Week Work.
Straight string ferrule holes are a nice thing.
Getting set to carve the top. I use the round over bit to set the depth of the carve.
Electronics holes drilled. Strap locks recessed.
Trying out a new clamping fixture for the bench.
Meanwhile a new tele is being cut on the Destructo 2000
This time we avoided disaster.
Working on a bolt on prototype. First pass is just junk pine body to get the idea going in the right direction. Trying to get a serious Tele vibe with this one. I think the next pass will be more of an S9 super strat though as I am not sure anyone really wants a modern single cut with tele sized pickups (except me of course... I am using dual blade hbs in this).
Everything is happy...
Then this.
Pretty sure this one was my fault. When I built the gcode I think the tabs got left out. So the body came lose and then the bit caught it. Luckily I was standing right next to it and was able to stop it before it broke the machine.
The body got dinged a bit but nothing I am worried about.
Here is what it is going to look like.
Ok lets fix the body.
Now I decided to carve the arm rest... and I hated it. So I tried something different. It is not my favorite. I would love to hear opinions. But I think I am going to just go back to a plain old flat tele body. Teles don't look right with carves.
Headstock with plate and recessed vintage tuners.
Made a less than funny mistake with these. I forgot that I use a wider tuner spacing than a tele on my headstock. I wasn't thinking and just started drilling. The Klusons are supposed to touch and look like a plate when done. Instead I ended up with a 1/16 between them. Not a functional issue but a visual one. Probably just going to drill this necks tuner holes out and put modern tuners on it. All that work...
And the half bridge.
Neck ferrules. Not a fan of these either. WD has a new neck plate that is for cutaways. I might start using one of them.
Of course I only use steel inserts and stainless steel neck screws when I do do bolt ons.
Back to regular work carving a neck.
