double cut Les Paul

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Yes, like I said I have used both type, and in fact, the junk wood guitar build is the other type.
But I do like the idea of having more wood surface in the join. I really don't know how much stronger or tone it will give or sustain, but out of the two, The one I chose is easier to do and to work with.
The other stile, I end up putting in some wood or having to cut the neck to leave some wood under the fret board, because I don't like the free floating looking fret board on the body.
I didn't get anything done on it today, I take Sundays off, so come Monday I'll be back on it, along with some of the other builds and fixing guitars I have to do this week.
EB

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Well, today I got the neck ruffed in and I got the bindings in the mail.
So I did a round over on the back of the body and got the channel cut for the bindings.
So here are some pictures of what was done.

Here is the round over. One shot is before I sanded and the other is after.



Here is the neck ruffed in. I did have a picture of it where it shows it more finished but for some reason Photo Bucket didn't want to load it. So I'll try later on.


I always like to show the tools I use to carve out necks. I like to show them because I like for people to know you don't need a lot of tools to make necks.


This picture shows the binding I'll be using.


Well, so far this build is shaping up pretty good. So my plan this week will be to get the neck pocket routed, the pickup cavity's routed, put on the bindings, set the neck in.
If I can that all done, then next week or so I'll start to clear coat this build.
EB

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Today all I got done on this build was the 12" radius on the fret board and I made a truss rod cover.
This rosewood is some of the hardest wood to sand. It took me a few hours to get the radius sand in. (the rosewood is some that I had for the Rose guitar)

So here it is all sanded.


I showed this one because I want people to know that no mater how much you measure and check things for flatness it never is. At least not for me. As you can see I had to sand down a lot to get the fret board level, It sanded out part of the fret cuts. So I had to cut them back in again.


So here are the slots cut back in


So I wanted to see what it looks like with some oil on it so here it is. In this picture I wanted to show the before and after.


Here is the neck the way it looks now.




in case you were wondering... this is the saw I use to cut of the frets. If you build guitars and don't have one of these you need to get one. I like it because it has an adjustment for the fret wire depth. It is a life saver!


OK here is the truss rod cover and the nut blank.

Here it is with the nut cut down to size and the lines drawn in for the string slots.


Well, that's it for today. Hope to have the neck mounted sometime this week. But I'll have to see how things go for me the rest of the week.

Sure would like to see more reaction to this build.

So far this is one of my favorite builds. I am doing some things on this build I haven't done on others. Again if I am not clear on something please ask, I know I forget to say things about a build.
I post these in hopes, it will encourage those that are thinking of building guitars, and for those that are seasoned builders in hopes maybe you will see something you haven't seen before.
And if anyone has a better way of doing things I would like to hear you ideas.
As many of you know I never even held a router in my hands when I started building guitars.
Many of you helped me out a lot.
So thanks for viewing this build! Hope to see some feed back!
EB

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Oh, I forgot to say the head stock is going to painted black, at least on the top of it.
I am also thinking of putting a logo on it. But that is all still in thinking stages.
EB

[dnic]

I guess you got the right to feel lonely since you are the only to post on this page so far. I remember on my maple teak build it seemed like I put all this stuff up and see people reading but no one was saying anything. And I'm thinking this most be really screwed up if nobody wants to reply. But they were all just spell bound.

Really Eddie this is looking great and the neck is very cool. It looks way thin in the pic, how thin is it in real life?

The black headstock thing is kinda Gibby and the shape is kinda Gibby and on a tele bod it's kinda cool.

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Yeah, I know the head stock has been over done. The day I cut it out I was frustrated with some stuff going on in my life so... I thought what they heck, so I did the open book thing. I may wind up painting the head stock green. since the bindings are going to be green it may look better. But I still have some time to think about it.

There are times like you said when no one responds, then you do have thoughts.
But I do like the idea that they are Spell Bound!!!

Yes this is my thinnest neck yet. I cut the back (before carving) down to where it's only an 1/8th inch away from the truss rod. The fret board though is right on a 1/4 inch.
There is still a little sanding to do on the neck itself, but that will be done after the neck is set in.
Then the real work begins, carving the heal. LOL!

