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This neck was definitely a learning experience. There are several things I will do differently next go'round. mattharris75 - I used a rotary rasp tool (similar to a fortum tool) to get the rough shape. The balance I did with a round file and then sandpaper (100-400 grit). I order to keep the neck radius consistent, I made a half-round template, then rubbed the inside with a pencil so that when it was passed over the neck, the low/high spots are easier to spot. Thanks for the comments! STV.

Here are the recent update pics. Since I don't have any wood for the body yet, I figured I might as well get as far as I can on the neck. So here it is shaped and sanded. In retrospect I should have routed the truss rod channel before cutting the taper in the neck, now I guess I will have to attach straight edge or something to get that done. All in all I am pleased with it. Cheers!

It was a productive night tonight! I managed to get the templates for the body, neck, fretboard, and headstock cut and sanded. Also cut the neck, glued and clamped it! Here are the pics: Neck gluing: Template mock up: Also, drew up the headstock logo today at work (it was slow today), tell me what you all think: I was going for something vintage looking (sort of like the Gibson logo so people form a distance would be like "huh does that say Gibson?") Richey was my late Grandfather's nickname. He passed away before I was born. He was a skilled Hawaiian guitar played and an excellent craftsman (used to make gun stocks for competitive shooters). I thought this would be a fitting tribute. I managed to find some material for the nut. I will be using Whitetail Deer Antler (it's like bone right?!), has anyone else tried this yet? Oh and I scored a nice peice of walnut (yup, flooring) for the headstock veneer. Not doing to bad so far eh? Bye for now, STV.

I guess I as just trying not to make it too LP-ish. I thought of blending the curves to form sort of an "S" but I wasn't fussy on it, that really the only reason. Thank you all for the congrats!

Well I was hoping to make some more sawdust tonight but that wasn't possible (that's what happens when you have a 10 day old baby!! ) I did however manage to get the templates for the body and headstock marked, hope to cut them tomorrow. Here are the pics: Here are the cutouts from the drawings: Here is the MDF marked ready to cut: Not allot, but progress still! Cheers! STV.

Well it seems that perhaps I did this in reverse (seeing as I posted the drawings for my second guitar before I even started my first one, yup it's addictive!) So anyway...I spent some time tonight making some sawdust and a whole bunch of noise, and I have some pics! Here's the breakdown: Fairly straightforward single cut solid body design. I was hoping to build this one out of recycled/scrap material, so far I have been successful. Neck - leftover hardwood flooring (Maple and Jatoba) Fretboard - Camatillo (member of the Rosewood family) I have had that peice for a few years now left over from another non-guitar related project. Body - Still searching for a peice of wood for the body, seems the Mahogany Fairy doesn't frequent this part of Canada! Top - I was considering Flame Maple, but since this is my first build, I thought it better to keep it simple so really that means that I haven't managed to salvage a piece for that either! Hardware - Schaller 455 bridge GOLD w/GOLD locking tuners. PUPS - Seymour Duncan P90's Still need: Pots, nut (Bone preferably), more free time! Ok now the pics: The neck gluing up (used every clamp that I had!) and here's the Fretboard (say it with me "Camatillo") That's all for now! I hope to get back to work on it soon. I'll post pics! Cheers, STV.

I had considered bringing the neck deeper into the body to lessen the overall length but I am concerned with the access to the upper frets. I am not sure if I want to scale up the body too much it's already 13 1/2" wide, but that would get around that problem. Perhaps I'll do 2 additional versions and see how it looks. Thanks again for all of the comments! STV

Thank you all for your comments. SPECS: 25" scale length, 22 frets solid body. I haven't nailed down the hardware yet. I want to use a stop tail bridge on it. I have some chrome Seymour Duncan pups that I will likely use and a matching Schaller 455 bridge but I am not fussy on it. Still deciding on that. As for wood, I haven't used Limba before so I may try that for the body, I would love to use a Quilted Maple top on it but $$ may prohibit that, we'll see. I am hoping a nice peice of rosewood or wenge will fall into my lap for the neck, as for the fretboard, hmm...still up in the air, probably Ebony so as not to detract too much from the quilted top. Did I leave anything out?

Hi all. As the title says this is my first post. I have been working on drawings for a while now and I am set to start the build on my number 1 (I will post pics of that soon), and of course I am already thinking about number 2. I just wanted to get comments on this design. Originally I was going for PRS kind of feel, but I wanted something with a slimmer "waistline" like the DTM Pheonix Rising sort of, but with more roundness. So this is what I have: Comments are appreciated! Thanks, STV.

Will you have pics?? Thanks, Steve.

I had hoped to use it for a neck, similar to the rosewood neck on the McCarty PRS. Have you finished that neck yet? if so do you have any pics? I had considered laminating it as well but I am undecided as to what I want to use it in conjunction with. The pieces that I have access to are about 3/4" thick so I will have to laminate anyway. I thought about using 3 pieces with 2 pieces of Maple in between dark/light/dark/light/dark kind of an idea.

Hi everyone, I am new here. I have been doing some planning and research on an off for a few years now an I figure it is time to have a more serious look at building my first guitar. The question I have for now is...does anyone have experience using Jatoba in their guitars?? I have access to some and want to know if it is usable. Thanks! Steve.