Series 1 Scratchy

[kells80aus]

From building my accoustics I know I have to put a veneer on the headstock otherwise the tuner plartes would stick out above the surface of the standard sized neck...this is also to create additional strength in the headstock.

Tks Gav, I've bought some maple headstock veneers, so I'll see how they turn up.
Meanwhile today I started on the Templete.
First I created a paper tracing, now I have traced that onto a sheet of patchwork plastic. this stuff is about .75mm thick and comes in an A3 sheet size, so it takes two sheets to make a the first level tracing. I do this as it creates a nice solid template to work from. Much better than trying to draw around a piece of paper.
Next I will make an MDF template of the body shape. I usually make up three. 1, overall body shape, 2. with the pick ups and neck slots, 3. is the rear route.
These guitars have a monster control cavity as they need to join up the 3 pos switch to the pickups and controls.

Somthing very intersting with this shape is most of the curves fit nicely to my French curve.