Projects in the pipeline thread!

[StrummersOfThunder]

Holy crap, you're taking guitar building back to the rudimentary level! Whats next, chopping down trees with stone adzes?! Loving your work, very cool.

Chopping trees with chain saw, don't worry. Re the Totara post, I am a sucker for old timber, especially as this one came from the old farm. Emotional value and stuff like that, I know
Then again, why not use something different and be surprised (or disappointed).

I like my guitars to have a story attached to them, so you can still talk about it if it turns out crap

Great stuff jvp2. Very impressed.
Let me know if u still need my tele for measurements.

[Jay]

In the name of all that's sane and holy, man; haven't you heard of a Rip Saw?!!!

I would have preferred a band saw as I did not want to lose too much more timber... and I only rip once in a blue moon, so cross cut saw it was. I am sorry I have disappointed you with my cave man skills

Let me know if u still need my tele for measurements.

Yes please, but it will be a few weeks before I have finalised the board making process.

[Slowy]

I would have preferred a band saw as I did not want to lose too much more timber... and I only rip once in a blue moon, so cross cut saw it was. I am sorry I have disappointed you with my cave man skills

More awestruck than disappointed. Cutting with the grain with a crosscut saw is in the same league as mowing your lawn with scissors.

[sty]

Me and the daughter got some work done today, body sanded and staining started.

2 coats applied in these pictures, one more done now.

face, body, binding

tring to decide if to stain the back or not. Decided not to and stay with plain mahogony.

just need to clean up the binding with a model knife now, then tru-oil starts

Body after 2 coats

[jeremyb]

Looking awesome!

[Jay]

2 coats applied in these pictures, one more done now.

sedge2coats.jpg

How do you get that effect? Looks marvelous.

[sty]

2 coats applied in these pictures, one more done now.

sedge2coats.jpg

How do you get that effect? Looks marvelous.

I'd love to take credit, but it's down to Mother Nature and Adrian at Ash Customeorks. Basic it's a quilted maple layer on a mahogany body. So the amazing 3d effect comes from the maple. The color comes from wood stain.

Can't wait to see the 3rd coat in morning sunshine

[Jay]

After seeing the Telecasters at yesterday's gearfest I got motivated to do some more work...
So I routed three necks - someone on the forum said if you do one, you may as well do a few more. So three it is.

And then I started my home made thicknessing procedure for the Totara planks for the body...




Look at that Rewa Rewa grain! (middle neck is Rimu)






Poor Man's Thicknessing Process



Poor Man's Thicknessing Process - one side done




Poor Man's Thicknessing Process - new side bars on for the next routing session




Poor Man's Thicknessing Process - this side to be done next weekend

[Starfire]

Please tell me the Tele neck will have a traditional Tele headstock.

[Jay]

Please tell me the Tele neck will have a traditional Tele headstock.

At this point in time - NO. I do not like the standard tel headstock, but hey, with 3 necks one may just get a makeover

[Polar Bear]

Picked up a slightly different project last week. Looks like it's going to need a fair amount of work.

Why do guitar makers feel it's appropriate to use plastic as a jackplate material?



Why do guitar owners feel it's appropriate to wrap their floyd springs in tissues of unknown origin?



Also, who thought it was a good idea to screw together a broken neck?





Licenced Floyd, that's the good one right...



The top part of a locking nut is overrated, right?



And finally...



Quality! Should be fun trying to tidy this one up.

[willow13]

damn where did you score that? looks like a project I would have loved to take on

[hamo]

damn where did you score that? looks like a project I would have loved to take on

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[Polar Bear]

damn where did you score that? looks like a project I would have loved to take on

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Me??

[jeremyb]

Wow, what a trainwreck! Will be pretty cool if you can bring it back to life