DandHcustoms

Just getting round to check this. I have very little experience with any cad programs so the simpler the better. I have mdf templates that i've made already but looking for something a little more precise.

I'd like to order some acrylic templates and curious where to do so. Also what programs are you guys using to render body/ neck shapes when you order, Thank you,

Did you use the Tengda Single bridge or is it the mera ?

Seeing this build makes me want to try and build a guitar fully by hand. Absolutely stunning craftsmanship!

and some more pictures... And a little primer plus you can see my homedepot build body curing in the background

Havent posted on here in a while work has been crazy and very little progress had been made on #8 and 9 however i found time to get another guitar further than those 2 are and now #10 is something completly differnt than originally intended. A few Weeks back I went to sweetwater's gear fest and fell in love with a guitar but couldnt bring my self to spend the money on the price tag just yet so i thought i would try and make something similar and if I don't love it as much as the one i played there ill just order it.

I saw some one else on here or sso that had a similar jig so I had to make one it's a great idea! A router sled isn't terrible for cutting scarf joints it just takes some time to get the Jig set up properly and of course actually cut the scarf. Where are you located there may be somebody from this group that is close by that wouldn't mind helping you outmind helping you out

Do you have any power saws?

A good question to ask is what tools do you have available to you already? you could make quite a few jigs your self just do a search on the o'l Youtube to get some idea of how to build them. If you're looking for cheap alternatives check amazon you can get pretty cheap parts on there, they may not be the best quality but at least you're not spending an arm and a leg to get your first guitar done. As for wood there are some different options check local lumber store or hardwood store depending where you're located. My local Menard's gets figured timbers in quite often so i always go there and rummage through what they have. Take a look at my "home depot challenge" thread for an example. Another option is join some of the guitar building groups on face book often times you'll see builders that have an over supply of timber that theyll sell off pretty cheap. This group has a lot of wonderful knowledge! and welcome to this expensive and addictive hobby! ( you cant build JUST ONE)

Rockhorst do you have a table saw? if so you can make a jig that rides in your miter slot that will make cutting the joint a lot easier and needs just a bit of sanding to clean it up!

If you have a machine shop close by you could have a bridge made. if you look through my threads I have a post about a headless guitar that im making with a home made headless system. I asked a local machine shop what it would cost to have a couple made because quite frankly im a terrible machinist and dont want to spend the time making any more and they said it would run about 150- 175 usd to have them made which is quite a bit cheaper than ordering one. Once I'm finished with the build im going to post files so people can use the design.

I really cant wait to see this with the binding all scraped the anticipation is killing me Scott! I've been wanting to try and build an acoustic and seeing this project is making me want to do it that much more.

The motor mount ended up getting loose causing to much slack in the drive belt. Thanks for the advise guys! Looks like I need to order some new guides for my blades, the current ones are plastic and the blade has heated up enough to miss shape the current ones. I just Picked up this band saw a couple weeks ago and haven't had much time with it. I didn't think id have a learning curve with the new saw.

ive made several relief cuts and the blade keeps binding and not wanting to cut. I've got a brand new blade on the band saw

So my band saw is having some issues cutting the ash. I've used ash before and never had this much difficulty cutting it out, do you guys have words of advice or any tips you can share with me?

All of the initial work for these 2 are ready minus prepping the finger board, I still need to order the ebony blank but have the bocote in my shop however its a 5/4 x 4"x 36" board right now. I decided to throw a thin strip of wenge in both body blanks not sure if ill end up liking it or not but will make it easier to find a center line! And the tops (the flame maple came from my local Menard's)

I can for sure smell the cat piss! I went home over the lunch hour and glued the 2 tops up tonight will be prepping the neck blanks and gluing up the ash body blanks

I really love the look of zebra wood however I cant stand the smell. my buddy that im building one of these for picked the left zebra wood top, im excited to start that one! Also is that a good way to store my tops? should I have more support in the middle?

Ah Darn photobucket was doing some maintenance last night while I was posting this! Any ways here are the pictures I tried to post.

I decided to start a thread for my next few builds. Spent the afternoon book matching some tops and cleaning the shop. I absolutely despise book matching so at least I have a quite a few ready for my next few builds. 5 flame maple, 1 birds eye maple and 3 zebra wood tops. Also while looking through my wood selection I found the other half of a birds eye maple board that I used for the first guitar I built, my 10th build is coming up so I've decided to use the other half for that and build the same guitar as my first so I can see where I've improved. Builds 8 and 9 are being built in unison. One is for a friend and the other is for my self. Build #8 This one is for my buddy body: super strat shape Ash back with a zebra wood top faux abalone purfling and a 4 ply binding neck: 5 piece flame maple and wenge (wenge pin stripes) ebony finger board jumbo frets faux abalone purfling with 4 ply binding 27" scale 7 strings 4 x 3 tuners he wants some sore of 12th fret inlay but isn't sure yet what he wants. Build #9 this one is for myself, I've always wanted to try a multi scale fanned fret guitar but haven't seen one around to try so might as well build one! body: super strat shape Ash back with a flame maple top faux abalone purfling and a 4 ply binding neck: 5 piece walnut and wenge (wenge pin stripes) Bocote finger board jumbo frets faux abalone purfling with 4 ply binding 27" - 25.5" scale 7 strings 4 x 3 tuners http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg500/DandHcustoms/547E34A5-0056-41DE-BA65-FA46E7E82177_zpsijr3llyd.jpg http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg500/DandHcustoms/72F38F6D-39DE-4013-BAD7-0CCF185274A6_zpsfna3mmce.jpg http://i1240.photobucket.com/albums/gg500/DandHcustoms/B0CD1ED3-9F8D-448E-B1D6-E52717C04E4C_zpsxegtvc0g.jpg

mine was made to be place in my "office" but unfortunately I can't math and made it slightly too large to get it into the room.... so i had to cut it in half. But here she is in all her glory

I'm thinking about adding some doors to it to make it look a little nicer. as a note the bottom portion of the case is for basses and extended range guitars

That would be awesome! I'll be glad I could actually contribute in a way. I really like the idea of having bookshelves in an office, and thought why not make a bookshelf for guitars. The bottom is lined with black felt.

ahhhh thank you so much!!! im struggling with technology today. Im hoping to get most of the guitars on the rack finished in the next couple weeks. 4 of them have been sitting for almost a year now.... thank god they're all my guitars minus the acoustic

I managed to find another beautiful piece of flame maple at my trusty Menards today that has better figuring than the other one I bought. Total cost for this bad boy was $45 it's figured about the same the whole 8ft another reason I've been slacking on this build was that I decided I needed to build a guitar chest of sorts and new desk so here that is: