Hi there,
after two years of inactivity, I'm back to woodworking. This time I've decided to make something simple, just to get the grips again, although I've noticed that's not necessary. This is like ride a bike, you learn but never forget.
So let's start... wood choice is:
- Alder body
- Flamed maple, mahogany and rock maple, 5 pieces laminated neck.
- Ebony fretboard
I also got some new tools...
I need to cut this rock maple blank in two parts, as it will be the core of the neck.
I've made a jig to keep the saw straight...
And it worked very well...
I also got a japanese saw, it works like a charm... but this cut took about 5 hours. It's called rock maple for a reason.
I feel like I've saved a lot of wood.
A router planner jig to set up the thickness...
And a flat sanding block I did from an old wardrobe... worked very well.
Then I drawn roughly the contour on the pieces...
And routed the front part
Here you go.
And here the mockup:
After sanding...
Truss-rod channel routed...
Fits nicely...
Glueing the ears to the headstock...
And the headstock first layer
I want to add two more veneers to the headstock in order to make a pseudo binding. I don't have much wood, so I need to bookmatch this remain from the neck...
And some binding for the fretboard...
Here the three veneers, now they are glueing.
And that's what I did so far... hope you like it.