Category Archives: Guitar Three

Now I’ve rough cut the top to size, I can use the offcuts for real testing of the dyes (as I was using different bits of wood before). The flame grain isn’t very strong to the naked eye until you … Continue reading →

Lacking a thicknesser / planner, I had to get the wood cut for me. In general this isn’t a good idea, as wood doesn’t stay that true for gluing up over time – especially after being posted! However, I’ve had … Continue reading →

Cutting the control cavity is far simpler when you can drill through from the front and clear out most of the wood. I’ve reused the control cover template from the previous guitar, as it fitted, meaning it was very quick … Continue reading →

Above is the end result of removing the wood for the semi-hollow chamber. As previously mentioned, before I stopped the project last time, I hogged out the wood to the wrong guide line – meaning I couldn’t smooth out the … Continue reading →

With the template is finished, the next step is to copy it’s outline onto the guitar. After this, I’ll turn my attention to finishing the internal hollow sections, including drilling through for the guitar controls. The lack of dust extraction … Continue reading →

Up until now I played super safe with the neck area of the template. Now the neck shaping is finished, it’s time to tidy up the neck area of the template. Using a spare piece of wood as a straight … Continue reading →

I had the wrong lens on my camera for today’s photos (my 50mm prime), hence the super strong DOF. I’m calling the neck shaping “done”, there is still a whole lot of sanding before a finish could be applied, but … Continue reading →

Moving my focus back to the neck, as I want the neck size sorted before finalizing the body template around the neck areas. To tidy up the neck after rough shaping (and get a feel for how it is before … Continue reading →

The new bridge has arrived, which is a Schaller Hannes in satin chrome. It’s probably the most complex bridge I’ve seen to install in terms of required precision (and odd sized router bits). They provide a detailed PDF on the … Continue reading →

For this build I’m using Schaller Mini Top Locking tuners in satin chrome. I’ve never tried them on a guitar before, so we’ll see how I like them! I wasn’t a fan of the nylon M6 non-locking on my previous … Continue reading →