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...

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I've either clamped the body to my drill press table, did the 12mm hole then a bowl and dish to make a recess. The most recent I went straight in with a forstner bit in the hand drill to make the rece...

Well after a few months I’m back to work building my second design. I had several other kit/parts builds I had started and I finished several while I’ve left my design alone. Here it is thus far thoug...

Dude!!!!!!!!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 My first build brought a LOT of anxiety concerning the jack...

Good going!

Posted by: @koendb Woohoo everything lines up perfectly. That was lucky! 😉 nice work Koen

Attachment : IMG_20221018_083201523.jpg Attachment : IMG_20221018_083331813.jpg Testing the alignment and installation of the Gotoh FR trem... Woohoo everything lines up perfectly. Next ste...

Posted by: @koendb so I definitely will oil the guitar, and then finish off with shellac. Not sure if the poly adds anything for me. I'll be interested to see how it looks before and after the shell...

Posted by: @tv101 Ive got no experience of Shellac - I’ve only ever oil finished guitars, sometimes over stains. I did buy some Shellac many years ago, with the intention of trying it out, but never...

Made a back plate for the control cavity and a rough cut for the tremolo back cavity this weekend.. Attachment : IMG_20221002_184109575.jpg Attachment : IMG_20221002_184111998.jpg

Posted by: @tv101 That was a lot of work for one weekend @koendb! It took me a little more then a weekend though @tv101 🙂

That was a lot of work for one weekend @koendb! Ive got no experience of Shellac - I’ve only ever oil finished guitars, sometimes over stains. I did buy some Shellac many years ago, with the intentio...

Sweet @koendb. Nice work. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

I started a new build, based on the same model as I have build before (designing-my-own-neck-tru-guitar)But this time, I choose for a set neck and a Floyd Rose Tremolo system from Gotoh (1996T)The nec...

Posted by: @russ Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂 Thanks @Russ! 1. Drew the shape - simple drawing package 2. Transfe...

Posted by: @tv101 But as a test ... here's a wooden "knob blank". Hi @tv101 Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Now, suppose the same shape of the knob was "outlined" by an inlay in the body, around the knob? Hmmmmmm ... A couple of bits of scrap, waiting for a purpose Attachment : 20221024_172304sml.jpg ...

Finished work on time this evening, so grabbed an hour in the workshop. This is a bit rough - I had to use a bigger cutter than I wanted to because the bit of scrap was thicker than I needed it to be....

Posted by: @koendb 🤣 😆 😉 😋 I do like you very smart design feature, Thanks @koendb On the one hand, I've made a lot of cock-ups. On the other hand, I've learned a l...