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27-25.5" Merry Christmas! A few days ago I carved this belly cut. Then I drilled all of the access holes and stuff Sanded to #400 First coat of oil. Im using Teak oil. The first time I used this, It was on some really tight grained pine and the oil didn't soak in like I wanted. Its working great on this walnut, and the pine looks spiffy also. So when I put oil on the back this dark spot jumped out at me. Its a defect that was basically invisible until the finish went on. I guess thats what i get forusing a 2x10. Second coat which was wetsanded Third and final coat

Not that much progress lately Started on some solder side dots Thinned the back of the neck Recesses for the tuner bushing s Just to get an idea of what this will look like finished, I put some mineral spirits on the tops

Photobomb Level:Cat Started on the body routed the neck pocket first this time Finally did one right Then i did pickup routes

Ill see what i can do Ooh Then I glued the 8 string neck to fretboard Then i started to route it. Then this. It doesnt look that bad in person though.None of my roter bits can handle this zebrawood. I got lucky because A) Its inside the neck pocket the piece stayed connected, so i just had to glue and clamp.

Look what came today.... Now to recap the last couple of days. I decided to route the neck pocket. Hogging most of the meat out with a forstner bit. Then disaster struck, i was finishing the last edge of the last pass and my mom came out to the garage, I was so focused that i didn't even notice her. When she said something, It scared the crap out of me, I jumped, and the template shifted. This is what i was left with. So i routed it straight. So i glued in a strip of mahogany and re-routed, It can support its own weight now, The pocket was a little to shallow so i routed a recess in the back of the neck. While I was at it I thinned the back of the headstock. Then I rigged up ghetto router sled to thin down the back of the neck ( Ignore the part closest to the nut) Then i started to shape the back of the neck. I went trapezoidal this time and Im glad i did.

Abalone offset inlays Drilled string thru holes And the worst string thru holes ever award goes to... So I just extended the battery box cover (In case I ever switch to active pickups) Routed out The cover will be held on with magnets, so I made this little finger slot. Still working out the transition

So not much progress today, but i did get some carves roughed in.Tummy cut no forearm. I dont think teles look quite right with strat style carves, so I tried to keep them basically invisible, but still making it more comfortable. I think i did a decent job considering it took me a while to get a picture where they are still visible. Tummy cut Neck heel Please ignore the glue lines that I have been too lazy to sand down.

Routed Pickup and control cavities Time to fix some chipping from the planer Ill let that set up overnight Fret slots $7 flush cut saw from Harbor Freight. Putchase of the year.

Huh? What is this? Bookmatched bocote fretboards, Oh yes! Glued the sides together The glue line is almost invisible in real life. Over to the jigsaw Rough cut done Routed the body Little tearout on the last pass, It will probably be invisible after the roundover is done

Yeah, I know i went out and bought twomore after gluing this. So tomorrow I get to go to resaw the bocote and joint the pine. But while I've been waiting I decided to make a template. Just to get an idea. I also decided to route for truss rods. I tried to offset the 8 string truss rods, ut accidetally routed too far Solution,I put an earplug into the gap, it seemed to work well enough.

Dat Grain. Got my Bocote in the mail tonight. Decided to join the top seperatley because it was cupped. The glue joint is horrible.I think it is only like this on the edge, but I'm having binding anyway, so it wont matter. Not too bad.I'll joint them again.

Hey guys, I've lurked here for a while, and since i'm starting a couple of builds I decided to post them here.These are my 4th and 5th builds. They will both be teles, but with a twist. One will be a seven string based off of RestorationAd's Tele shape (with his permission of course) The other will be an 8 string based off of the OAF Tele shape (also with his permission). The Specs: 7 String: Pine Body Walnut top Mahogany neck Bocote fretboard Lace X-Bar 3.5's 25.5 scale Hardtail style bridge 8 String: Pine Body Walnut top Zebrawood/ Walnut 5 piece neck Bocote fretboard Lace X-Bar 4.0's 27-25.5 scale Homemade bridge These may take a while because, a) I'm 14 and in school b ) I dont have money c) I have a lack of equiptment I've started gluing and stuff but nothing major. Zebrawood Mahogany Body blanks Neck Lams All glued up I tried thicknessing with a router bit in a drill press and it actually worked pretty well Only casualty, less than 1/2mm deep, so I'm not worried, It'll be carved with the back of the neck Walnut tops