Baby sitar build – day 2
I pulled the clamps on the steam-bent crooks that will be used for a leg rest on the baby sitar. They did spring back a bit as I had planned, … Continue reading
Steam bending kit
I purchased a steam bending kit from Rockler and it arrived this weekend. I have a piece that I want to bend up for the Sitar that I am building, … Continue reading
Baby sitar build – day 1
I got a new camera for Christmas. It is a Canon PowerShot SX510. It is not the latest and greatest, but it is perfect for my needs documenting my builds. … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 4 complete
I gave the body of the guitar, and all the wooden hardware, four coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then let it sit for 24 hours. Yesterday morning I applied a … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 3
Third day into this build, and I will have all the parts done today. My focus today was to get all the trim pieces done. I started with the cover for … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 2
I had a few little details to accomplish today, before glueing up the front and back halves of the guitar body. Yesterday’s epoxy has dried, so I sanded it down … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 1
So I don’t play guitar, but I really enjoy building them. I have been collecting bits and pieces while building other guitars, and I have been kicking around the idea … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve – day 3
The glue has dried, so I pulled the clamps. I set the larger spindle up in the spindle sander and sanded all of the larger curves. I stepped sown to … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve – day 2
Spent the day packing my oldest up and taking him back to college. I did squeeze in a bit of time to get back to the guitar body, that I … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve
I had a request for another guitar body. This one is a little different from the solid body guitars that I have built before. This guitar body is modeled after … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – complete
I got to finish up AJ’s guitar this weekend. The guitar body has been done for nearly a year, but due to some personal issues, it had to be put on … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 10
I applied the final (sixth) coat of Tung oil last night. I took a few pictures to hopefully show how the finish turned out. There is also a shot with … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 9
As I was getting ready to apply the fifth coat of Tung oil this evening, I paid close attention to the feel of the finish. It was a little rougher … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 8
The first coat of tung oil has dried. It soaks in pretty deep, so you don’t get much of a shine until the third or fourth coat. Since the finish … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 7
I wanted to finish the guitar, but I don’t have all the purchased components yet. The main item I need now is the neck. I have an Ibanez neck that … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 6
I found some time to play down in the shop last night. I was determined to make some headway on AJ’s guitar.I started by locating the centers of the holes … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 5
It has been a while since I have worked on this project. I recently had to order something from Guitar Fetish so I got some of the parts that I needed … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 4
The glue and epoxy are cured, so I got out my smoothing plane. I took my time planing the rays one or two at a time, taking care not to … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 3
I am juggling a few projects these days. While I am waiting on hardware for the cabinet, I will jump back on to AJ’s Strat. I had planned to run … Continue reading
AJ’s custom Stratocaster – day 2
Glad I didn’t have the energy to finish working on the inlay yesterday. AJ decided on a slight change to the design. I am now going to inlay his initials … Continue reading