Tom P.'s eBay Project - Page 6

TomPerverteau · 05-30-2010, 11:19 AM

Thanks, Ralphy! I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Technomancer, you got that right! I better make sure this puppy will get to perfect intonation before I paint the body.

Thanks for the encouragement, guys.

TomPerverteau · 06-03-2010, 03:25 AM

I am working on this neck AND getting my car ready for a show at the same time. As I said before, I want to get this neck soaking up oil while other things happen.

I just set up this new shop entertainment center. I ran cable TV out there. Now I don't have to miss my racing, gearhead shows, and other quality programming while I turn wrenches & make sawdust.

The nut was a little high, so I knocked a bit off the "shelf" with a file.

Flattening the headstock face with a sanding block. The flatter it is, the better the paint will look.

While I was at it, I straightened out the corners on the headstock with files & a sanding block.

Before I got this neck, somebody had lazily slathered a coat of some sort of clear goop on it. It had obviously been done while the neck was ON A BODY! They didn't put anything on the fretboard itself, so it was all stained with black marks.

After a whole lot of elbow grease with red ScotchBrite, sandpaper, and finally 0000 steel wool, the neck is about as clean as I can get it. The edges of the fretboard are rounded off nicely. It feels VERY nice, like my old Boogie Bodies necks.

I have used a some-brand Tung Oil Varnish on necks with great results in the past. I haven't seen that stuff lately. I got this Formby's Tung Oil Finish. I hope it's the same thing or similar.

The neck is drinking up the first coat of oil like crazy! I can tell I'll be doing this 5 or 10 more times.

The oil helps show what this maple really looks like.

Time to hang it up to dry.

ralphy1976 · 06-03-2010, 03:31 AM

man this is a labour of love, you will be eligible for a few GOTM considering the time it is taking you to finish this bad boy off!!!

have got to say that your choice of bike stand is pretty good too!!! do you build your own bike frames / BMX frames?

TomPerverteau · 06-04-2010, 01:24 PM

No, I don't build frames anymore. I never used a stand like that for building anyway. It's for cleaning & working on bikes. It falls into the "How the hell did I ever get along without one of these?" category!

TomPerverteau · 06-06-2010, 07:22 PM

I'm still at it. Trying to be sure that no matter what else is going on, I buff the neck with 0000 steel wool & apply another coat of finish every day.

Justin Bailey · 06-06-2010, 08:16 PM

You should call this thing Dr. Mephesto

Ironbird · 06-07-2010, 04:28 AM

I admire your skills and patience, Tom!

TomPerverteau · 06-07-2010, 06:32 PM

How about "Man-Bear-Pig?" I'm serial!

TomPerverteau · 06-10-2010, 01:24 AM

I didn't like any of the control locations, so in this update I get rid of all of them! I also did some more filling in the bridge cavity.

Making some more little chunks of mahogany and checking for square.

I found these 1/2" walnut plugs at Ace Hardware. The holes I want to fill are only 7/16", so I punched them out to fit the plugs with this neat reamer. I also did some filing on the plugs to make them fit the carve of the body.

Before I filled the cuts for the blade switch, I traced them onto masking tape. I stuck the tape to a piece of heavy paper. Now I have a template for a blade switch.

Here everything is glued up. The mahogany piece I made to fill the slot for the blade switch came out especially nice. I filled the rest of the holes with dowel I already had lying around.

Next, I break out the Bondo!

ralphy1976 · 06-10-2010, 01:29 AM

man, when you finish this one up the amount of time you spent on it would have qualified for a "luthier" work!!!

of course since you are doing it at your own pace (for your own pleasure) then it is free!!!

Have you thought about a finish yet? What about nitro antique white? with matching head?

Justin Bailey · 06-10-2010, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomPerverteau

How about "Man-Bear-Pig?" I'm serial!

that could work, this thing is a beast after all!

Great work so far man

TomPerverteau · 06-11-2010, 09:11 AM

No, I don't consider myself a luthier. I am less of a hack than whoever mangled this body before I got it, though!

Yes, before I even bid on this body I envisioned it white with a black binding, and matching headstock face. Not very original, but I really like white guitars and haven't had one in a long time.

Yup, I will have a US-made 7-string for pretty cheap. To count the hours I will have into it would make it not so cheap, but like you say, I am enjoying it. I also have more time than money. It will be quite satisfying to see & play it, knowing how much effort I put into it.

When I ordered the truss rod cover (eBay again, for consistency!) maybe I should have had the guy engrave "Man-Bear-Pig" on it!

Rick · 06-11-2010, 09:15 AM

Tom P: the hardest working man on ss.org.

TomPerverteau · 06-11-2010, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

Tom P: the hardest working man on ss.org.

No way! Mako's Tethan is. He is the king of making something from nothing. I shouldn't even compare myself to him until I have parked a car on something to clamp it!

jymellis · 06-11-2010, 09:57 AM

i can tell you 100% im voting this for guitar of the month the second its completed!!how do you like the formbys? i use thelow gloss on necks and high gloss on bodies, im happy with the formbys brand tung. are you?

