0050 "Super C"

[Camstone]

Wow! Sexy.......

[DBraz]

It's been a busy weekend.  I nearly fell of my chair when I looked at these!

 

[murkat]

very nice binding touch on that last fret. well played Sir.

[jettster]

7 hours ago, DBraz said:

That's just sick!!!! Unreal

[Biz Prof]

On 9/24/2016 at 10:58 AM, MCChris said:

My Shishkov is to celebrate my 50th, so the (mostly) black fretboard represents the solid bowel movements that are becoming increasingly elusive in my old age.

EDIT: Meant to say "blank" not "black" (although I experience the latter on occasion as well).

Funny stuff. Well, this one has balls of fire on the fretboard, so I certainly hope it is unrelated to the DBraz's bowel movements. If so, I don't even want know what's in his diet. 

[MCChris]

19 minutes ago, Biz Prof said:

Funny stuff. Well, this one has balls of fire on the fretboard, so I certainly hope it is unrelated to the DBraz's bowel movements. If so, I don't even want know what's in his diet. 

Perhaps the Balls of Fire represent his still-blazing libido.

[BubbaVO]

On 9/25/2016 at 11:52 AM, DBraz said:

Are you F'n kidding me?  That's awesome!

[slipstream]

Please tell me more about Wenge wood, it looks soooo smooth!  Is it brighter or darker in sound quality?  Please share your wisdom ......

[cmatthes]

It's visually darker than maple.

 

[DBraz]

Wenge is a very stiff stable wood often favoured by bass players and has a sound not unlike Brazilian Rosewood.

Big open pores assist in making it super slippery and very fast. 

Oh, and it looks brilliant.

[DBraz]

11 hours ago, MCChris said:

Perhaps the Balls of Fire represent his still-blazing libido.

Hahahahaha!  Brilliant.  I look forward to your responses. 

(It is true mind you)

[Sentinel]

It will be fantastic! :-)

[devrock]

Are you kidding me?? You're doing the routes BY HAND??? Gah!!! You are not human. 

Speaking of, what kind of router is that?

[DBraz]

Shit just got serious. Mike hates the body shape so much he's taken to it with an angle grinder...

 

[kizanski]

Ruined.

[cmatthes]

Would love to see video of that!

[Duplex Dave]

One does not need a fancy CNC machine when you have skills...

Long live the power carve!

[DBraz]

1 hour ago, Duplex Dave said:

One does not need a fancy CNC machine when you have skills...

Long live the power carve!

Oh I agree completely. The fact this is being hand made is a distinct attraction over a CNC machine.  

[Northfield]

 

[cmatthes]

A CNC machine would not be a drawback at all, and does not diminish the excellence of the work, but watching somebody with the skills to do it by hand with a grinder/plane can be magical!

[Northfield]

18 hours ago, devrock said:

Are you kidding me?? You're doing the routes BY HAND??? Gah!!! You are not human. 

Speaking of, what kind of router is that?

Its just a regular pin router - nothing fancy

 

[BubbaVO]

That put a grin on my face.  That's too cool.

[The Shark]

6 hours ago, Northfield said:

Its just a regular pin router - nothing fancy

 

Kind of like the Venus De Milo.  Nuthin' fancy.  But this one will have at least one arm...

[DBraz]

8 hours ago, cmatthes said:

A CNC machine would not be a drawback at all, and does not diminish the excellence of the work, but watching somebody with the skills to do it by hand with a grinder/plane can be magical!

Totally.  To me it was purely the satisfaction of it being hand made.

[HSB0531]

On 10/7/2016 at 5:33 PM, cmatthes said:

A CNC machine would not be a drawback at all, and does not diminish the excellence of the work, but watching somebody with the skills to do it by hand with a grinder/plane can be magical!

Mike floats the grinding wheel just above the wood's surface, like a bee hovering over a flower, then just a light touch and glide across..

Lots of finesse there.

That takes years of practice considering the weight of that grinder and how subtle each approach is.