screamindaemon Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 Hello. I made a search on this topic and couldnt' find anything, so I turn to you now. I've seen many pictures of beautiful guitars with natural finish, and the electrical panel matches the grain of the body of the guitar. How is this done? do you cut a thin strip off the bottom of the wood, and then cut this in the shape of the electrical cavity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 1, 2008 Report Share Posted August 1, 2008 i've never done it but i would imagine that you get your body blank slightly thicker than you need it (5mm+) and then route away everything over than the cover(s) where it will be on the body, then use a flush cut saw to cut it off. then it would match exactly, so long as you got the control cavity in just the right place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 What hoogle said. If you've got a bandsaw and a 2-piece body blank (or a really, really huge bandsaw) you can 'simply' resaw a slice off the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've always just assumed it was done using a very fine fret saw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've also routed (with a fine dremel endmill) the cover out, added binding to make up the difference, and voila, done. Also an option. But the slicing off trick is easiest if you've got extra thickness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ae3 Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 It would be easier using a veneer.... it looks pretty swish when its done right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 didnt setch have a tutorial on his blog and posted somewhere here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 didnt setch have a tutorial on his blog and posted somewhere here? He usually does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 (edited) Cavity Cover Thread Setch's link is on that page, I was just going to link the specific link, but my computer wouldn't load it, so I didn't want to post something useless. Someone else check the link to see if it works. Anyhow, Setch, Wez, and Myka explain this process, which is always very helpful. I do as well, but everything I learned came from them anyway. J Edited August 4, 2008 by jmrentis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 the link to setch's blog isnt working for me but its all in that discussion anyway, i did check out his blog again but couldnt find it on there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 Hmmmm - my page seems to be AWOL at the mo. I'll look into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGW Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Another option is to just use a piece of the same wood, match a portion as best you can and use it. If it's in the back and has some dye/color on it, it looks pretty good. I know it's nice to get to perfection, but it is a suitable compromise. I made my last one with black dye on the back and sides with a black cover on the back. It looks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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