Hey Pablopepper. If it turns out anywhere near as good as some in this site, I will be rapt.
Yeah Ben. Really happy with the materials and that little country mill. Unfortunately they are limited in what is available locally in hardwood but hoping this spotted gum turns out nicely when sanded and polished.
Jeff Sheridan. I made some templates from pdfs online and followed these. It made the build so much easier. I have included a pic of some of the templates made so far.
You can see the main template for the router. I add the small block to the left to cut out the back 2 sheets of ply so I have the neck pocket complete. I add the small funny shaped insert laying on top to the bridge pickup hole to allow me to route the control cavity deeper. I have a center line on the black one and line this up on the back for the tremolo route. The insert on it is to route the tromolo cavity to the full 38mm after routing the 16mm cavity for the springs.
Fretworn. Exactly how I got this far. Asking lots of questions and watching lots of builds. You really get to the point where you can't watch any more and you just have to put tool to wood and have a go. Thanks to all who have helped so far. I hope mine turns out 1/10th as good as your masterpieces.
Simpleone89. I cut out the 3 layers from the template before I glued them together that way the thickest I have to cut with the jigsaw is only 17mm. I leave a few mm outside the template line and route to that off the template. If you glue and join them properly, they just need a light sand and they look like a 45mm slab.
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