Yesterday I glued on the top. Today I have trim routed the top and back to be flush with the body. Then sanded the sides to get rid of a few glue marks and to get it smooth and tidy.
I'm not sure whether it would be best to have glued on the top and back while everything was still rough cut, and then trim routed the body shape. That way there would be less glue to remove!!
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Looking good Trev. Are you planning a stain or paint finish?
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Thanks McCreed,
I'm planning on staining both the thinline and the solid body - possibly a FW golden teak followed by tru-oil, or cedar, or mahoganny, or walnut, or teak brown! I should have made 5 bodies.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
All good options in my opinion. If you haven’t used the FW mahogany before, I’d warn you it’s pretty dark. If you want more colour and less darkness consider diluting it. How about all five in an almighty burst? 💥
Edit. Yes, five stain burst sounds horrible.
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Looking great Trevor!
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Sorry I missed your post Trevor. That picture is gold! This build journey of yours is fascinating for me to watch because it represents my Everest - doing the whole lot basically from scratch.Originally Posted by Trevor Davies
Now I need to understand all these unfamiliar terms you use like "router" and "drill bit" and "wood"
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Thanks DarkMark, Dozy and Johnny,
Today I have routed out the pick-up cavities, control cavity and neck pocket for the thinline and the solid body. I was a little anxious about doing this but it all worked out (routed out!) well. Also gave the solid body a 3/8 inch round-over for the top and bottom. Plus more sanding to 240 g.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
I have purchased 2 Pitbull 21 fret TL style necks and 2 TL-1 chrome hardware packs. The headstocks are now shaped and sanded.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
Forgot to mention that I had drilled out the jack plug holes, the channels from the pick up cavities to the control cavities (using extra long drill bits) and the ground wire holes.
PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1,TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1, MBM custom, GHR-1 (Resonator), FH-5V (Acoustic).
Scratch Builds: Pine Explorer, Axe Bass, Mr Scary, Scratchy Tele's.
The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"
Looking really good!
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