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So a little news for today....... a 14" bandsaw :hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang::hbang: Now the real work can begin. I am going to to buy a new blade tomorrow just looking for opinions on size. I am thinking a 1/4" blade would be the best for...

It's gonna be similar to an rga8, but not a full archtop. I also plan on carving the hell out of the lower heel Cooley style.

Walnut is awesome in my opinion:hbang: My first 2 build that I am working on Maple\Walnut My 8 is a 5 piece and my 6 is a 3 piece. Not sure if I would use an all walnut neck, but I have seen it on a bass and it looks pretty sharp! EDIT: Your body looks great by the way!!!

Alright, another update for today. I didn't get a lot done, but enough to keep me from going crazy. First here's a pic showing how off center the fretboard was before glue up. I got really luck on this, next time I will run my frets off one squared edge instead of using the template off the...

Wow! Very nice job. Hope my first one turns out half as nice.

My dads will be a prs inspired build, 22 frets, 3x3 headstock. It will have a wizard style neck though, dimarzio crunchlab and liquifire pickups. Gold hardware, and gold fretwire from lMI. That as far as i'v got with it, besides the neck being laminated. As far as the body goes, I was thinking...

Thank you for that, I really appreciate it. I'm actually thinking of going back to my original idea of all walnut for the body, or maybe doing Ash for the bottom and a 3/4" walnut top. Once the neck is finished to the carving stage I will look at my options financially and see what i can do. :)

I am just so inexperienced that I don't know any better:nuts: It is my first build, and my first time using a router, so I am experimenting a little.... I was smart enough to build a jig for the channel though.

Alright, time for a small update. Had a week where I got very little done but I am back at it. Grabbed a fretsaw from lee valley tools and printed out a template from fretfind and started hacking away I then made a depth stop using a wooden ruler I had and finished them to their final depth...

Almost forgot, with all my many many minutes of guitar building experience, I got my first paying customer, my mom (awwwwww) Apparently she thinks that at 33 I am just as likely to be able to do whatever I set my mind to as when I was 5:ugh: Aren't moms great? So she wants me to whip up a six...

Ok, so economics have finally come into play with this build and so I had to make a change. Went to windsor to look for wood for the body, and decided to grab a piece of ash, instead of a more exotic wood. I really wanted something nicer looks-wise, but 3 bdft of ash was only $19.22, and money...

I agree with you on that, my intention is to finish the body with just a clear finish to protect the wood. I've been picking my pieces with that in mind.

Before I go much farther with this I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on using a walnut top for the headstock??? I was thinking it might look good, but it would be neat to see the stripes on there and not just the back. I don't know but I would appreciate any input.

Alright, the scarf joint turned out great, so I sanded out the rough spots then rough cut the neck shape with a jigsaw. I mean rough:nono: Thankfully I stayed well enough back from my line that I can fix it up and still maintain the shape I need. I believe now is the time to start building...

Thank you for that. I am really looking forward to this. I'm having a lot of fun trying to figure out what to do. I am a journeyman welder by trade, and have almost no experience with wood. I do know how to measure however, so half the battle is over.

And thats it so far, couple more hours and I'll go out and take the clamps off and see how I did.

I managed to get three fretboard blanks out of the ebony, so I guess I'll be building 2 more at least:hbang: Now the scarf joint, 13 degrees (ish) And the first screw up of my build, the blank obviously wasn't 90 degrees to the base of the saw, oh well. A little sanding and planing and...

Ok , here we go. I have decided to build my first guitar. I really wanted to buy an rga8, but I have a few issues with the design, pups etc, so I thought I would make my own a little closer to what I want. The specs so far 27" scale 8 string bolt on 5 Piece maple/walnut neck Ebony fretboard...

Here's the boards I picked up this week so I could get started. The ebony is almost jet black, but my iphone 4 loves to lighten everything up.