After recently getting an all new heating system installed I ended up with the old copper tank from the attic and had a crazy thought. What about making a guitar from it?
First things first I cut the tank into useable pieces, printed off a template, sandwiched the copper sheets between some mdf and set to with an old blade on the band saw.
Next I knocked up a neck blank
I used a router sled to knock the top of the body section down a bit to allow for bridge height then cut the copper top to fit the fretboard
After checking into joining copper I decided my best bet was to make a wooden frame and glue the copper on. I created a lip to add fake wood binding while I was at it.
As usual it's all on my youtube including the cheek clenching latest episode lol