First build

[Manisk]

I have taken an interest for guitars recently, never played anything before except piano

I had plans to buy a gibson les paul as a starter guitar, that seemed a bit to exessive so i built a guitar for myself using mostly handtools, it turned out better than i expected

Im not here to brag though, i want to share some problems that came up during the build and also be informed by you of potential details i've overlooked in the build!

Finding a slab of oak, scandinavian


Getting the body shape


Carving the neck, from the same slab of oak



Checking the fit


Fretting!! definately the biggest hurdle for me as i didnt spend the extra time really getting the fingerboard radius and level correct, had to remove all frets and reclaim a sufficient surface after buying a 10" radius sanding block



Also for some reason i ended up chosing larchwood for the fingerboard, i also glued the neck to the body using epoxy resin, i bought emg zakk wylde pickups, which to my surprise required batteries, i got to learn about active and passive pickups tho ;D



The guitar in its current state


I've chosen to utilize most of the string lenght by moving the tailpiece away from the bridge to have more possibility of symbiotic resonance or a reverb, and can be used as a harp i run a schaller roller bridge, perhaps not the most suitable as im looking a good sustain. Scale lenght 650mm, 21 frets, heavy! above 4.5kg The nut is made from elk horn, not really finished yet, need some filing

If you have any suggestions for me id be glad to hear it, even if you think i have no idea what im doing, because i dont