would fall out. If I leave it unlined like this, it'll dry faster when she throws wet swimming stuff in it. And I call that ice cream Napoleon, too--can't even tell you how many times I get corrected. My brain just doesn't want to say it the right way. sommer-eis-smilie_012 |
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 14, 2020 17:30:15 GMT
What’s everyone working on these days? I got a whole lotta sewing going on. One of my sons teaches art at an elementary school that will probably just stick with online learning until Labor Day or there abouts. He’s putting together art supplies for kids who don’t have them at home and Ol’ Ma ( that’s me) was asked to make some bags/ cases for him to fill with stuff. This is what I got so far.  |
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Post by neesy on Jul 15, 2020 18:30:02 GMT
What’s everyone working on these days? I got a whole lotta sewing going on. One of my sons teaches art at an elementary school that will probably just stick with online learning until Labor Day or there abouts. He’s putting together art supplies for kids who don’t have them at home and Ol’ Ma ( that’s me) was asked to make some bags/ cases for him to fill with stuff. This is what I got so far. Wow - you are pretty prolific!
I like the one with the little green foxes and blue owls
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 15, 2020 20:04:01 GMT
What’s everyone working on these days? I got a whole lotta sewing going on. One of my sons teaches art at an elementary school that will probably just stick with online learning until Labor Day or there abouts. He’s putting together art supplies for kids who don’t have them at home and Ol’ Ma ( that’s me) was asked to make some bags/ cases for him to fill with stuff. This is what I got so far. Wow - you are pretty prolific!
I like the one with the little green foxes and blue owls
Me too. I got some Harry Potter, Star Wars, Marvel and Snoopy material that I haven't started using yet, so I'll have to post more pics when I make some with those designs .  |
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Post by morgan on Jul 16, 2020 7:11:10 GMT
Very cool contribution to your son's art project for the kids Wicked Esther. Nice work! I'm sure everyone is extremely grateful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 2:10:54 GMT
...continued.
I decided to make 2 visual upgrades - the knobs and tuners. The knobs were purely aesthetic - I just love top hat knobs.
The tuners were absolutely essential if I wanted it to stay in tune or to even move properly. The ones provided were useless, they were stiff on some, and had way too much travel on others. I bought some vintage Kluson style jade tulip locking tuners. A £20 upgrade that made all the difference. The final touch was my own logo (my initials) which I created in photoshop and printed on waterslide paper.
The kit itself cost me a stupidly cheap £77, and I spent about the same again on the parts and mattereals.
The finished article.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2020 2:13:18 GMT
I just finished this bag for my youngest son’s girlfriend. When I showed her the picture,she said it reminded her of ice cream flavors,so that's good, I think..?🍦 |
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Post by Wicked Esther on Jul 20, 2020 0:20:14 GMT
I just finished this bag for my youngest son’s girlfriend. When I showed her the picture,she said it reminded her of ice cream flavors,so that's good, I think..?🍦 Hi @alexandra ! Aww thank you, that's very nice of you to say. It took me about 3 days to make the bag. I have a ridiculous amount of that yarn, so all the bag is, is two great big granny squares for the front and back.I added borders to the top and bottom to make it rectangular.And then just a strip for the handle. I didn't have to change colors or anything, so it was very easy and just a fun project to work on while watching tv. I have so much of that yarn left, I could make her a matching blanket ...if she wanted one.  |
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Post by Anthony on Jul 20, 2020 1:48:09 GMT
...continued.
I decided to make 2 visual upgrades - the knobs and tuners. The knobs were purely aesthetic - I just love top hat knobs.
The tuners were absolutely essential if I wanted it to stay in tune or to even move properly. The ones provided were useless, they were stiff on some, and had way too much travel on others. I bought some vintage Kluson style jade tulip locking tuners. A £20 upgrade that made all the difference. The final touch was my own logo (my initials) which I created in photoshop and printed on waterslide paper.
The kit itself cost me a stupidly cheap £77, and I spent about the same again on the parts and mattereals.
The finished article.
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Post by annamarie on Jan 26, 2021 3:30:58 GMT
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Post by annamarie on Jan 26, 2021 3:34:32 GMT
Also gave them a pair of these.  And these ones for my grandkids.   |
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