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[casper100]

Awesome work !!

Thanks!
For those that might wonder, yes, the threaded inserts are slightly offset. The back of the guitar has a round over and I wanted the bolts to be on the flat part.

 

[casper100]

To make the control cavity, I first made some templates from MDF. I got about half way down, but didn’t want to rush it. The rest of the way I can just use the cavity itself as the template. Going with a solderless electronics solution. Last night I took about an hour to carve a belly cut. Very satisfying. Just a rasp, a file and some sandpaper.

 

[teleme01]

Zen

 

[LonelyOldBrokeMusician]

"It's a nice day for... White Wenge!"

 

[Spud]

To make the control cavity, I first made some templates from MDF. I got about half way down, but didn’t want to rush it. The rest of the way I can just use the cavity itself as the template. Going with a solderless electronics solution. Last night I took about an hour to carve a belly cut. Very satisfying. Just a rasp, a file and some sandpaper. View attachment 68384View attachment 68385View attachment 68386View attachment 68387

awe the Shinto rasp!!

 

[casper100]

If you are going to do something, might as well make it more difficult. The body was still a little heavy, so I added lightness by subtraction. Final body weight is 5.2 lbs.

 

[teleme01]

I don't know that i can do a 5 lb.r

 

[casper100]

I don't know that i can do a 5 lb.r

It started at 8lbs before routing the cavities, lol.