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Tasmanian oak and Jarrah guitar build.
These build threads are interesting.
I personally find it fascinating to see how people go about the task of building a musical instrument.
At the moment I'm working out of a 40ft container with no power and figuring out my work areas as I progress on this build.
My specialty is acoustics but while I build the jigs and presses etc, I'm building a few electrics.
A word of warning, I don't use sharp whizzy things that bite, I've seen what they do, so some of this thread will make you roll your eyes.
This guitar is based on an ES335 in shape only, there is no plan as I'm drawing them as I build.
The main part of the body is Tasmanian oak and due to the top being quite different I've elected to build this more as a chambered body rather than semi-acoustic.
All aboard!
To remove the internal mass I used my trusty rechargeable drill, then filed it down close to my lines.
I wanted to route the inside top and back with a dovetail bit to give the look of solid kerfing but opted to run a large bevel instead. Where the top plate will attach I want a large gluing surface, the back not so much and I'm after a little weight reduction too.
hmm, suddenly my device likes to post pics upside down.