PhilHill

Thank you. I agree, I would have liked to have done a clear finish, unfortunately the other side and the end had to many dark areas of heartwood. It just wouldn't have ended up looking that good, so it was either a splotchy variation or do a burst. . What you see on the left side here is what I mean.

Thanks I tend to binge work sometimes, and will hardly touch it other days. To be honest, the wood choices were made more by the fact that it was what I had left in the shop, I need to restock, than by forsight. But so far it has worked out well.

I totally agree with you. Had trouble figuring out what was so bad about it but I wasn't going to argue with the price. I'll just enjoy the bargain.

I thanketh thee Good Sir. The grain match actually wasn't too bad on the sides, but there were some areas where one of the pieces dipped in and out of heartwood type darkening and would have resulted in an almost polka dot type of coloring. But I wanted the purpleheart to show as much as possible, So I decided on the burst to cover the bad areas yet let the back show. So far, I'm happy with the result.

More progress, spent some time routing for pickups and a control cavity. It's really fun routing a cavity in a body that's been chambered, the router keeps wanting to become a ukulele. I say that because ukulele is a Hawaiian word meaning "jumping flea". Hilarity nonstop. Anyway, enough of my whining, got the routing done and did some progressive sanding down to 350 grit. Then I decided to try something new, I had a can of Mohawk toner/finish in dark red, did the sides to blend the differences in grain pattern, and did a bit of a burst on the back. Still deciding whether or not I like it. .For the top I went with a purplish kind of thing. The top was on the clearance aisle at the hardwood dealer cause it was listed as single A grade. Got it for $18. US .So this is how it sits at the moment, waiting for me to get the gumpshun up to choose a neck and hardware. I'm kinda thinkin' another quartersawn bloodwood neck with ebony board cause I'm really liking the one I have. Hardware will most likely be some kind of Strat Hardtail or shortened Tele bridge with Hipshot locking tuners, all in chrome probably. I will meditate on it..... .And as Shakespeare said "And The Beat, it goeth On."

Just checking in to say Thanks for the Likes, I haven't forgotten the project, just been busy doing some repairs and maintenance for customer guitars thet I still support. Will have an update soon. . And always remember the words of Will Rodgers, who said "Thank Goodness We're not getting All the Government We're paying for."

Just for the heck of it, I took my Tele template, and on some thick posterboard, traced one side, flipped it and traced the other side. Then rounded out the bottom. And cut it out. I then took some cherry wood and some purpleheart I had lying around and introduced them to Titebond. Then I took the aforementioned template and traced it onto one of the laminated plates and did unspeakable things to it with a Forstner bit. Took that one and put it on top of the other with more glue. "Scotty, I need more clamping power!" "But Cap'in, She canna stand the strain!" "Blast it Scotty, just get me more clamps!!" Scotty sighs, "Aye Cap'in." . Once the whole thing cured, I subjected it to the bandsaw. Thence came the spindle sanding. After which I found some maple. Put them together and did some trimming with the router. That's how she stands now. I shall return with more. In the meantime, remember the words of the great Groucho Marx, who said "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

Thanks. The neck pup is Seymour Duncan Jazz model, and it does sound pretty good so far even though it's not dialed in yet. I wanted an overall look like that of a guitar that was old but cared for and updated sometimes. It's also got 3 piezo discs buried under the top. I'm still deciding whether to put a preamp in it or not.

All right, the Project 63B is now named "As Time Goes By" It's reached the point of test fitting all parts and checking for alignment. Not sure how that got there, oh well. .And as Shakespeare once said "And the Beat, it Goeth On."

Very Nice, Congratulations on the end result.

As far as removing the bushings......https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-Tune-o-Matic-bushings-from-Les-Paul-/

Thank you, I'm very pleased with it myself. We'll see what it looks like when I do the finish smoothing and polishing.

Yes, I confess to a preference for T Types. I'm working on a pattern for a double cutaway now that's a mix between a Tele and a small 335 type semi-hollow. It might get complicated.........

And this was done for a friend who wanted a weird road worn, Called the "Cajun Tele" Well, He said he wanted weird........

I almost forgot, It's called "The BBQ Tele" It's an experoiment in Charring and leather dye.

As I don't have anything else to put here till it cures, I'll show you folks these just to avoid boredom. This one I did awhile back just because I had the parts lying around and was bored. . It's been used alot since then so it has a few dings and scratches, err, I mean it has developed "Patina" .

Tremendous job on the guitar Sir. Envious I am. Going back to further study your whole process will I be. (Sorry I was binge watching old Star wars last night, the spirit over came me. )

Nice job. Congrat's on that.

Yes, that's been my experience too. I don't mean to be so closed mouth in my posting, but right now I'm in the middle of packing to move to a new house, something everyone enjoys I'm sure LOL, so it's kinda hectic here. I'll go through more descriptive explanations as things start to calm down. The new house will be great as I'll have a dedicated shop there instead of the hodgepodge I have now. In the past I always had access to a fully equipped shop that I shared with a custom furniture builder. However, due to the series of ups and downs we all call life, this is not the case anymore. So I have to limit myself to simpler builds right now till I can gradually reequip myself. So, right at present I'm sticking to handmaking the bodies and using Warmoth necks. But, anyway thanks for the kind comment on the f-hole. I wanted to show it was a semi-hollow, but I'm not a great fan of the traditional type of f-hole so I decided to do something different. And, as they say, The Beat Goes On..........

Ok, I decided to put a bit of a belly tuck into it : Then some drilling for a Gotoh 510 Wraparound and a home for a Humbucker. : Thence came "The Drill of Doom", ....well the wires gotta go somewhere, probably better if they end up in the cavity. : And yes, I added more protection to the top besides just the tape after I took the picture. Then I made a cover for the cavity and proceeded to final smoothing and slathering it all in Tru-Oil. : Ohh yes, I decided to try a little jazz style pickguard too. : It's from the same walnut as the binding. Still have to notch it for the pickup ring. This is where it stands now, waiting on the oil to cure.

Well, so far it's just been Tru-Oil. About 5 coats, then sanded back to wood. Repeated that process. Then about 6 coats with scuffing up in between. Used extra fine, grey color, scotch brite pad to scuff it. I'm surprised at the look myself, I think it was just a really nice piece of Limba.

Greetings Folks. I was bored one day awhile ago and while surfing the wood dealers sites I found this; One piece out of Khaya, at a really decent price. So I snagged it and went on looking till I found this: Kinda seemed like the they belonged together. So after getting them all together I formulated a plan, (Which, with me usually means winging it.) And began to act on it. : : Then a little routing later : Angled neck pocket, luckily it worked out : And I hate when that happens, then somebody always expects me to do it again sometime. Anyway, if you have a channel, you have to do binding : Which again, much to my surprise actually worked out. : Then a cavity, : And a tapered neck heel and counter sinking for ferrules. : And things are starting to look like I'm in business. : Have to run now, But I'll be back with some more later. Be Safe and Be Happy...

Thank you, sounds good to me

Sorry, I just realized, can someone move that to the proper section please.

Thank You and I'll remember that. Something I'm doing currently. Black Limba top with walnut binding on a Khaya body. Tru-Oil is curing now while I wait for a Warmoth neck to be delivered.