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 an...

@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?

@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 losi...

@russ Cheers Russ, yes I’m loving life in Bonny Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 even though I’ve turned into a full time builder instead of full time guitar maker. I...

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

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.

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

Bandsaw time.

I now have a body blank.

Glued and screwed!

I'm using an unfinished control plate and some unfinished brass knobs. I've got CTS pots, Orange drop cap 47, and a treble bleed.

I did a couple of test fits to check alignment etc and to get a feel for how it will look and feel as a guitar. I think it's going to look nice, I hop...

Time to whisky stain the neck and get a few coats of finish on it. It's now hanging up drying for a week or so.

It's looking much more like a neck now.

Time for some frets.

Whilst the body is drying, I made a neck.

@robin Yeah, I was a little choked to part with some of this nectar but I also wanted it to be a part of this guitar, my first Scottish build. We’v...

I got a few coats of oil on and hung it up to dry and cure for a couple of weeks.

@nsj Yeah, I think I know why though. As I want to keep the top boards rustic and even though they are generally flat, they are a little bit uneven. T...