malebolgia Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 For my firsrt guitar i want to build a 8 stering b/c i love em and can't possible afford one and i love to build things. i measured the nut on my 6 and 7 stringa and added the difference the nut on the 8 string should be 2 1/8 and teh end of the neck should be 3 1/8. i'm getting the bridge from hipshot and i plan on making my own pickups with the pickup winder i made i have soem great literature on the subject of building guitars the book is called "building electric guitars: by martin koch. I really wanted to make everything from scratch but dont have the machines to do so so i'm doiing what i can from scratch. I was wondering what tools should i use to build the guitar or what tools will i need? i herd alot abotu how ppl like shoke shave and a rasp better than a da and a ro for shaping the neck. i donno just please give me some coments on what tools i will need to build a guitar i already have a few planes and a jigsaw and a few files. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 PG tools and shop Here's a link for a start. One suggestion though, there is a search function on this site, type in what you are looking for and read all the answers. All most everything has been covered at one point or another, at least everything you need to know in the beginning. So good luck and welcome to the site! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malebolgia Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 PG tools and shop Here's a link for a start. One suggestion though, there is a search function on this site, type in what you are looking for and read all the answers. All most everything has been covered at one point or another, at least everything you need to know in the beginning. So good luck and welcome to the site! Jason ← the link dosen't work! i still need some help with the tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Are you sure? It works fine for me, it leads to another post about all the tools you need. Good luck! Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 the link works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Wow, wicked avatar Wes!, Is that an inlay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Wow, wicked avatar Wes!, Is that an inlay? ← yes it is an inlay i am working on for my first inlay on my next guitar...never even attempted it before.. still alot of work to do though...it needs teeth and a second horn...and alot more detailing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Is it black mop? Are you going to use any different colors for the parts you still need to design like the teeth or an eye? I know there isn't really any red mop but maybe some red plastic could work for an eye, that would look mean! Also have you decided on fretboard wood? Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Off topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 red abalone, when you buy it, it actually has a lot of blue,green and purple mixed in, but you could easily find a piece w/ a square inch of all red(different tones of red mixed together, of course). ....or a red LED light! that'd be cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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