Archtop Quilted Tele

[bargeloobs]

So you weren't tempted to go all the way.....

Wow, that doesn't seen like a whole lot of meat holding that neck on there. I'm guessing you'd need a fairly dense/hard timber for that sort of cut.

[BenWA]

wow thats wild!

[wokkaboy]

agree Barge I'd prefer to have more meat holding the neck in place, reckon that axe would lose sustain because of that hollow out at the heel

[bargeloobs]

agree Barge I'd prefer to have more meat holding the neck in place, reckon that axe would lose sustain because of that hollow out at the heel

Yeah man, you imagine trying that out of basswood or something similar, it'd be like a whammy bar, before it eventually snapped off of course.

[Fretworn]

http://www.justguitars.com.au/vintag...scoop-1992/98/

[crundes]

The carve looks sweet as Barge! Was that a router job?

[bargeloobs]

http://www.justguitars.com.au/vintag...scoop-1992/98/

There you go, a Maple body. She'd definitely have structural integrity.

[bargeloobs]

The carve looks sweet as Barge! Was that a router job?

Nah, I marked out the curve with a black marker, then marked out some rough depth lines, then just carved it out with the angle grinder. After which i just tidied it up with sandpaper.

[stan]

did you use something like a flap wheel on a 4" grinder?

[bargeloobs]

did you use something like a flap wheel on a 4" grinder?

Yeah 40 grit, 4" flap wheel. Love it!!