EB

[dnic]

Wasn't knockin your choice of peghead shape Eddie. Just sayin Gibby heads are often black and the Gibby head on a Tele was a neat approach.

Maybe my wife is right, I don't how to talk. Or maybe she's just spell bound too.

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I didn't take it that way Dane, I was just trying to say I had something else in mind to do and in the moment I went with the open book thing. I was thinking it would look better to paint the head stock because 1; I scarfed it in the head stock and shows the line of the scarf, and 2; I thought with the truss rod cover being part of the wood I used for the body it would help it pop a little more and taking away from the open book look.

I had a Carvin neck though once that had a Strat looking body with the open book head stock on it. I liked that guitar a Lot, and I wish I had it back, but it was one of those things I had to sell, back when I was in FL. Back when I was trying not to loose my house, and being out of work.
You know the saga...

Well, it's out to the shop to get to work on my projects. Hummmm.... What to do first...

EB

[dnic]

And yes the head the same color as the binding would look great.

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I got the neck pocket and the neck pickup rout, routed. Here are some pictures.

To start with I had to make a jig for the neck rout. I ruled out some lines on the board, then use my band saw to cut out the opening. It turned out just a little too big so I used some tape to tighten it up a little.


Here is a picture of how sung the jig is.


So here is the pocket after all the routing was done. To get the neck angle I put the bridge on top of the body and laid the jig on top of the bridge. Then I slid wood under the jig and clamped everything into place. Making sure everything was lined up, I then routed it out.
This is on of times I did not hog out the wood. I did this in 6 passes and two different size router bits.
I did not rush this, Once I got it down so deep I kept checking it out by placing the neck in it so I didn't go too deep or not deep enough.


So here it is with the neck in place. Pleas note that the neck is not glued in. The pocket came out nice and tight.




OK here she is. No the neck is still not glued in yet. I sill need to rout out for the other pickup, still need to put in some inlay in the fret board, and still need to put in the frets. I am also thinking of putting on the binding around the peg head.


EB

[dnic]

Yeah good snug pocket.

If you bind the peg head with green binding then it won't really pop out if the head is also green in color. What's the plan? Man.

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If I paint it green, I won't use any binding. If I go with the black, then I might use the binding.
But I have something else up my sleeve to try out. I am still experimenting with that idea, so I'm not saying what it is at the moment.
I'm going to stage it, then take pictures, then post it later on today.

Where the heck is everyone?
Looks like were the only two commenting on the post.
Looks like Irish is gone again, and where has Chris been? Heck where is John W as well! Hummmm...
Is everyone SPELLBOUND??? Ha!
EB

[dnic]

Yep, spellbound. I even amaze myself.

Really I think we all get busy and or just can't come up with witty new ways of saying that looks really cool or nice work or sweeeeet. So we just let it ride and see if someone else can be witty.

[chezvoz]

Nice work as usual! It's so cool looking that I might even change my mind about double cut pauls.

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OK, I did something today I didn't think I would ever do...
I went and put the "F" holes in it. I know some may not like them, but I really do like them on this build. Looks like a baby ES335.
Well, anyway here are some pictures. I also got the pick rout in.



Please note I decided to put the "F" holes in as an after thought. If I was going to do it again, I think I would put them in before I glued on the top to the body. Tools used; jigsaw, dremel with an attachment to hold the tool flush to the top and a small router bit, Files, and my best friend sandpaper!
Well, I have to say my nerves were on end till I got them in there. I was so afraid of messing up the "F" holes. What I also did, I made copies of the "F" holes from the plains I have for this build. I then use some tack spray to hold the copy to the body. I then use my drill press with a drill in it to pre cut the holes. Then used the jigsaw to get them close then the dremal tool, files and sand paper.
As far as the pick rout, I did my thing in hogging out the wood, used a template (with two sided carpet tape) and in 3 passes routed out.
I routed the pickup routs out to just over 1"
EB