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  1. CNC router, not mine but it is at my disposal in the shop i work in.
  2. I did use the search feature and found out that cherry is a great wood to work with and is very stable. But it is bright. How bright? If i use a maple neck, 1/4" maple cap and single coils would it be over bearing? If i used a maple neck, 1/4" maple cap and humbuckers would it be overbearing? How do you think it would sound in route out chambers in the body, then put on a maple cap? The reason im asking this is because i found a peice of two inch stock cherry 24 inches wide. It heartwood only consumes the last 3 inches and the sapwood 2 inches. I think it would look sweet as a back with a maple top. natural finish.
  3. thats really low, i run 5/64 of an inch. But im all about tone and not speed. Whatever floats your boat.
  4. Mine was a whapping 5 hours. I rush it, but it turned out smooth and rich. I got lucky on that one. But what about you?
  5. my les paul is set up with 11-52 and the action is 2/32 at high e and 3/32 at the low e. I personally liek it that high. Nice chunky, tight feel. Cant shred on it that well, but would can get some serious tone.
  6. I need plan for a telecaster body and i do not have a credit card to donate and get myself. Can someone make some for me and send them? Please?
  7. i Played a tremonti a week or two ago. The sweetest playing guitar ive played. But the bridge pickup was a little bright.
  8. If it was quilt i would definitly go with the blue because it would look like water. It looks so cool. But the flame... im thinking red also.
  9. everyway i know to take the binding off wood ruin the wood. There will be no "overhang" on the top like a normal binding, it will be stain out to the edges. I still dont know how to get the stain to stay in the top and not bleed into the maple.
  10. This will go on a telecaster with a mahogany back and maple top with natural binding and back. Blue http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/bodies/large/SLP28a.jpg Red http://www.warmoth.com/showcase/bodies/large/PS579a.jpg The red is a little tiny itsy bit darker than what i was gonna use. Any comments or suggestions are welcome as this is my first project. GO READ THE RULES ON POSTING IMAGES
  11. Ok, so i am in the process of planning to build a telecaster. The guitar goes as follows, 1 1/2 inch African Mahogany body 1/4 flame maple top Standard tele shape i want to do just a clear untinted finish on the back and sides. Making the binding natural (think PRS). I thought this would be easy, but when i stain the top i figured that the stain would penetrate into the binding from the top. Making a fuzzy edge in my binding. What could i do to stop this? One of my friends said to clear the top, then mix the stain into a clear. Then spray that, then after a couple coats of that, clear over. The problem with this, i thought would be getting the top to stain evenly. Would that be a problem? Has anyone here down this? ANd if you did, what method of finish did you use?
  12. My shop teacher got his hands on some what i consider nice flame maple. He also has some nice mahogany. How can i tell if it is good enough for a guitar body. It is all flat sawn, but i have seen some high end gibsons with flat sawn bodies too. What are some trait to look for other than i has a nice grain.
  13. i will take that into consideration, thank you
  14. Is the neck angle on a telecaster straight or tilt like a lp at a slight angle. Also what do you guys, as luthiers use to cut out neck slots and pick up cavities. I have a CNC router with a cad program at my disposal if that helps.
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