I made sure I got the pickups into exactly the right position before drilling the holes for the retaining screws. I used masking tape so they didn’t move during drilling. Attachment : EAC96E78-FD...

Fret level, crown and polish. Attachment : FD2D84D3-4D32-4825-8540-C67838060D50.jpeg Attachment : BDDE214F-F926-439A-A9AA-5438BD2D8357.jpeg Attachment : 74D26CE0-6480-4E4C-96E3-D427A4...

Time to install the bridge. I put masking tape on the body in the area where the bridge was to be installed. I then used a long ruler to mark out the exact scale length onto the masking tape. From the...

Before gluing the neck into the body, I checked the angle to and alignment with the bridge. Once that was done, I took the plunge and set the neck in place with wood glue. The cat wanted me to believe...

Routed the neck pocket, carved and sanded the body. Attachment : 6D584AE3-32A5-47D9-B7EB-F7B0C37FF36B.jpeg Attachment : B947DFAC-5979-43BA-93E1-FBCE202EA455.jpeg Attachment : 0A11B93B-...

I cut out the body on the bandsaw and used the body pattern to guide the router for the perfect body shape. Attachment : 5B9A4E93-51D4-488E-ABEE-A744ADCD945D.jpeg Attachment : A9724743-5926...

Levelling the fretboard and installing frets. Attachment : 739FA38B-A71C-4DFC-8061-D3084EB977AE.jpeg Attachment : 73C80BD5-5F5B-4FE8-A208-DF9CC2CFA8EA.jpeg

Carving the neck. Attachment : E4AB698A-8435-4568-822D-CDA7D2757F74.jpeg Attachment : 371D8660-9584-44BE-A145-647B91633A4D.jpeg Attachment : A101BEEC-8813-4CD3-BF1D-B3F898BB0BEB.jpeg ...

Routing the pickup cavities. Attachment : D36E418B-285B-4D21-856D-66546AC04FA6.jpeg Attachment : 70E0123F-E513-4609-AF04-F9221B8F335C.jpeg

Attachment : FE992E50-492B-4B17-A498-52EFCC0396D5.jpeg Attachment : C7F61FCD-FEE0-4482-81C2-A5D8C87E9C56.jpeg Attachment : 0F9059BD-63DA-4DC7-9E25-7D15FFB2E11B.jpeg Truss rod and fretb...

I used the headstock pattern to drill the holes for the tuners which I then test fitted. Attachment : 4CCD4E9B-4A9B-4F5A-8E3B-2C514A2F1059.jpeg Attachment : 114FFEBE-8F9D-4003-8CC4-B6C81B9...

Time to surface route the back of the headstock using a jig. Attachment : B67CBCF8-4690-4F28-815B-1980B7290434.jpeg Attachment : 0BCE2E24-753A-4BF5-9489-61B3963341FD.jpeg Attachment : ...

Checked that the truss rod, fretboard and nut lined up with the marked line and with each other. It started to look like a neck. Attachment : 16F3AA98-91EC-4817-8C94-2008AC260679.jpeg Attach...

Marked out neck blank for long cuts on the bandsaw before making the cuts. Attachment : 6C1EF5DC-5A56-4E68-9DFC-023D196EE384.jpeg Attachment : 8FD3FA51-CB3C-410B-84F3-4E7C14343382.jpeg ...

Surface routing the front face of the headstock using the jig. Attachment : E4543C9C-36C5-4508-9FCA-3A0F86847B3F.jpeg Attachment : F8893488-5A9D-40B2-93CC-3CA5ADAD64E4.jpeg

I marked out the neck blank and routed out the truss rod slot. Attachment : 3D0FA577-81EE-4BBB-AB15-BDB65F28F492.jpeg Attachment : 6DA65FD5-3A15-437D-898F-C3C47FB65787.jpeg Attachment ...

With my 1:1 plan drawn out, I could then start thinking about bringing the guitar wood to the bench. This video shows me inspecting the various woods that I purchased from Mark. Attachment : 69...

I made a base plate for my router and some more jigs and patterns. Oh I then went to a beer festival. Note: I never use power tools or work on my guitar with any hand tools if I have had any alcohol. ...

Wearing my PPE I then started to make the patterns and jigs from the course videos. I used MDF and some other wood I had in stock. I just took my time and followed the instructions that Mark gave me u...

I started this project in my garage/workshop at home with two trestles from Aldi, a piece of MDF board, a few clamps and a cat. Attachment : 23EA781A-675E-4A38-A96F-BB4F74A00C18.jpeg Attachm...