I just finished build #3 and thought I would share some pics. It's obviously a simple strat type build however I did reshape it slightly during the process. The back is mahogany and the fingerboard is rosewood. The top is made from a piece of American black walnut that I had lying around. It had an interesting figure so I had it resawn at the local mill (I don't own a bandsaw) and it came out better than I thought it might. It has a schaller rollerbridge with EMG SRO pickups and grover rotomatic locking tuners.

I had a go at some basic binding and I also hollowed out the top so that it has a slight acoustic tone if played unplugged which is nice. I was going to go with danish or tung oil finish however I had some shellawax cream lying around and gave it a go. Whilst it is certainly far from a protective finish and isn't really intended for this purpose it brought out the grain nicely and feels great. I'll probably look at a more permanent solution at some stage.

cheers
Andrew

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You gotta be happy with that Andrew. That top is really nice. Some cool figure going on it. Good work!

Thanks very much mate. I'm glad I went with that piece of wood and I was pretty pleased with the way it turned out.

cheers
Andrew

Very nice Andrew, you did well mate. That black walnut looks amazing. Looks like you just about maxed out your bridge adjustment

Much appreciated mate. The action is still a little high so the saddles are up a little. They should come down when I adjust it all a little more.

cheers
Andrew

whoohoo - thats my favorite combination
mahogany with a walnut top
it works really well - i have done 3 with a further body awaiting my undivided

the three i have completed were real crackers -
i bet this one is as well

great looking build

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Thanks for that mate. I have never considered that wood combo before however I must admit I did change things as I went and wasn't even going to go with a top. The gold equipment and binding was also not planned. Overall however it turned out well. I'll probably try a maple back and walnut top next build (I still have some nicely figured walnut left from the same piece).

cheers
Andrew

Nice work Andrew.
I'm currently working on a couple which will be using that bridge (1 in black, 1 in chrome), looks to be a nice solid piece of equipment. Hope I can get mine looking as good as yours.
Roscoe

Thanks Roscoe. I thought the roller bridge might be interesting to try and I'm glad I did. It looks the part on the guitar and feels solid and really well put together.