LordMare

One more question! Can I seal the ends with normal laquer for wood? I have plenty of that at home... BTW, thanks for help guys!!!

I know that using fresh wood is useless. And all kilns around here are drying wood in LARGE quantities so that's not an option . The only thing that remains is to cut the wood in planks and dry it on air for 2-3 years, right? Can you please explain to me what is seasoned wood like? Thanks! M.

Thanks for help, I'll go to the store to get this wax paint as soon as possible. I'll post something when I saw it! Marko.

Thanks for your help! I posted a question on a local forum to get some informations on Kilns - waiting... If this sollution with kiln doesn't end good, I'll just have to buy new wood and air dry this piece of walnut . Can you recommend me the thickness of cut? With what should I seal the ends of planks? Thanks!

Well, 1 piece weight is around 30 kilos This tree was cut with chainsaw and cut to pieces around 80 cm long. The tree is around 50 cm wide. Should I cut it somehow to blanks and than dry it like a sandwich with sticks between to allow air flow? Thickness of a guitar body? Would it be alright to dry it in a small barack (little wooden house) with open windows?

Hey! Yesterday I got two nice chunks of walnut tree (fresh, It was cut yesterday), they are about 30-50 cm wide and 60-80 cm long. They stil have the skin on . What is the best way to dry it so I could make my tele? How should I protect them from splitting? Thanks so much!

Hey! This is my first post on this forum... Big hello to all! I have been reading this forum for few days now - It rules! Soo, my story goes like this: I've always thought about building something, I almost began with my project from www.18watt.com, but I quit soon because of my lack of electronics knowleage. So I began to think about building my own guitar. So here I am I think that Telecaster shaped body is one of the simpliest shapes - perfect for 1. project. I want make this project as cheap as possible (I want quality parts, wood - but no fancy quilted/flame stuff this time ) soo I thought about 52' Telecaster copy. One piece ash body, two piece neck (hardmaple for neck and maple for fingerboard). Transparently butterscotch finish and little darker finish on neck (vintage look). So what do you think guys? Will this be hard too hard for 1. project? I have few tools at home, but I intend to buy router because I don't have one. Should I get templates for this project or would plans printed to paper do the work? I would go in this direction... Thanks! (Sorry for my wierd language, I'm from EU)