wood mod process
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A tablesaw with dado (sp?) blade would be the best bet for a uniform channel. I've built a few wooden boxmods from exotic hardwood sheet in 1/8" and 1/4" thickness. I used Sumoglue for wood. I also reinforce corners with a tiny piece of cut wood for extra holding surface. You could get a cheap mitre box with mitre handsaw and cut notches throughout the area you want channeled, then chip the wafers out, too. I think I payed less than $20 for my mitresaw at Lowe's or HD.
Disclaimer: I have never made a wood mod, but......
If you have a nice sized block, I would first route the cavity, and the cut the body out of the block on a table saw.
If you have a nice sized block, I would first route the cavity, and the cut the body out of the block on a table saw.
You know what would be nice.... if someone would either take some pictures of the process as they are building a wood mod, or do a short vid on it so we can see the different methods used. That way the people that would like to try and take the step of building a wood mod (including myself) we would have a better idea. Thanks for anyone that will do this.
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Yup jig up and use a plunge router if you want the inside cavity to be square chisel the corners out afterwards.
was thinking about doing one outta brazilian rosewood. my father has been a luthier for 40yrs and Ive been a guitar tech for about 12 yrs (built several guitars but dont like calling myself a luthier, not until I have 40 yrs under my belt). we have some scrap brazilian laying around the shop but because its illegal to harvest brazilian now and if using it for resale, you have to be able to prove it's old stock, its incredibly expensive and hard to get my pops to come off some of his scraps! we have tons of flame, quilted and birdseye maple laying around, but growing up around a guitar shop, that stuff just doesnt excite me anymore. I find that I'm partial more towards darker woods rosewood, walnut, wenge, etc...
good luck on your build! Keep us posted on your progress! and router will def. give you your cleanest cut!
good luck on your build! Keep us posted on your progress! and router will def. give you your cleanest cut!
What I have been doing is to make a template from thin material. Then clamp template to project block. Using template guide attached to bottom of router follow template and route out opening. Be patient and take out shallow amounts, so you will be making numerous depth adjustments
Of course I am just starting to figure this stuff out,
Now staining and finishing...no clue so far.
Of course I am just starting to figure this stuff out,
Now staining and finishing...no clue so far.
A couple of pics to show what I mean.
Also I use a little router table to route out for groove. Use dado bit should be 15 degrees
for the door use a slice of same block and cut on 15 degree angle to match dado groove from router table.
Use sander to fine tune door, then to sand block to final shape. IE match door thickness to project block.
Start with cheap wood, if you are like me you will go through a lot of mistakes.
Don't give up, you can do this.
I just started to mess around with wood, cheap tools, and no clue what I am doing.
Just be safe, hard to regrow fingers etc
Awe ta heck with it!!!...just tear up some wood!!!, you will figure it out
It is more fun than buying one of those pretty ones
I just started to mess around with wood, cheap tools, and no clue what I am doing.
Just be safe, hard to regrow fingers etc
Awe ta heck with it!!!...just tear up some wood!!!, you will figure it out
It is more fun than buying one of those pretty ones
Stained the above mod with red mahogany stain(all in one from Minwax...whatever the heck that stuff is) disaster, sanded and used a small disposable auto-paint sprayer...maybe...maybe
At least I don't have to get the little bristles dropped from brush out the finish. If that doesn't work it's rattle can paint in satin black.
At least I don't have to get the little bristles dropped from brush out the finish. If that doesn't work it's rattle can paint in satin black.
THIS. been building furniture since i was around 8yo with my dad and uncle and we never used brushes for stain. poly got brushed on, if we used it.
Project is underway.....my luthier friend is going to help me with jigs and finishing, going to make a few and run em up the flagpole and see who salutes em lol thanks for all the ideas. maybe if there good enough we can do a contest and give out a couple.
Mike
Mike
Very curious to see the mod made with a luthier's help. 
We did have one or two made by someone who worked in the musical instrument repair shop who specialized in strings, but did brass and copper mods.
We did have one or two made by someone who worked in the musical instrument repair shop who specialized in strings, but did brass and copper mods.Yea, were talking about some intricate inlay work with mother of pearl. I'm an extremist so I'm sure it wil be ridiculous. I'm going to have to make it a VV just to justify the work in the wood...maybe vari-cool. It's getting addicticting.....lol
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