Rogue 005 :: ready for finish
Rogue 005 (photo above) along with Kalliope 001 have both been pore filled and are ready to start spraying.
Kalliope neck carve.
I took some time last week to make improvements to my old neck holding jig for carving necks. The 1" thick plywood it was made from had cupped badly so I sandwiched it with two pieces of 3/8" plywood on either side to straighten it out. This also significantly increased it's rigidity, which makes carving much more efficient. The more your carving jig deflects, the less wood you remove with each stroke. I also took a torch to the jig and burned it to give it a bit of character and then sealed it with a coat of shellac.
Kalliope 001's neck is in the jig, the neck for Rogue 005 is on the bench in the background.
2007 Gibson SG TV yellow [6.9 lbs] :: rusty fret setup.
This guitar was not played for a few years so the frets and hardware had tarnished quite a bit. I used steel wool to clean up the frets and metal polish to clean up the bridge and tailpiece. The saddle slots were cleaned out with nut slotting files and the loose output jack tightened. Back in business!
See previous photo here.
Super rusty frets :: TV yellow SG
This 2007 SG has not been played in quite some time and the frets are badly corroded. Let the steel wool fibers fly ...