After trying a bunch of different software tools, I use Fusion 360 for modeling, rendering and CAM (it simulates cuts and produces G code). It is...
My first serious build was an SG as well (see avatar). It took me 9 months - roughly 150 hours of actual work and who knows how much time on...
I use the fret press caul from StewMac with a 12-inch desktop press from Delta. It works fine. I've used it with ebony and maple fretboards. I...
Take a close look at this picture of the guitar top as viewed from the back: [IMG] Note that I left the wood thicker along the center line. The...
Thanks, Adam. I was under the assumption that I couldn't edit old posts, but I see now that I can! I'll be updating the posts with new URL's for...
Hey batyrlan82, I'd like to fix this thread to point to a new location for the pictures. Until then, you can find all the build pictures here:...
I have at least one build thread on here that links back to Photobucket. I have no plans to upgrade my account to fix the 3rd-party hosting issue...
You, sir, are a glutton for punishment. :) Nice work.
It's all done! It's a solid guitar that weighs 10 lbs on the nose (4.54kg) with a nice, fat neck. The Lollar P90's sound great. I also include...
Here are a couple of more details for the CNC. The pickguard is from the same .04" nickel silver sheet I used for the fret markers. I'm not set...
Seriously nice workmanship and details. How do you round-over the fret ends? Do you do that before or after they're on the neck?
You're probably right. SG's tend to be neck heavy even when they are all mahogany.
Nice work and welcome. My first guitar "build" was a kit as well. Like you, it gave me the confidence to start doing builds from scratch. I'm so...
Congrats on getting your first build done! That certainly is a unique shape. I play mostly sitting down, so I don't think that would work for me....
My spraying options are limited so I tend toward the wipe-on finishes. I also prefer the look of a rubbed on oil to that of a high-gloss finish....
I tried to get a Safe-T-Planer a couple years back and couldn't find one. The original Wagner has been discontinued. It looks like StewMac now has...
Welcome!
I've used Electrosocket jack mounts on a couple of builds and really like them. They are low-profile and very simple. [IMG] [IMG]...
Welcome! Please take pictures and post your progress.
I decided to try something new in keeping with all the metallic appointments I've been making to this guitar. I started by using the CNC with a...
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