PB-1 project

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:24 am

Nice work Ted. Its always fun to see a Ted project in progress.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:34 am

Impressive work as always Ted!!
Paul, that's gonna be an awesome looking bass!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:24 am

Thanks guys!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:43 am

Here is another update.

Paul was concerned that the bad finish had damaged the wood. No worries here..

or here....

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:45 am

The inlays cleaned up very nicely. They even sparkle again!

The head is just about done.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:34 am

Nice work!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:45 am

Strong magic!

johnnyb · Post by **johnnyb** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:25 pm

Now this kind of thing really makes me wish that I owned that bass, beautiful work...and a great idea ...congrats to Paul and Ted.

shinynewtoy · Post by **shinynewtoy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:29 pm

The walnut wings look AMAZING with the skunk stripe!

rickaddict · Post by **rickaddict** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:10 am

Cool! Great to hear that the inlays are still good.

Thanks for posting photos.

rhampshire · Post by **rhampshire** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:10 am

Nice!

How did you clean up the inlays, just by sanding?

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:24 am

Very gentle sanding, as they are quite thin.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:43 pm

This update - neck binding. I had to widen the original binding route very slightly. It was sanded down to about .020" so I opened it up to about .040. Not the most fun thing I have ever done. Anyway, here it is from the front.

Here is a side shot. The marker dots are not in yet.

A little closer. I still have to do a little more shaping and will have to clean the binding dust out of the bubinga. The side dots will be next.

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:15 am

Oooh. Spiffy! You're doing great, Ted!

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:11 am

There are some low areas on and around the inlays so the binding has to be shaped to follow the contours. It should not be terribly noticeable in the end.

The guide-board idea worked nicely. I used hot glue to hold a tapered board flat to the fingerboard so the router would have a level surface to reference while cutting the binding route. I went very slowly and held my breath each time a approached an inlay. They were taped down as a precaution but I was still half expecting them to pop out of the fingerboard or shatter. They cut cleanly without the slightest complaint. Having a sharp router bit helps! After 35 years that material is still quite stable. There was a little splintering along the way. Dry bubinga is pretty brittle. Fortunately, the splinters were very easy to repair. I can't even tell where they were now.