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basshead wrote:I managed to bury my hobby knife blade in my thumb yesterday so today might be a quiet day indoors, putting the neck binding on...

Ouch!!!

Looks like the neck binding went well anyway...

cjj wrote:
Looks like the neck binding went well anyway...

Yes, it was nice and easy too, compared to the curves of the body

The neck binding is lookin' good, Wayne !!
Sorry to hear about the knife accident

This is a great thread, Wayne.

Surprised the neck binding isn't red!

Nice progress. Heel up well.

johnallg wrote:Surprised the neck binding isn't red!

Nice progress. Heel up well.

Perhaps he's got a few red dot fret markers on there...

cjj wrote:

johnallg wrote:Surprised the neck binding isn't red!

Nice progress. Heel up well.

Perhaps he's got a few red dot fret markers on there...

But are they in the right places?!

We joke, but I'm betting his deep cut hurts more today then it did when it happened. No fun.

johnallg wrote:We joke, but I'm betting his deep cut hurts more today then it did when it happened. No fun.

Damn, you got that right lol. Luckily though, I managed to not bleed on the guitar...

Amazing how that works. Hope your thumb is feeling better soon...

Lol, thanks for the concern guys. My thumb's a lot better today although I'm a bit fatigued from working on my Vette all day out in 46*C temperature!

Hey, out of curiosity, what are pickguards made from? The same sort of plastic (or whatever it is) as binding? Basically, would binding stick to a pickguard? I have an idea...

Typically, pickguards are made of acrylic, though I think the original B-W-B-W-B multi layered ones on the 4002 were ABS. The "old-type" binding is celluloid, and I've heard a lot of the newer stuff is ABS.

As for whether they'll stick to one another, I'm sure, with the right type of glue, it would be possible...

Hmmm... I'm thinking chequer "bound" pickguard. Thoughts?

I figured that was what you were thinking. Might be interesting, if you can get it to glue/hold together...

basshead wrote:Hmmm... I'm thinking chequer "bound" pickguard. Thoughts?

I'd also make one without the CB. Probably would be overkill, and I love CB.

cjj wrote:Typically, pickguards are made of acrylic, though I think the original B-W-B-W-B multi layered ones on the 4002 were ABS. The "old-type" binding is celluloid, and I've heard a lot of the newer stuff is ABS.

As for whether they'll stick to one another, I'm sure, with the right type of glue, it would be possible...

CJ,

I'm told bakelite was the center core. Whatever it is it is rigid and a grey/black/brown color. My original 4002 pickguard makes the reproduction one on the Walnut 4002 look and feel inferior. That's why I really want to use the original one even though it is not perfect because of the repairs.

Oh btw, real nice job on this project!! I'd like to be a bit more active in my next project and you've given me some great pointers here!!

Sepp