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Making a bass ramp by hand

I'm in the process of saving up for a laptop and camera so uploads will be few and far between until then. Thanks for sticking around.

This is a semi-tutorial of making a bass ramp for the Blacktop Jazz Bass. To make the actual design itself I advise using a caliper or engineering ruler to measure the void where the ramp needs to go.

Use a paper model to test if the measurements work and use the final paper plan to mark out the dimensions on the wood. On this occasion I used a previous paper design leftover.

The ramps were carved by hand from a yew offcut I bought from Ebay. The old ramp was made from Brazilian pine from leftover furniture.

I chose yew as I wanted something hard wearing, strong, and some aesthetic qualities.

Yew is extremely hard and I would recommend using power tools and/or a workshop if you value your time, safety, and sanity.

Cutting the blanks from the initial yew offcut itself took a few days. The sawing was hard going so you can probably imagine what the carving and chiselling was like.

Tools and materials used - Morakniv 120, Irwin Marples 1/8" chisel.

Rustins polyurethane varnish, clear gloss, extra tough

Black water based stain, solvent free from eBay. Seller is Tasteofeast-2013


Song credit - The Unwanted - Whatever I Touch