The Texas Tele Project

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:22 pm

It's been almost a month since the last update. I have been thinking through the project and finishing the routing templates. I have also been busy installing an above ground pool for the family...when they are cool and happy, I have more time for guitar building. While installing a pool is no big deal by itself, this installation required moving a yard barn, tearing down, reversing and rebuilding a section of fence and leveling an area big enough for the pool.

Anyway, progress is being made and there are lots of new pics to view.

The full project
http://www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/texasteleproject.htm

6-05-09 Updates!

Table saw expansion
http://www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/ttp04.htm#tables

Custom router table.
http://www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/ttp07.htm

The body back and top are cut out, profiled and glued up.
http://www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/ttp08.htm

Peace,
Mark

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:55 pm

Looking good so far. But NO POOL pics?

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:21 am

Hey, Mark! Speaking of cool - What I think is really cool is your idea, effort and success in increasing the re-saw capacity to 6.5". NICE WORK!!!

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:54 pm

beeg wrote:Looking good so far. But NO POOL pics?

Ha, there's nothing to see there...just one of those Intex bladder type above ground pools. The work was in making room for it.

Peace,
Mark

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:58 pm

charlese wrote:Hey, Mark! Speaking of cool - What I think is really cool is your idea, effort and success in increasing the re-saw capacity to 6.5". NICE WORK!!!

Hi Chuck,

Thanks for the comment. The band saw alot of fun...I was just lucky that there was room to pull it off. I don't know if you saw it on the site, but I'm using the same table as a router table also.

Best $30 I've spent in awhile!

Peace,
Mark

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 1:30 am

Now that;s what I'd call a multi-purpose aluminum plate. Wow! talk about customizing your Shopsmith!!!! So versitile and yet so simple! That's the best kind!

It'deserves a big ATTA BOY, MARK!!:D

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:38 am

charlese wrote:Now that]ATTA BOY, MARK!!:D [/SIZE]

Thanks Chuck! That's BIG alright!

I finished drilling and bolting up the table this morning...pics are up on the router table page.

www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/ttp07.htm

Peace,
Mark

2manband · Post by **2manband** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:14 am

Very cool. I'm interested in seeing how the carved top turns out after using the sawdust generator. I've got some walnut drying in my basement that would be perfect for me to reproduce a 1979 Walnut SG that I regret selling.

Are you using a Warmoth or other premanufactured neck on this project, or are you going to build that as well?

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:28 am

2manband wrote:Very cool. I'm interested in seeing how the carved top turns out after using the sawdust generator. I've got some walnut drying in my basement that would be perfect for me to reproduce a 1979 Walnut SG that I regret selling.

Are you using a Warmoth or other premanufactured neck on this project, or are you going to build that as well?

Hi. Thanks!

I have seen tops that were carved after using a safety planer to basiclly do the same pre-carve procedure. Then they are carved out by hand using everything from finger planes, spoke shaves, grinders to sure-forms. I'm not sure whiat I'll use yet...though I know it won't be a grinder!

I'll build the neck myself. In the background of these photos on my site, you can see the flame maple I have set aside for this neck and several others. I'll finish it with just a shade of vintage amber tint.

www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/pg11.jpg
www.crenshawweb.com/texastele/pg24.jpg

Peace,
Mark

pinkiewerewolf · Post by **pinkiewerewolf** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 11:44 am

Very impressive!
You're adaptation of the Mark V is inspiring me to get to work today.
As Robert Pirsig would say, You've got "gumption".