jch4v Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Hey, This weekend I did a practice run of carving a tele body out of mahogany. I think it came out pretty well and I want to post a pic, but I can't seem to figure out how... Any suggestions? Also I have a few questions about making the neck. Here goes. I have a mahogany neck blank measuring 1X4X27". I want to add an ebony fretboard to it. Am I correct in thinking that the thickness of the blank needs to be 13/16ths? If so, what is the best way to bring it down to thickness? I don't have access to a planer. I was thinking of marking 3/16ths off on the board and cutting it off with my bandsaw... is that reasonable? In any case, after I do get the board down to the right thickness... I am planning to copy the dimensions of another neck I have down on to the board. Then I will mark the Nut and the Last fret. Then the center line. Using these measurements, I rout for a HOT ROD Truss from Stewmac using their router bit that they sell. Then I will cut out the neck using my bandsaw. Then place the rod in the hole with a bit of silicone. Then put masking tape over it and smear a bunch of glue on to the board and clamp down the fretboard. Is that pretty much the process or am i missing anything? Thanks in advance for your help and advice. file://Users/jch4v/Desktop/DSC02277.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 See this thread for help with posting pics.... http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1085 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jch4v Posted October 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Ok Lets try this! J My Pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 It gives a "Restricted Access" message and doesn't display the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jch4v Posted October 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 OK. I think I fixed it. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoofnagle Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Looks pretty good from here. Did you use a tamplate or was the trace done freehand? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jch4v Posted October 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 No Template. I just traced the body of another tele! J P.S. This was my first ever attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 So far, so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 Very nice so far I really like Mahogony Teles for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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