The Texas Tele Project

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 12:01 pm

pinkiewerewolf wrote: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".

Thanks Pinkie!

Haha,..."gump"tion, describes me better..."Run Forest, Run!"

Peace,
Mark

2manband · Post by **2manband** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:12 am

guitarnut wrote: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

I'll be interested to see how you do that - are you planning to use the sawdust generator there as well? I always thought that if I made an electric guitar, I'd purchase a pre-made neck from Carvin - the neck through type - at least for the first guitar. That way I would just have to shape and attach the body "wings," and then route/mount all of the electronics, bridge, tuners, etc. etc.

guitarnut · Post by **guitarnut** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 3:46 pm

2manband wrote:I'll be interested to see how you do that - are you planning to use the sawdust generator there as well?

Hi.

I'll carve the neck ny hand. There isn't as much material to remove from a neck once it's been profiled. This being my 3rd guitar, I've made 2 necks previously and they're pretty easy to shape. I hope to eventually carve the bodies by hand as well. This being my first carve, I though it would be a good idea to get a head start with the SDG.

I always thought that if I made an electric guitar, I'd purchase a pre-made neck from Carvin - the neck through type - at least for the first guitar. That way I would just have to shape and attach the body "wings," and then route/mount all of the electronics, bridge, tuners, etc. etc.

Lots of folks do it this way. Nothing wrong with it. Building completely from scratch involves alot of specialty tools that some folks don't want to invest in. It's an affordable and efficient way to build your own guitar. You should give it a shot...it's a blast playing a guitar you built yourself!

Peace,
Mark