TomPerverteau · 06-11-2010, 10:15 AM

The Formby's seems kinda sticky, but maybe I'm not letting it dry long enough. I really liked that Tung Oil Varnish stuff. I think it was Watco. I'm going to be watching for it and if I see some I'll snag it.

jymellis · 06-11-2010, 10:26 AM

i had the same problem. i found that when you are applying the il ( i use an old sock) if you rub really fast while applying it wont get all gummy

TomPerverteau · 06-11-2010, 10:46 AM

Thanks "maing," I will try that. It's still sucking it right up, so I know I have lots more coats to go. I have been using a paper towel & just throwing it away. I'm rubbing it in firmly, but not fast the way you describe.

jymellis · 06-11-2010, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomPerverteau

Thanks "maing," I will try that. It's still sucking it right up, so I know I have lots more coats to go. I have been using a paper towel & just throwing it away. I'm rubbing it in firmly, but not fast the way you describe.

hell yeah maing

loving this project to death

technomancer · 06-11-2010, 11:12 AM

Looking good, should look awesome in white when it's finished

caparison_x · 06-16-2010, 10:39 PM

Oh man , I read 6 pages of blood sweat and tears and I was SO hoping to see how this one came out! You HAVE to finish this one for me !!! haha

Good luck man,

Great restoration work too !

Mark

Variant · 06-17-2010, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jymellis

i can tell you 100% im voting this for guitar of the month the second its completed!!

Same here, this thing is made of pure dedication.

TomPerverteau · 06-18-2010, 09:06 AM

The neck has pretty much stopped absorbing the tung oil, except for the fretboard. The moistening of the oil has also caused the grain to raise a bit on the fretboard, so I am changing back to sandpaper to smooth it out.

That's all the update I have for now. Some other things came up that took priority, so I haven't worked on it as much as I want to.

Mvotre · 06-18-2010, 10:44 AM

pictures of said show car

great work, by the way

TomPerverteau · 06-18-2010, 10:51 AM

It's actually just my daily driver. I bring it to our annual European Ford Meet. That forces me to clean it up!

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05-30-2010, 11:19 AM	#126
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks, Ralphy! I'm glad you're enjoying it. Technomancer, you got that right! I better make sure this puppy will get to perfect intonation before I paint the body. Thanks for the encouragement, guys. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-03-2010, 03:25 AM	#127
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I am working on this neck AND getting my car ready for a show at the same time. As I said before, I want to get this neck soaking up oil while other things happen. I just set up this new shop entertainment center. I ran cable TV out there. Now I don't have to miss my racing, gearhead shows, and other quality programming while I turn wrenches & make sawdust. The nut was a little high, so I knocked a bit off the "shelf" with a file. Flattening the headstock face with a sanding block. The flatter it is, the better the paint will look. While I was at it, I straightened out the corners on the headstock with files & a sanding block. Before I got this neck, somebody had lazily slathered a coat of some sort of clear goop on it. It had obviously been done while the neck was ON A BODY! They didn't put anything on the fretboard itself, so it was all stained with black marks. After a whole lot of elbow grease with red ScotchBrite, sandpaper, and finally 0000 steel wool, the neck is about as clean as I can get it. The edges of the fretboard are rounded off nicely. It feels VERY nice, like my old Boogie Bodies necks. I have used a some-brand Tung Oil Varnish on necks with great results in the past. I haven't seen that stuff lately. I got this Formby's Tung Oil Finish. I hope it's the same thing or similar. The neck is drinking up the first coat of oil like crazy! I can tell I'll be doing this 5 or 10 more times. The oil helps show what this maple really looks like. Time to hang it up to dry. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-03-2010, 03:31 AM	#128
ralphy1976 1 less ERGNESS Join Date: May 2009 Location: vienna, austria, EUROPE Posts: 6,745 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	man this is a labour of love, you will be eligible for a few GOTM considering the time it is taking you to finish this bad boy off!!! have got to say that your choice of bike stand is pretty good too!!! do you build your own bike frames / BMX frames? http://keithmerrow.com/fr_home.cfm http://trewatson.bandcamp.com www.myspace.com/reanima

06-04-2010, 01:24 PM	#129
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No, I don't build frames anymore. I never used a stand like that for building anyway. It's for cleaning & working on bikes. It falls into the "How the hell did I ever get along without one of these?" category! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

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06-06-2010, 07:22 PM	#130
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm still at it. Trying to be sure that no matter what else is going on, I buff the neck with 0000 steel wool & apply another coat of finish every day. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-06-2010, 08:16 PM	#131
Justin Bailey SS.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: hell Posts: 2,141 Thanked: 22 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You should call this thing Dr. Mephesto

06-07-2010, 04:28 AM	#132
Ironbird B.C. Rich Maniac Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: KL, Malaysia Posts: 1,369 Thanked: 6 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I admire your skills and patience, Tom! Leave no stone unturned until I'm done.

