More or les a '59 les paul build

[fatdaddypreacher]

well, mr piggy, as talented and driven as you are at 18 i'd say the world is your oyster. no matter what you choose to do, i have little doubt you will be successful. i hope you stay in instrument building at least as a hobby. your career will be full lto follow. of course, you know i jest with the 'punk' buisiness. at my age anyone less than 40 is a kid. in your case punk is a term of endearment to hide my insane jealousy.

nice job on the pearl...you kinda got me froggy to take a leap into the pearl world again. i started a logo already and in my ignorance i cemented a pc of pearl onto a piece of 1/4" plywood and went at it with a scroll saw. it actually did quite well, but the pieces i need are so small i kind of got it narrowed down to the 'this-may-cost-me-a-finger-if-i-go-any-further' stage. so, if i go after it again a loose a digit, it's your fault!

thanks for the inspiration.

 

[Barnaby]

I'm totally getting a jeweler's saw now. Wow!

 

[Knarbens]

Wonderful clean work!
A joy to watch the progress.

Edit: Like the Logo on the headstock!

 

['59_Standard]

I'm totally getting a jeweler's saw now. Wow!

Would sir like the Rolls Royce model?

Knew Concepts

 

[Barnaby]

Would sir like the Rolls Royce model?

Knew Concepts

Lawks-a-mercy! I thought the Swiss-made 2000 (about 25 US bucks, I think) yen jeweler's saw I was looking at today was expensive.

What throat size is good for cutting out inlays, by the way?

 

['59_Standard]

For some that might be a personal preference, B. The 3" for small things Logo's, etc, seems to be the norm as its more wieldy - though someone else might prefer using the 5".

BTW - do you like my Avatar. Uri is looking for THE spoon of all spoons.

 

[cooljuk]

That inlay logo looks very nice. It's a very marketable trademark, I think.

 

[Aleksander]

How the build is going? any progress?

 

[jonas 335]

I hope everything is well with you F.P. We'd love to see more of your fine work...

 

[silverkw]

This is absolutely amazing work!

 

[mikeyyyy]

Any further developments??

 

[fatdaddypreacher]

yeah! c'mon, give it up. hope things are well with you.

 

[stefanMKfan]

Another piece of art!!!

 

[gtr-tek]

You are quite the skilled craftsman! I'm learning from all of these threads so one day I can take on a project of this magnitude. The templates and jigs are the foundation for the precision. Excellent work!

 

[Bruiser74]

This one needs to be bumped to find out if it got finished.
Simon, hope everything is good!
B

 

[Sicky101]

What a drag to stumble upon a great build thread like this to see that it was never concluded. This was looking fantastic!

 

[jbrybar]

This was a great thread. Excellent work, but never completed.. I hope all is well with member Flying Pig.. Would have loved to of seen the finished guitar..

 

[mike_dave]

Spectacular work! Mere perfection!

 

[crompo]

Excellent work - very methodical & perfectly executed.

You have a knack for this.

Great photo's too.

One of the best build threads i have ever seen.

 

[grohlstheman]

more more more!
No, really though...this is some impressive work and I am following your ways very closely Oh wise one!