I can't remember ever seeing a guitar on here that one of us made from slabs of wood.
Have you ever made one, and did you keep it?
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I can't remember ever seeing a guitar on here that one of us made from slabs of wood.
Have you ever made one, and did you keep it?
Yes, several. The only thing I didn't do was carve the neck & cut the fret slots, but I did buy raw maple necks & finish them in lacquer. The bodies were mostly alder, w/one made from African mahogany
The body I carved from a 2 piece center-seam alder blank is the one on the left in this photo. The back contour was a pain to carve, & the irregularities of hand-tooling show up easily when the guitar is in hand & you can eyeball it in person. Even so, it might be the best sounding & playing strat that I own right now, & I own a lot if them. It's in the neighborhood of 7 lbs
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Do paper guitars count?
I used to draw guitars all day long in junior high.
:bonk
My French teacher caught me drawing a Strat and threatened that he’d paddle my bum if he caught me drawing guitars. I still did so. Always the guitars were left handed.Quote:
Originally Posted by phantomman
Cogs, that’s magnifique— I learned French as an adult lol. What major tools did you use?
Hopefully Telenator will pop in here and show off his RickenRocker guitars, as well as his handicapped accessible bass/guitars. He does great work.
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Wow, great job!
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Hopefully he’ll come back too. He’s been away.
I've been mulling a symmetrical, slab bass or guitar. It'll be a while.
Pretty common woodworking tools:Quote:
Originally Posted by ch willie
Jointer, planer, bandsaw, router. Some of those you can work around & fudge, but a router (& a couple different bits) is pretty much indispensable
Most of the family, technically none from "scratch"; From left to right:
1. Strat of Unknown Origin. Refinished in nitro cellulose lacquer 2. USAGC neck & hand-carved alder body 3. Super light Fender Custom Shop '55 Strat ash body & Allparts FAT flamed maple neck. 4. USACG alder body & Fender American Original '50s neck. 5. USACG neck (brazilian rosewood fb, super fat flamed maple) & Fender '60s Classic body (stripped & refinished in DuPont lacquer)
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