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    My first build.

    Cool! Sometimes it takes someone that doesn't know what they are doing to come up with new ideas, lol. I just figured when I screwed it up, it would be easy to fix and I've used Rubio on other projects, so you use what you know. I know this is overkill, but because a guitar body is so small, I...
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    My first build.

    I bought a telecaster template from Stewmac. It didn't line up perfectly, but it gave me a good starting point. In the picture of the unfinished body with the top glued on, you can see white pencil mark from where I traced the template. I just made sure to enter the routing holes in the middle...
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    My first build.

    Beautiful.
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    My first build.

    I think I got a good set from exoticwoodzone.com. It gets used more for fretboards than bodies but there are some good examples on reverb
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    My first build.

    I can say already that the 4 coats of Blacktail N3 Nano ceramic coat was worth the investment. I have been hitting the pickguard hard for a couple of weeks now and I do not see a single scratch.
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    My first build.

    Thanks! My wife was born in Laos and Pale Moon Ebony comes from Laos. Used a router sled to take the 4mm off the top. Jointed and glued the three piece top together, then to the top. Luckily the measurements worked out.
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    My first build.

    Hello everyone. I wanted to show off my first build. Vintage telecaster Warmoth swamp ash body. I planed 4mm off the top and glued a three piece Pale Moon Ebony 4mm top I made to the top. Finish is Rubio monocoat Pure on the top, with Rubio Sheen plus and N3 nano ceramic coat on top. Back and...
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