Modified V Build

One step at a time, one foot in front of the other. It's coming along, man. Its gotta feel good building something like this for yourself...
 
Busy with the "Tele" fretboard today. But I did get to test the truss rod and it works! Yaaaaayyyyyy! Tomorrow I will do some more on the V. The bridge came in so I might do some work locating it. I also have to start fabricating the pup rings and pickguard soon. Also sanding the body.
 
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Drilled the string-through holes today. Here's a pick with the top ferrules just sitting in the holes. They weren't sitting square which is why they look crooked. Didn't get anything else done on this one today.
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Cool deal - slowing transforming from hunk of wood to Flying V. I'm betting that's going to have some nice grain/finish going on when it's done...
 
Neck is routed to final profile (almost! My top bearing template bit isnt long enough. I will need to put the bottom bearing bit on to finish the thickest part back near the heel.)
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RVA said:
Welcome to the dog house! To paraphrase Jimi...that's OK, we still have our guitars!
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You have deduced, correctly, that "myself" was not the only recipient of said promise. I do have to pick a jury on Friday, however.
 
Exciting day. I started carving/shaping the neck got about 1 half the rough carve done (base side). The volute shape is kind of a work in progress. I spent a lot of shop time today working on making tools, primarily a stew-mac fret press copy. Pics of it tomorrow. I also did some work on the tele nut.

Here the V neck is in the jig ready to be carved:.
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Dewesq55 said:
... primarily a stew-mac fret press copy. ...
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Which is IMO one of the most superflouos tools for occasional builders. The job can be easily done using a plastic or shoemaker's hammer. Provided the slot width and the tung width of the fret wire match well.
 
bea said:
Which is IMO one of the most superflouos tools for occasional builders. The job can be easily done using a plastic or shoemaker's hammer. Provided the slot width and the tung width of the fret wire match well.
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Different strokes, I guess.
 
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