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Band saw time

Center line and double checking perfect 45 degree angle on the blocks

1 hour ago, Gogzs said:

This is one great thread, keep it coming

Thanks and I will try.

8 minutes ago, Bizman62 said:

Just for clarification: Are all the pieces of equal thickness and is this going to look similar on both sides? I read you're going to use epoxy so structural integrity should not be a problem.

All that said, that looks simply stunning!

Yes all were within 1/16” of being 1 3/4” thick.  There were a few pieces that had some figured maple tops, bocote, wenge etc so the back will have less color.  

30 minutes with belt sander and orbital sander and top is flat.  Wet down with mineral spirits for a pic

Ha well played

Or with my remedial Paint skills, a hybrid of both

I also like the Peavey Wolfgang 3x3 headstock too

Played around on the computer this morning and came up with a rough modified Musicman style headstock.  3x3 instead of 4x2

Going through my neck lumber and decided on some darker woods that I feel would complement the body best.   Black walnut neck blank and cocobolo fretboard.  Due to the length of this neck blank I’ll have to go with a 3x3 or 4x2 headstock shape.  I originally drew out a Snake head Tele type headstock shape on this blank 

Puzzle complete.  Just need to epoxy some pieces.  For this last round I’ll use rubber bands vs clamps due to all the body curves

So you can kinda tell in this pic.  See the racing stripe looking block.  That’s part of the cutoff curve and I set it up against the edge for a straight edge to glue the little pieces on the other side

49 minutes ago, Gogzs said:

I'm so confused at how you're gluing and clamping this up. I had a totally different approach to this in my head, but it looks like you've got it sorted out. Really looking forward to it being planed and shaped. 

I should have taken pics of the clamping and gluing but basically I started gluing up 3 or 4 blocks at a time then I’d glue a couple of the larger pieces together, so on and so forth.  I saved the curved cutoff pieces so I had a straight edge to glue the largest pieces together

I just added up all the species of wood:

Alder

Ash

Basswood

Black limba

Black walnut

Bocote

Cedar

Mahogany

Maple (plain, flame and quilt)

Padouk

Pine

Poplar

Purple Heart

Wenge

1 hour ago, Workingman said:

Very cool build idea.  I confess the idea of planing that makes me shudder at all the tearout I would get.

I had just bought a brand new mitre saw so with the new blade, hardly no tear out to speak of. 

Almost done.  Got a few more pieces gluing and drying to fill in last gaps

Just for fun thought I’d show the only other multi laminate body I ever made.  In comparison to this adventure, not too difficult

Very cool.  Probably stating the obvious but this has been the most labor intensive body I’ve ever made.  Totally worth it when it’s finished though 

And more progress

Cut away some excess to see shape so far.  Everything pictured is glued together.  

Finally more cutting and gluing and gluing and cutting

Not a lot of work done except for gluing up small size pieces.    Goal will be to resurface the new pieces and arrange them how I like 

More pieces cut this afternoon including some figured maple pieces I had already stained, so we’ll see how they look after sanding back

All my pieces are 1 3/4” thick so wont be the exact same as the example. I’m also going to use epoxy vs wood glue, then after sanding, seal the whole body with super glue and epoxy.

Yes the original is super cool.  I can only hope to put together my pieces as nicely as that builder.