Nathan Darby

Thank you everyone for your replies , I am going to have a go at trying to have a go at drawing some plans on autocad tonight. I am well excited this is my first time trying to build a guitar , Ive just gotta think of what sort of eletric i want to make, I went to see nickelback last night and some of there guitars where nice. Anyway ill have a look round i think ill need a relatively simple one. I also need to look into a printing shop or print of several pieces of paper

Cheers Guys

You can print it on four separate sheets of paper and then tape them together. That's what I did. I don't have CAD, but my brother-in-law does, and he helped. There are other ways to get the job done though.

The poor man's method:

1. Draw your template in Paint.

2. Print it.

3. Measure what you printed.

4. Resize your drawing.

5. Print again.

6. Measure again.

7. Rinse and repeat.

That's what I did for everything except my body template. I don't recommend that method, but put it there to illustrate that you can work with just about anything.

-Dave

Cheers Dave, I might have a go at doing a simple template tonight because i am new to all of the guitar building process so i guess its gnna be a matter of trial and error.

How hard is it to get a simple template done on CAD?

I make them myself by designing them in CAD, printing them 1:1 with reference marks and using spray adhesive to mount them onto MDF. I then bandsaw the MDF, rough sand the curves with the spindle sander, then finesse the template by hand. I then use that template to make a copy onto thicker MDF or Perspex.

How do you print off CAD , i dont have a big enough printer for a 1:1 copy of it any other ideas?

Where do you guys get your templates from , i live in the uk and apart from off ebay i dont know where else to get guitar body templates , do you create your own templates or some over way, I need ideas on how to create on sorry for the silly question hehe

Thank you guys for your time , First off i have not got that book but will purchase it and read it many times, until i have a general understanding and feeling of whats gtta be done.

joshvegas: lol i dont really have a brummi accent , i put birmingham because its more widley known than the town i live in

but thank you for the advice.

MexicanBreed: Thank you for your post, like wise with the book, i suppose once ive purchased and read the "bible" i will understand the kind of tools i will need.

Tbh i am going to take my time on this because i know if i rush it like most people would want to be ovibously guitars are wat we love it will spoil it and probally waste my money as well lol due to mistakes

anyway guys cheers for the help ill be sure to keep posting. Btw anyone from around the birmingham area??

Hey Guys

First off this is my first post on this amazing forum and how happy i am to be here. Anyway down to business i have been visiting here for a month or so and am really intrested into starting to build a guitar. Just so you know what type of guitar i want to build it will just be a straight copy of straight due to being my first guitar i think this is a good choice because there will be alot of people who would of started with this guitar so help should only be round the corner.

Anyway down to my question: What sort of tools would someone need to get started building such a guitar? I live in the UK could i get most the tools from places such as BNQ etc. What sort of budget should i plan for etc. If you need any more information about my situation etc please ask away

Thanks Guys and its finally good to be part of this community.