how cheap can i make a body for?

[SG WyldeCHild]

I have all the tools and i just want some cheap wood nothing fance its mainly for practice. And would I be able to get it at liek home depot?

[truerussian558]

if you want to make a practice, you can prqactice on some thick plywood to be had at home depot, if you want to make a full size mockup then you can get poplar at homedepot for very cheap, though you would have to glue them together to get the correct thickness, but enough wood for the guitar can be had for about $4-5 there.

[litchfield]

Just buy some alder. Practice on plywood until you have a perfect template. Then cut and route your shape.

[Shaggy]

maybe you or your neighbours/parents/friends have some old furniture to cannibalise

[SG WyldeCHild]

What about like some pine? And I dont think you can realy shape playwood can you?

[goth_fiend]

i spent 50 in alder when i started my misfits project almost 2 years ago, and i still have enough for 2-3 more bolt on bodies, but im going to use some on my rhodes V

[criss]

What about like some pine? And I dont think you can realy shape playwood can you?

i was also thinking of getting some pine to practice makeing a neck . I would nt be useing the neck just want to go thru the motions to give me a some practice with tools i have nt used before ( spokeshave etc )

As the body / neck would nt be used i cant see anything wrong with useing pine , but im very new to building .

[gwm]

if you just need wood to practice on, try going to house building sites. there are always lumber and plywood scraps big enough (with some laminating) for guitar bodies and necks. most carpenters would probably be happy to let you pick through their trash.

[litchfield]

Bear in mind that pine is soft, mostly green, sappy, and will in no way act like real tone wood. Make templates unitl you are satisfied, then start cutting the body, using your template of course.