Lounge Lizards / Misfits / Free Thinkers / Bohemians & the Forgotten :: Young at Heart Only

[Janet H]

Good morning Fran nd Bea. Our high today is only going to be 37 and we're supposed to see some snow this morning. It's starting to get light outside and yep, there is a light coating, but can't see if it's still snowing yet.
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It's light outside and I can see that it's snowing. It looks beautiful, but am glad it's not supposed to last because it's a very wet, heavy snow.

 

[Flowersoul]

Good morning, Loungers!

It's 67o here in Florida with a high for today of 70o......very pleasant but it is cloudy.......

Taking a break from all the Christmas stuff this morning for bowling, and then lunch with the gals.......

I wish everyone a 'feel well' day!

 

[Anise]

Good morning everyone! I hope everyone has a good day today!

 

[FranC]

Good morning, Bea, Janet, Anise, and Gracie

 

[DavidOck]

Morning, all. IN between storms, the next few are hopefully going to give the mountains some snow, badly needed.

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hola ..

Woke up to 25o, but it's sunny, so that's a plus ..

It's been a while since I posted any of my work, nothing really interesting to post .. so .. Had a customer commission a "sustainable, eco-friendly" guitar and I'm finishing it up as he wants it before Christmas ..

His main stipulation was he wanted something that looked traditional .. Sourcing wood was easy, I have a stash of recycled wood, it's just getting it in a large enough size to work with the application, the body ended up being a sandwich of mahogany and maple laminated using an old school technique of hide glue .. metal parts will be all aluminum, so that's easily recycled .. I had a bit of a hard time with finishes, but ran across ::

Green Building Supply, Non Toxic Supplies, Environmentally Friendly Materials

And adapted some of their products .. the main issue I ran into was, he wanted a flame wood top and you just are not going to find recycled flame maple in enough size to do it, or at least I could not find it .. so, I decided to paint the top and try and mimic a flame maple .. it's not exactly how I'd like it, but it turned out OK, from a few feet away, it looks passable .. that, and finding non-petroleum-based plastic for use in the trim .. I got lucky and found a guy that molded the parts using some sort of corn derivative ..

Did the fitting of the trim yesterday, and today I'm going to finish off the electronics .. the neck inlays are mother of pearl from an old, useless accordion I had laying around ..

Yes, I've been meaning to clean up the workbench now for a few years but then I would not be able to find anything .. .. it is what it is .. and, yeah, if you look close, you may spot some nail polish, which I mix to match color on restoration projects, chips, nicks and such .. nail polish tends to mimic paint and finishes on old guitars .. who knew .. ??

 

[DavidOck]

Isn't most nail polish a lacquer? Makes a lot of sense to use, lots of colors available

 

[Uncle Willie]

Yeah, I suppose I could probably use a new foam pad as well ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

Isn't most nail polish a lacquer? Makes a lot of sense to use, lots of colors available

Exactly .. and, they mix well ..

 

[FranC]

Hola ..

Woke up to 25o, but it's sunny, so that's a plus ..

It's been a while since I posted any of my work, nothing really interesting to post .. so .. Had a customer commission a "sustainable, eco-friendly" guitar and I'm finishing it up as he wants it before Christmas ..

His main stipulation was he wanted something that looked traditional .. Sourcing wood was easy, I have a stash of recycled wood, it's just getting it in a large enough size to work with the application, the body ended up being a sandwich of mahogany and maple laminated using an old school technique of hide glue .. metal parts will be all aluminum, so that's easily recycled .. I had a bit of a hard time with finishes, but ran across ::

Green Building Supply, Non Toxic Supplies, Environmentally Friendly Materials

And adapted some of their products .. the main issue I ran into was, he wanted a flame wood top and you just are not going to find recycled flame maple in enough size to do it, or at least I could not find it .. so, I decided to paint the top and try and mimic a flame maple .. it's not exactly how I'd like it, but it turned out OK, from a few feet away, it looks passable .. that, and finding non-petroleum-based plastic for use in the trim .. I got lucky and found a guy that molded the parts using some sort of corn derivative ..

Did the fitting of the trim yesterday, and today I'm going to finish off the electronics .. the neck inlays are mother of pearl from an old, useless accordion I had laying around ..

Yes, I've been meaning to clean up the workbench now for a few years but then I would not be able to find anything .. .. it is what it is .. and, yeah, if you look close, you may spot some nail polish, which I mix to match color on restoration projects, chips, nicks and such .. nail polish tends to mimic paint and finishes on old guitars .. who knew .. ??

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Hope your customer is happy with that. It looks beautiful to me

 

[Uncle Willie]

Hope your customer is happy with that. It looks beautiful to me

Thanks, Frannie .. it's what's known as a "set neck", which means the neck is glued in and very difficult to cleanly remove .. as a tradesman, I've made many of this type guitar over the years, but no matter how many you make, the true test is when it's done, strung up and played .. I always hold my breath at that moment, since, no matter how good you are, it's still a bit of a crap shoot .. wood is fickle, it can do small things all on it's own depending on various factors .. and once a neck is put under full string tension, which is quite a bit of stress, you just don't fully know ..

 

[Uncle Willie]

I don't know why things pop into my Head, but they do ..

You'd think that the color Black is, er, just Black .. but that's not really true .. while there may be "50 Shades of Gray", it could be argued that there is an equal number of shades of Black .. when you work with colors for a time, you begin to understand the subtleties of the shades, especially when you try and match color with an existing color .. weird, I know, but true .. only until you place one next to the other, do you see a difference ..

 

[DavidOck]

Yep, and the same with other colors as well. Ever try to match white, red or ??

 

[Anise]

If your customer doesn't want it I'll take it!

 

[Uncle Willie]

If your customer doesn't want it I'll take it!

He did pay the requisite 50% down, so, you'd owe the other 50% ..

 

[yiddleboge6]

'Afternoon everyone...

I don't know why things pop into my Head, but they do ..

You'd think that the color Black is, er, just Black .. but that's not really true .. while there may be "50 Shades of Gray", it could be argued that there is an equal number of shades of Black .. when you work with colors for a time, you begin to understand the subtleties of the shades, especially when you try and match color with an existing color .. weird, I know, but true .. only until you place one next to the other, do you see a difference ..

Yep, and the same with other colors as well. Ever try to match white, red or ??

A good book on the history of pigments used to make colors in paint and where they have been sourced from...

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Natura...04-20&linkId=27fde6124984b154efc68ff4e0a72fa9

A bit of trivia info...the Impressionist artists felt that 'black' should never be used in a painting, preferring to mix their own shades of the color using complementary colors...

I'll add my own bit about color.... every art teacher instructs you that buying a color wheel is a must, without informing you that just having the 3 primaries isn't fool proof. All three of them can be had in both cool and warm bias, making a very big difference in how they mix... Mixing the wrong blue and red together will not produce a nice purple....

 

[yiddleboge6]

Hola ..

Woke up to 25o, but it's sunny, so that's a plus ..

It's been a while since I posted any of my work, nothing really interesting to post .. so .. Had a customer commission a "sustainable, eco-friendly" guitar and I'm finishing it up as he wants it before Christmas ..

His main stipulation was he wanted something that looked traditional .. Sourcing wood was easy, I have a stash of recycled wood, it's just getting it in a large enough size to work with the application, the body ended up being a sandwich of mahogany and maple laminated using an old school technique of hide glue .. metal parts will be all aluminum, so that's easily recycled .. I had a bit of a hard time with finishes, but ran across ::

Green Building Supply, Non Toxic Supplies, Environmentally Friendly Materials

And adapted some of their products .. the main issue I ran into was, he wanted a flame wood top and you just are not going to find recycled flame maple in enough size to do it, or at least I could not find it .. so, I decided to paint the top and try and mimic a flame maple .. it's not exactly how I'd like it, but it turned out OK, from a few feet away, it looks passable .. that, and finding non-petroleum-based plastic for use in the trim .. I got lucky and found a guy that molded the parts using some sort of corn derivative ..

Did the fitting of the trim yesterday, and today I'm going to finish off the electronics .. the neck inlays are mother of pearl from an old, useless accordion I had laying around ..

Yes, I've been meaning to clean up the workbench now for a few years but then I would not be able to find anything .. .. it is what it is .. and, yeah, if you look close, you may spot some nail polish, which I mix to match color on restoration projects, chips, nicks and such .. nail polish tends to mimic paint and finishes on old guitars .. who knew .. ??

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Beautiful! But then, I have always thought that every piece of your work that I've seen has been beautiful...

 

[FranC]

Could someone link me to Vikings on Netflix please

 

[Flowersoul]

Good afternoon!

Beautiful work @Uncle Willie

The temps dropped to 60 while we were out to lunch, and so glad I brought a sweater with me, cause it sure was needed by the time we left the restaurant.

 

[yiddleboge6]

Could someone link me to Vikings on Netflix please

Fran, it's not available on Netflix....yet. It can be seen on Hulu or Amazon Prime. The current season is on the History channel.

‘Vikings: Valhalla’: Netflix Lands ‘Vikings’ Sequel From Michael Hirst – Deadline