The MOP carving is pretty labor intensive - probably too much so for inlays. Perhaps as headstock adornment? The hammered silver is surely useful somewhere - truss rod covers for example. Hammered silver and ebony - that would be a cool look. I'm starting to see a pirate build - cold cast pieces of eight - hammered silver and ebony - and a cast silver skull and crossed Crimson logos instead of crossed bones on the headstock. Once you have the basic engineering of a guitar down, it's all about the art/concept/theme builds. The never-ending quest to avoid "been there - done that".
That is life size for Australian ants, actually a bit small to be honest, cheers
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@@CrimsonCustomGuitars yeah I came to say the same thing. That looks about sugar ant size. Full sized Bull Ants have a body over an inch long...
ben's looking like a straight pirate these days.. dig it!
18:19 Thank you, Editor.
The MOP carving is pretty labor intensive - probably too much so for inlays. Perhaps as headstock adornment? The hammered silver is surely useful somewhere - truss rod covers for example. Hammered silver and ebony - that would be a cool look. I'm starting to see a pirate build - cold cast pieces of eight - hammered silver and ebony - and a cast silver skull and crossed Crimson logos instead of crossed bones on the headstock. Once you have the basic engineering of a guitar down, it's all about the art/concept/theme builds. The never-ending quest to avoid "been there - done that".
That was wonderful to watch.
Thank you 😊
Beautiful
Thank you
Excellent!!!!
Cool project
Thank you 😊
cool box Ben
Thanks
Perfect for pick storage.
I agree
I reckon the client would be happy with them this size once they see this
That would be nice
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Like Jewellers of old would love to see done without a power tool.
Are we going to see a guitar build any time soon?
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Some kind of hinges could be cool for the next shell box 🙂
Always learning, so yes, this could be fun to learn for next time
I think you should team up with Ali from Awe Me the blacksmith from Baltimore Knife and Sword the guitar you two could make would be epic.
I couldn't agree more, that would be awesome!
the Great Amazon Guitar Kit Buildalong ... starting soon 🤔
Ben, you have a lot in common with my friend Kif Wood. Luthier., jeweller, experimenter, heretic, and - dare I say it - eccentric.
😅 I'd love to meet them
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars He's in west Cornwall. Search Kif Wood Guitars.
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I thought annealing was cooling slow and tempering was cooling fast
I think it depends on the metal that you're working. I seem to remember from grammar school that copper needs one process and iron needs the other.
A lot of tap tap tapping here!
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You could make ants that are smaller and are getting larger and getting more and more 3d until they turn into a big 3D ant ...
Great idea!
AI wrong! Who knew?
Sometimes things must be hit with hammers.
😂 Sometimes with many hammers of all sizes 😅
You should get a watchmalers microscope