Half Axed
January 6th, 2011Give me Another Week
The Telecaster clone is taking shape. Today the neck arrived, so I fixed the neck pocket and did the roundover rout around the body.
This thing is going to look fantastic once the Bigsby is in place. I hadn’t realized how good it would look.
January 6th, 2011 at 6:55 PM
Congrats on the Tele but I can not in good conscience support your addition of a Bigsby. Ugh. Big ugly hunk of metal that when used takes the guitar right out of tune.
I know it has all sorts of tradition adhering to it but … ugh.
I hope you find it to your liking though. It’s your gitbox.
January 6th, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Looking good!
January 6th, 2011 at 9:28 PM
Nice!!
January 7th, 2011 at 12:28 AM
Cool!
January 7th, 2011 at 8:34 AM
and the bidding starts …
January 7th, 2011 at 1:44 PM
Will it have a pick guard?
January 7th, 2011 at 5:01 PM
Great looking piece of work.
Maybe I should ask you to build me my ideal telecaster.
Thanks for sharing, this guitar will bring you lots of joy.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:19 PM
If you’ve got some scrap of that wood, practice your finishing techniques on that stuff, first.
One thing you might want to try (and it sounds counterintuitive, but run with me here…..)
Run a rag of woodworking bleach over a bit of scrap, rinse it out, let it dry thoroughly. Then apply and wipe a thin coat of stain. Maybe two or three coats.
What this does is to vastly increase the contrast in the graining. When you apply your clear finish, it’ll really give some eye candy.
If you’ve enough scrap to spare, try that technique alongside whatever your primary plan is. See which one you like better and let ‘er rip.
Good work so far!
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
January 8th, 2011 at 8:28 AM
I love walnut.
Looks good, but I know nothing about music instruments.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Hope the rest of the year is good to you Steve!