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This is when I make traditional woodworkers cringe…. Rarely do I make the effort to plan out my projects in advance. With a few exceptions, I envision a project, I think about the project, I research techniques and processes, I buy the wood and sometimes I will make a quick sketch on a piece of paper, [...]
The first big step in building the guitar is rough cutting the guitar body shape. Generally, for electrics this involves two primary pieces of wood, the body and the neck which is later mated to the body. This custom guitar however was made out of one solid piece of maple for reasons noted in other posts. Again, [...] The truss rod slot in my guitar was actually the first sawdust I created. However, after cutting the initial slot I only finished the work including the through-hole at the head after rough cutting the shape of the guitar. This is really the focus of this post. Some guitars have the truss rod adjustment mechanism in [...] More is to come on the guitar project…
For those interested in making their own, here is a great resource of information and resources all in one place. ww.toolcrib.com/blog/2009/06/08/11-free-guitar-plans-20-guitar-building-jigs-and-35-more-resources-for-newbie-luthiers/ Routing the cavities are straightforward. As with any work that demand precision it’s always best to work with Jigs or Fixtures. In this case for the Stratocaster styled single coils I used a scrap piece of MDF.
I began with a template for the size and shape of the pickups. Crazy, I know but [...] |
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