Category Archives: Guitar Two

So it has been a long time since I updated this blog. Not long after the last update, I did a test fitting of the bridge. Somehow during the neck template design or sanding, the neck ended up too narrow … Continue reading →

The guitar building stopped for a while due to travel and weather, however it’s back underway. The neck pocket has been cut. I used clamped bits of wood around the neck to form a “negative” of the neck end. This … Continue reading →

I traced the template onto the body and somehow managed to make the horns smaller than they should be. I only found out after I took the body onto the bandsaw and cut around the outline. How I managed this, … Continue reading →

Here is the neck, just before I fretted it. I decided to fret the neck before final sanding this time. I’m using better quality fret wire, which meant it was a lot harder to cut. There are some marks on … Continue reading →

A combination rain and a stomach bug has meant I’ve had time on my hands to ponder what the end guitar will look like. If I’m brave enough to try a stain, here is what it might look like (via … Continue reading →

A rubbish photo but I forgot to take one during the day. I spent a few hours sanding the neck and blending all the contours. I’m quite happy with the result. The neck is still pretty deep but not a … Continue reading →

I didn’t make much progress on the neck this weekend. I smoothed out the back of the carve a bit and cut the nut slot. What remains is a lot of sanding and smoothing of transition areas. While it rained, … Continue reading →

Lots of progress over the bank holiday weekend Remeber to measure and not just guess how deep to drill the tuner holes! Got it wrong, but wasn’t too bad to redrill after the headstock was cut to thickness. The fretboard … Continue reading →

Here is the neck after I: Band sawed it rougly to shape Attached the 12mm template and routed it to shape Fitted the truss rod Next I cut the tuner holes from the back to 3/4 depth (with the aim … Continue reading →

I’m still not confident enough to try a ‘traditional’ fender style truss rod (front or back fitted). However the type I used for the last build requires taking the neck off to adjust it, which is fairly annoying. My Peavey … Continue reading →