I figured it would be better to start a new thread for the new Tele build. The first couple of posts were over at:
As the title suggests, I'm building a Tele with padauk and some other woods; I've been sitting on the padauk since the start of my limba flying V, but not being able to travel to finish that off has kicked me into starting this.
Drawing by S K, on Flickr
The plan is to end up with a 24 fret, 25.5" scale Tele. The humbucker and hot rails pickup cavities will be routed tight with an offset template, and then the pickups will be direct mounted. I'll carve a big, sweeping curve under the arm to show off the woods and shave weight off.
Padauk, walnut, spalted beech, and fumed eucalyptus for between the layers:
Untitled by S K, on Flickr
Template prep:
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Pencil lines;
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Fewer pencil lines:
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No pencil lines on the back:
Untitled by S K, on Flickr
In other news, this router bit is brand new. I loaded it into my router and then wondered why it wasn't running concentric inside the bushing - it's pretty wonky:
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And a quick shooting board:
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Untitled by S K, on Flickr
Untitled by S K, on Flickr