Thread: New Build - 1st from Scratch

Glued Blanks Looking Good. Im leaving them for another day. I sanded the shellac off the face of the cap that Im going to use. The cap is 14 mm thick, so Im going to have to trim the 50mm blanks down to 26mm - assuming a telecaster (from memory) is 40mm thick. If I can plane down the cap (from the back by 5-7 mm - may be better suited.

Here's the sanded cap:



Note the scar at the left top corner....hmmm.....the grain and veneer were shot at the other end of the board so I had to use this end. If I cant sand and fill it out, I may use a modified Deluxe pick guard to hide it.

And here it is cut - about 4 millimeters outside the line. I didnt want to split the veneer with the crappy jig saw I have. I did manage a tiny tear at the bottom of the horn. Just over the line but I reckon I can sort that one out.

mate, if you cover that witha pickgaurd, i will get someone to drive me over there and slap you......

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

mate, if you cover that witha pickgaurd, i will get someone to drive me over there and slap you......

He He.....no dramas Andy. I think some nice Gold hardware and completely pickguardless is gonna be the go.

Here it is routed and sanded.

looks really good man

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

mate, if you cover that witha pickgaurd, i will get someone to drive me over there and slap you......

Why dont you drive urself andy??? oh thats right you dont drive!!!! HAHAHAH!!!!

Ill drive you cos i agree!!!

Looking good so far mate! I been thinking of a tele..I just dont like the headstocks on them..

Originally Posted by floody_85

Why dont you drive urself andy??? oh thats right you dont drive!!!! HAHAHAH!!!!

Ill drive you cos i agree!!!

Looking good so far mate! I been thinking of a tele..I just dont like the headstocks on them..

cause im lazy
i still reckon you should drive me to trend...
how much wood can your fit in your car

That top is the goods . It is going to be one sexy tele. I thought I would never say that teles are sexy so I'd better hurry up and post this before I take the comment back about teles.

What are you going to finish it with?

Cheers,

Peter

Originally Posted by peterbrown

That top is the goods . It is going to be one sexy tele. I thought I would never say that teles are sexy so I'd better hurry up and post this before I take the comment back about teles.

What are you going to finish it with?

Cheers,

Peter

hey peter, i havnt forgot abot you
i pulled the switch apart and cleaned the conacts, runs better now...
so your free to use it if you want, but you set it up

Originally Posted by peterbrown

That top is the goods . It is going to be one sexy tele. I thought I would never say that teles are sexy so I'd better hurry up and post this before I take the comment back about teles.

What are you going to finish it with?

Cheers,

Peter

Pete,

Dunno yet. Its for my 10 yo son...and like all 10 year olds he changes his mind so much. I know he'd like a sunburst finish on it...we'll see.

I have the offcuts, so I was thinking of trying a black stain to get the "stretch marks" dark - sand off again and then wipe over with a deep red stain - I definitely want a high gloss finish over the top of that to finish up.

We'll see....Im still a long way away...and Im making some decisions as I go.

Originally Posted by floody_85

Why dont you drive urself andy??? oh thats right you dont drive!!!! HAHAHAH!!!!

Ill drive you cos i agree!!!

Looking good so far mate! I been thinking of a tele..I just dont like the headstocks on them..

Floody,

Ive got a bit of a variation on the headstock. You may like tele's after you see it...then again....

Originally Posted by mannym

Pete,

Dunno yet. Its for my 10 yo son...and like all 10 year olds he changes his mind so much. I know he'd like a sunburst finish on it...we'll see.

I have the offcuts, so I was thinking of trying a black stain to get the "stretch marks" dark - sand off again and then wipe over with a deep red stain - I definitely want a high gloss finish over the top of that to finish up.

We'll see....Im still a long way away...and Im making some decisions as I go.

if it is for a youngster you might want to think about adding a tummy cut....

my tele now resides on a shelf in the workshop because i just couldnt get it into a comfortable position while playing

Originally Posted by mannym

He He.....no dramas Andy. I think some nice Gold hardware and completely pickguardless is gonna be the go.

Dunno why but gold looks cheap to me - I stripped all the gold off my Sheraton hardware, very happy with the result:



(Of course, I realise I need a plug cutter to fill the two holes left by the stoptail I removed.)

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

if it is for a youngster you might want to think about adding a tummy cut....

my tele now resides on a shelf in the workshop because i just couldnt get it into a comfortable position while playing

It would certainly help with the weight, thats for sure Andrew. Ill consider it. Hey its not too late for you either A bit of sanding and then some re-touching up!! Go on....get it off that rack!

Originally Posted by Andrew_B

hey peter, i havnt forgot abot you
i pulled the switch apart and cleaned the conacts, runs better now...
so your free to use it if you want, but you set it up

Ill have it...umm wait wat is it?? AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!!

Cant wait to see the headstock manny.. I was thinkin of doing a tele with a strat hstock..We'll see...I gotta do my explorer first!

I could fit heaps of wood in my car andy..Its a 99 comodore so its pretty big..

I may go to trend in my holidays if I can afford it..I want a nice piece of mahogany for an explorer