stiggz Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 only 1 pic of an almost finished body, stained and 2 coats o laquer. (bit of my elbow in the picture too) http://uploads.savefile.com/redir/73889.jpg i wasnt entirely confident with my ability to use a router without wandering to much, so the control plate area and pickup "routs" were done with a drill and chisel, a rather primative method, but stoped me from screwin up the whole thing tho lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genbloke Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 (edited) Beef, routing isn't that tricky if you use a templates and a cutter with a top bearing. I've never used a router before making my tele and picked it up quite quickly. This will give you much cleaner results. Good choice of instrument BTW! genbloke Edited December 30, 2004 by genbloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 heck even freehanding it with a router would produce alot cleaner results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Beef, routing isn't that tricky if you use a templates and a cutter with a top bearing. I've never used a router before making my tele and picked it up quite quickly. This will give you much cleaner results. Good choice of instrument BTW! genbloke You might have used a rasp and sandpaper to clean up the routs afterward...but they'll be hidden anyway, nice for a guitar to have it secrets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 yeah i know wat u mean, if u cant see it, its not there lol . router bits r very expensive (here anyway) and i only have a fairly basic router, which is VERY powerful and can and will kick if the wood is harder that the bit b4 it, i didnt really think of templates at the time either. i routed the neck pocket though, i just had bits of wood clamped there to stop it from wandering too much but that came out nicely so im happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 did i mention the body is mahogany? maybe i didnt, but its floping heavy, and i shoulda routed some chambers, but hey u live and learn, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Someone get this man some shop tools! Stat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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