06-07-2010, 06:32 PM	#133
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	How about "Man-Bear-Pig?" I'm serial! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-10-2010, 01:24 AM	#134
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I didn't like any of the control locations, so in this update I get rid of all of them! I also did some more filling in the bridge cavity. Making some more little chunks of mahogany and checking for square. I found these 1/2" walnut plugs at Ace Hardware. The holes I want to fill are only 7/16", so I punched them out to fit the plugs with this neat reamer. I also did some filing on the plugs to make them fit the carve of the body. Before I filled the cuts for the blade switch, I traced them onto masking tape. I stuck the tape to a piece of heavy paper. Now I have a template for a blade switch. Here everything is glued up. The mahogany piece I made to fill the slot for the blade switch came out especially nice. I filled the rest of the holes with dowel I already had lying around. Next, I break out the Bondo! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-10-2010, 01:29 AM	#135
ralphy1976 1 less ERGNESS Join Date: May 2009 Location: vienna, austria, EUROPE Posts: 6,745 Thanked: 146 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	man, when you finish this one up the amount of time you spent on it would have qualified for a "luthier" work!!! of course since you are doing it at your own pace (for your own pleasure) then it is free!!! Have you thought about a finish yet? What about nitro antique white? with matching head? http://keithmerrow.com/fr_home.cfm http://trewatson.bandcamp.com www.myspace.com/reanima

06-11-2010, 09:11 AM	#137
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	No, I don't consider myself a luthier. I am less of a hack than whoever mangled this body before I got it, though! Yes, before I even bid on this body I envisioned it white with a black binding, and matching headstock face. Not very original, but I really like white guitars and haven't had one in a long time. Yup, I will have a US-made 7-string for pretty cheap. To count the hours I will have into it would make it not so cheap, but like you say, I am enjoying it. I also have more time than money. It will be quite satisfying to see & play it, knowing how much effort I put into it. When I ordered the truss rod cover (eBay again, for consistency!) maybe I should have had the guy engrave "Man-Bear-Pig" on it! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-11-2010, 09:15 AM	#138
Rick SENSUAL CAPTAIN Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 16,103 Thanked: 101 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Tom P: the hardest working man on ss.org. Head of Agile Gestapo Line 6 XDS95-->Line 6 POD X3 Pro-->Matrix GT800FX-->Line 6 Spidervalve 4x12 cabinet https://www.facebook.com/thealphaandtheomegamusic

06-11-2010, 09:57 AM	#140
jymellis Talk To DeWalt Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sinsi ohio Posts: 9,198 Thanked: 88 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i can tell you 100% im voting this for guitar of the month the second its completed!!how do you like the formbys? i use thelow gloss on necks and high gloss on bodies, im happy with the formbys brand tung. are you?

06-11-2010, 10:15 AM	#141
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The Formby's seems kinda sticky, but maybe I'm not letting it dry long enough. I really liked that Tung Oil Varnish stuff. I think it was Watco. I'm going to be watching for it and if I see some I'll snag it. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-11-2010, 10:26 AM	#142
jymellis Talk To DeWalt Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sinsi ohio Posts: 9,198 Thanked: 88 Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i had the same problem. i found that when you are applying the il ( i use an old sock) if you rub really fast while applying it wont get all gummy

06-11-2010, 10:46 AM	#143
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks "maing," I will try that. It's still sucking it right up, so I know I have lots more coats to go. I have been using a paper towel & just throwing it away. I'm rubbing it in firmly, but not fast the way you describe. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-11-2010, 11:12 AM	#145
technomancer Gearus Pimptasticus • Super Moderator • Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Out there, somewhere Posts: 23,084 Thanked: 173 Feedback Score: 34 reviews	Looking good, should look awesome in white when it's finished Incoming It's a surprise

06-16-2010, 10:39 PM	#146
caparison_x Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: London Posts: 190 Thanked: 28 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Oh man , I read 6 pages of blood sweat and tears and I was SO hoping to see how this one came out! You HAVE to finish this one for me !!! haha Good luck man, Great restoration work too ! Mark

06-18-2010, 09:06 AM	#148
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The neck has pretty much stopped absorbing the tung oil, except for the fretboard. The moistening of the oil has also caused the grain to raise a bit on the fretboard, so I am changing back to sandpaper to smooth it out. That's all the update I have for now. Some other things came up that took priority, so I haven't worked on it as much as I want to. "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

06-18-2010, 10:44 AM	#149
Mvotre SS.org Regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: SP, Brazil Posts: 120 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	pictures of said show car great work, by the way

06-18-2010, 10:51 AM	#150
TomPerverteau Tube & Analog Snob Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 1,303 Thanked: 7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	It's actually just my daily driver. I bring it to our annual European Ford Meet. That forces me to clean it up! "I don't think I have ever seen a guitar with an input jack."

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