Guitar maker questions

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

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A question or three for the guitar makers out there

$750 is a good starting budget, especially since it seems you might have plenty of lumber around to make it happen. I think fixed bridge and dual bucker are both good choices. I’ll second that parts of making necks can be tedious, and of course the tolerances are tighter there than anywhere else on a guitar, but I certainly wouldn’t caution against making one! It’s not rocket surgery I’m personally more process than jig oriented, and my method (which isn’t terribly unique) doesn’t req…

Telecaster guitar

Found some models on the internet and worked with a friend to modify them into a millable telecaster copy. The neck took 5 tries because I had issues with origin repeatability. The neck is some oak handrails I garbage picked. The body is a kitchen table I garbage picked with some oak laminated on top. I milled the neck plate and the control plate from aluminum. I carved the nut by hand from corian and did all the fret work myself. It plays pretty well, but needs some more setup work. [IMG_2…

Custom Guitar - Shapeoko XL

Hey all, Latest build for a customer. Body and neck routed on a Shapeoko XL (2 pieces), as well as the pickguard and holes in the brass string anchors (a drawer pull). 100% re-purposed wood and materials! Fred [tele][IMG_1748][IMG_1750][IMG_1747]

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