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Ashton finally done and screemin'. Ash neck, ebony fretboard with .223 shell casings for fretmarkers, gold Ping tuners and a Ted Crocker Flatbed Pup.
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  • Mmmmm, love smoking VSG's. Never smoke on an empty stomach though, you'll get a little woozy! Great build - I'm waiting for my brother (police officer) to get me some spent shell casings (preferably from the range and not a gangfight) to use for fret markers!
  • Thanks Larry, I used a forstner bit to cut radiused ends and a coping saw with a real small blade to cut the rest. I was a lot of work to get it as clean as it turned out, there's got to be an easier way to make these sound holes and I will find it.
    ***HOWEVER, I would always recommend scoring what you intend to cut, especially a box with a lacquer finish, before you start choppin' stuff up, makes things come out a lot cleaner, change out that rusty 'ol utility knife blade and take yer time.
  • 'Zilla, that is way nice. I've got one of those boxes too, and now you've given me some inspiration. Did you use a jeweler's saw for those sound holes?
  • Thanks you guys, yeh, unfortunately I lacquered the ebony on the butt end, but maybe when I oil up the fretboard it will get a little less dull and more like the end piece. And Bluesheart, those soundholes were copied from another builder,I wish I could remember who to give proper credit too, but yeh alot of people seem to like that design.
  • Great looking guitar! That ebony fretboard really sets it off!
  • Sweet!! Love those holes!
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