Building my own version of a strat this time, 3 single coils, 5 way blade etc. So far I've been working on the neck, today I got the fret markers done. Next will either be frets in or carve, haven't d...

Cheers @swepri The shooting board has a series of holes at even intervals along the length of the board. I think mine were set at 8cm apart and about 3cm back from the edge (it's hiding in the back of...

......then glued it onto the inside of the back Attachment : PXL_20230202_133942215.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Attachment : PXL_20230202_112347273.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230202_115436639.jpg I used an off cut from the soundboard to make the centre strip for the back 🎸🙂🎶Ƕ...

Attachment : PXL_20221222_095417182.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221222_095111426.jpg Then I cut out the shape of the back 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Then I plane on the radius of 20 foot using the shooting board. Attachment : PXL_20221222_111323781.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221222_111206068.jpg 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : PXL_20221221_132129470.jpg Planing down the back braces flat and square. They are all 7mm thick and will eventually be 14mm high but I'm leaving them 20mm high for now. 🙏
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Attachment : PXL_20221007_142852305.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221007_083132331.jpg .....then planing and scraping down to 2.8mm thickness. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : PXL_20220929_152744833.jpg Joining the back. I'm using cherry for this one. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Attachment : IMG_6250.MOV Neck Carve

@russ Moving along quite nicely. Keep at it. Top job!

@tv101 I built one in my life. An archtop. Took me almost a year. I totally concur with you.

I almost forgot....... Attachment : PXL_20230224_155738234.jpg A small cap over the join of the X-brace clamped on........ Attachment : PXL_20230302_094700435.jpg .....and shaped. dz...

Then a bit of sanding before it's ready..... Attachment : PXL_20230224_151020410.jpg 🙂🎶🎸🙏

And even more carving........ Attachment : PXL_20230223_133056236.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230223_133233800.jpg .....and more ....... Attachment : PXL_20230223_135030966.jpg Att...

Attachment : PXL_20230217_153749329.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230217_140002951.jpg Then gluing on the Lower Bout braces and the Outer Edge braces 🙂🎶🎸🙏

.....then set about carving them down.... Attachment : PXL_20230217_094813854.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230217_113607752.jpg ....and a bit more.... Attachment : PXL_20230217_100709888.j...

Attachment : PXL_20230216_115948488.jpg Next, I glued on the X-brace and the Upper Bout braces. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Cheers @tv101. Looking at the work you have done on your electric builds, I think you could do an acoustic build. It's the same process..... just a few more little jobs involved. 🙏🎶&#...

Whenever I see an acoustic build, I think to myself "maybe I should have a go". And then when I read all the detail of the build, and realise all the skill and accuracy needed, I think to myself "ma...