New JMP head build for the 2018 Dallas Guitar show
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 2:23 am
Yep, it's that time of year as I bash my brains against the design dungeon wall. Not all of my plans go according to plan. Scratch that - very few of my plans actually get made into reality. The lucky designs evolve as new ideas appear or my continuing inability to violate physics and bend space into the shape I think I need forces me to rethink. Sometimes it ends in utter failure as I surrender to my building short comings that are compounded by my refusal to crawl along.
I've mentioned before that I am an ardent practitioner of the famed Japanese art of Wabi Sabi where a deliberate and planned flaw is introduced into an otherwise perfect creation. I confess I practice a splinter sect of Wabi Sabi as my flaws aren't planned and usually are preceded by an 'OH CRAP!'
So the first iteration of the head was to follow the sci fi and somewhat disturbing art of HH Geiger with geometric patterned tentacles and fingers intertwining and consuming the unwary.
Two words - utter fail! Several more even more important to the opportunistic cockroach [some call me lazy] that I am - taking way too freaking long! The padauk carves very well yielding a smooth finish even with rotary burrs hacking on it. I'm also a life time member of the Tim Allen 'More horsepower & bigger power tools' school of building and have come up with a secondary plan.
Cut the vines with a band saw and fit contrasting wood as the cross pieces. Currently padauk as the main body wood and my trusty curly maple as the cross pieces.
So after several weeks of analysis paralysis I received an ass kick from my woodworking mentor - 'Go cut something!' There were more descriptive and chastising words but as they violate forum rules you'll have to use your imagination.
First cuts - finished dimensions will be small box size 24" x 9" x 8.5" the depth is a 1/4" deeper as I'll be using 3/4" thick sides instead of Marshall's 5/8 metric equivalent.
As usual I'm doing finger joints.
The raw stock is 15/16" and I'll mill it to 3/4" once I have the cross pieces glued in place. The next step will be running these through a band saw to get the wavy vines and pull out the 2nd & 4th pieces. This baby will have lots of ventilation.
Russ
I've mentioned before that I am an ardent practitioner of the famed Japanese art of Wabi Sabi where a deliberate and planned flaw is introduced into an otherwise perfect creation. I confess I practice a splinter sect of Wabi Sabi as my flaws aren't planned and usually are preceded by an 'OH CRAP!'
So the first iteration of the head was to follow the sci fi and somewhat disturbing art of HH Geiger with geometric patterned tentacles and fingers intertwining and consuming the unwary.
Two words - utter fail! Several more even more important to the opportunistic cockroach [some call me lazy] that I am - taking way too freaking long! The padauk carves very well yielding a smooth finish even with rotary burrs hacking on it. I'm also a life time member of the Tim Allen 'More horsepower & bigger power tools' school of building and have come up with a secondary plan.
Cut the vines with a band saw and fit contrasting wood as the cross pieces. Currently padauk as the main body wood and my trusty curly maple as the cross pieces.
So after several weeks of analysis paralysis I received an ass kick from my woodworking mentor - 'Go cut something!' There were more descriptive and chastising words but as they violate forum rules you'll have to use your imagination.
First cuts - finished dimensions will be small box size 24" x 9" x 8.5" the depth is a 1/4" deeper as I'll be using 3/4" thick sides instead of Marshall's 5/8 metric equivalent.
As usual I'm doing finger joints.
The raw stock is 15/16" and I'll mill it to 3/4" once I have the cross pieces glued in place. The next step will be running these through a band saw to get the wavy vines and pull out the 2nd & 4th pieces. This baby will have lots of ventilation.
Russ