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When I knock on it with my fist, I get different sounds depending on where I knock.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104877 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:32:21 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104875/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104875 feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104875 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:28:10 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104873/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104873 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Facilitypro) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104873 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:13:34 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104868/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104868



so they don't need a pick guard in front




although many do anyway.


]]> feeds@yuku.com (CRAWLand1000) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104868 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:58:52 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104864/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104864
So, if you look at a Stratocaster, it'll look like this:



But if you took the pickguard off, you'd see that it was covering a bunch of holes in the front of the guitar where the wires and circuits go.

feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104864 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:58:02 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104857/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104857
I used a pillar sander earlier to get rid of the most egregious left over wood on the inside ... not that you could probably tell.

I went over the maple with 150 grit (because I didn't think it was as good as the mahogany), then 400 grit sandpaper, to freshen up the surface for gluing, and an extra assurance of flatness. I just used 400 on the mahogany.

I got the glue ready and spread it around (just... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104857 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:48:38 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104713/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104713 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104713 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:01:09 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104712/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104712


I think I will at least try to clean up those chambers by sanding them a little bit. I mean, there's being careful with the router, and there's being ridiculous, and right now it's kind of ridiculous.

I'll have to do a test clamp... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104712 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49:37 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104639/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104639
I did a little bit of chamber clean up, but decided not to push it. I free-handed routed both the chamber connection, and the route for the pickup wires.




It does feel a bit lighter now. I don't think it will be particularly light for an electric guitar, despite having hollows, but considering how big it, and that it's made from heavy woods,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104639 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:27 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104637/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104637 feeds@yuku.com (Facilitypro) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104637 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:14:12 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104630/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104630


Since I wasn't very happy with how the maple interior turned out after routing it, I'm not sure what to do about this. I probably will need to at least clean up the electronics area. And maybe the area directly underneath the sound hole. For the rest, I'm honestly tempted to leave it the way it is.

Of course, I still have... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104630 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:47:21 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104592/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104592 ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104592 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:43:45 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104590/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104590
I drilled the dowel holes, checked to make sure I could put the maple top on...

I couldn't. The holes lined up (thank God), but there was about a half an inch of space between the two pieces of wood. I drilled the holes deeper, checked again, it worked.

...traced the outline of the body, traced the outline of the cavities...

And after I did that, you could see how I got the dimensions of this... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104590 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:28:02 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104521/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104521

]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104521 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:16:33 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104511/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104511
First, when just looking at that picture, I thought to myself, "Doesn't it look like there's an unnatural straight line at the waist on the bass side?" There is! The heck? Was the template like that? If not, maybe I'll need to reroute that spot. If so... Er. I'll need to touch up the template!

I'm still not happy with the sound hole. On the top side, the middle 3rd of it... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104511 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:20:12 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104504/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104504
First, I put the template over the body. You can see how rough the body was cut.



Then I attach it to the table. I tried to use three clamps, plus that anvil, but in certain places (particular the top of the body, and especially particularly the top horn, which was the hardest part to reach) I might have... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104504 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:20:13 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104495/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104495



This is the side you'd actually see:



Man, I got some shit in the grain of the top. I'll have my work cut out for me trying to clean that up.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104495 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:33:53 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104492/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104492
Well, here it is, after being partially sanded out.



Also pictured: A ridiculous number of tool marks, and the not-very-cleaned up walls of the chamber.

I guess I'll... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104492 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:35:12 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104474/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104474
Okay, I suck at drawing freehand, but I was planning on having a recess around the neck like so



on the back side of the body, so if I reached my hand in there, I could reach around to the higher frets.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104474 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:28:21 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/reply/104472/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html#reply-104472
First, the router bit came out of the collet and took a bite out of the sound hole. Opps. It's not as bad as I first thought. It's not a project ruiner. I started sanding it out as the last thing I did before I left, and I guess it'll be okay. It'll just be a little bigger than I had planned.

The second mistake was that the template started slipping at one point. Thank God I didn't route through to the outside, which... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Crawl and 1OOO) http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/sreply/104472 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:49:42 GMT http://flyingomelettespalace.yuku.com/topic/8215/t/The-Guitar-Building-Thread.html
I'll spare some of the details of my plans for now. I've already made a bit of saw dust and some progress. Most recently, I joined some wood for the body of the guitar:

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