Glued and screwed! 

I now have a body blank. 

Bandsaw time. 

This stuff cuts pretty well without chipping, if you go slow. 

Time to route. It also routes well without chipping, if you go slow. I also went around with a chamfer bit to give it the smallest of chamfer. 

I'm going with gold hardware for this one. White and gold is quite a good match. 

Nice work @Boo 🙂 How is the weight?

@koendb Thanks man. I’m doing ok, I’m eating pretty well and having the occasional drink 😉🥃 so my weight is staying pretty much the same, I’m not losing any at the moment.  
OHHHHHH. ………. You mean the weight of the guitar don’t you? 😆 

I don’t think it’s any heavier than the average guitar body of a similar size and shape. You’ve got me curious now though. I’ll go and weigh it and report back to you. 
I’m not going to weigh myself though! 

@boo Of course it is about you! Why would you think I care about the weight of your guitar? 🤣 

The reason I asked is because I always thought that plywood was heavier then solid wood and I was curious to see if that translates into a noticeable more heavy guitar body.

@koendb 😆😆😆😆 

I’m going to weigh it now. In fact, I’ll weigh both of these bodies. I don’t know what weight an average Tele is, do you? 

I don't know what the average weight of a Tele body is but there is quite a bit of difference between these two. 

The one made of kitchen worktop and pallet boards is a lot heavier then the the plywood one. I know the pallet one has hardware and pups installed but they are not going to weigh that much surely. I can't be bothered taking it all off again, I've only just installed it all. 😆

Madness ....

🤣

But aren't Danelectros made out of plywood and some other weird non-"tonewood" material?  So perhaps not totally mad 

@tv101 Yeah I know, I’m going insane without a proper workshop and not being able to give guitar making my full time work right now. I have to feed my addiction somehow though, I’m climbing the walls. So whatever I can get my hands on and whenever I get a spare moment, I’ll find a corner and make a guitar. Guitar making is a drug and addiction, I’m convinced of it. I see guitars in everything, that haven’t even been created yet, they are in my dreams. 😵‍💫🤯🤪

I wonder what @markbailey thinks of this £hit? 

@boo Cheaper kramers were plywood with a veneer on the back and front. As for the weight, ply varies, can have a lot of air pockets unless it's really posh ply lol

Been thinking about the ply-guitar.

IIRC, @robin had a problem with a body which he'd hollowed out, but the edge then split when he applied pressure to it.  If hollowing out a solid piece of timber, you have to leave the sides quite thick to retain enough strength (presumably because of the way that the grain is cut into).

*But*, using a ply body - a laminate with alternating grain directions - presumably you would not have to leave as much thickness in the sides to retain the necessary strength?  You could then veneer the sides if you wanted to hide the ply lines.

@tv101  @boo

On my first venture in guitar assembling I bought a pile of bits from various places, amongst them was strat shaped body that was claimed to be a fender of some sorts and it is made from plywood.

@tv101 Yeah I know what you mean but you have to consider the depth of the neck pocket too. If the body was thinner, the neck would have to be thinner. Making the body thinner is reducing strength from the neck pocket and you would have to use shorter neck screws too. Non of this might not matter, it could work perfectly well but they would be my concerns. You could indeed use a laminate for the edges if wanted, I’ve just filled it all with car body filler on this occasion and I’ll sand it all flat and smooth again before colouring the ply and finishing it will oil.

@robin Yeah, there is no reason why ply can’t be used, it’s stable if it’s good quality. It’s certainly not the best material to use for a guitar body but it just proves that it’s possible. 
In terms of fixing hardware with screws, there indeed could be a problem if you hit an air pocket and there could be some unwanted movement in the wood. This could be fired by injecting epoxy or superglue. 
I’d use some decent high build primer to sand flat before painting it too, it could be a lot of work, more than usual. What is that paint job like?