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rcole_sooner · March 13th, 2012, 01:29 PM

Well, here I am. This should be a hoot!!!

jkingma · March 13th, 2012, 03:16 PM

Good luck... can't wait to see what you come up with.

RogerC · March 13th, 2012, 03:21 PM

Good luck! I know you'll make us Okies proud, which is a good thing because I'm pretty sure I'm going down in flames!

dilbone · March 13th, 2012, 03:25 PM

Good Luck...a hoot is definitely one way to describe what is about to ensue!!

fendahbendah57 · March 13th, 2012, 03:36 PM

Good Luck. I haven't gotten past changing pickguards

crazydave911 · March 13th, 2012, 05:25 PM

Good to see ya' in, good luck!

Dave

gitlvr · March 13th, 2012, 05:59 PM

Hey, your feet don't fit no limb! LOL.
Good to see you enter this year. Good luck!

abracadabra · March 13th, 2012, 07:35 PM

g'luck rcole :)

vtcyclist · March 13th, 2012, 08:56 PM

No "sooners" on starting this build eh? Good luck and have fun.

hockeygoon · March 13th, 2012, 09:36 PM

Should be fun, I am getting excited to see what everyone comes up with.

rcole_sooner · March 17th, 2012, 05:57 PM

I finally got a chance to get started. I get much, but I did get the wood picked out.

It is some mahogany for the body and neck, spalted maple body cap, and rosewood for the fretboard.

I managed to get the wood cut into blanks, and the body blank glued up.

adirondak5 · March 17th, 2012, 05:59 PM

Nice spalted maple .

emoney · March 18th, 2012, 09:26 PM

Love the wood choices (since I'm doing pretty much the same thing, lol). Maybe we
need a "Mahogany/Maple Category" all to ourselves.

Looking forward to watching the progress.

mkhhunt · March 18th, 2012, 09:30 PM

Mahogany is great, that spalt will look really good too! I'm looking forward to your build.

rcole_sooner · March 18th, 2012, 11:13 PM

Yeah, I was kinda surprized to see so many mahogany builds.

Last year I thought I was going to be original with P-90s, but a lot of builds used those.

One thing with this group, if it ain't been thought of, then it is probably a good thing that no one thought of it.

Um, or something like that.

Joe Sailor · March 19th, 2012, 02:40 PM

Wow, that maple is nice. I usually use my phone for viewing, but today I am on a real PC, and can actually see! Nice.

rcole_sooner · March 19th, 2012, 11:24 PM

Okay, I was driving home after work, just minding my own business. I swear, I wasn't lookin' for any trouble. Sure I stopped into Home Depot, but it was just for a little while.

And whadda ya know?

These tools followed me home.

I'd been promising myself these very tools, so I guess I'll let them stay.

rcole_sooner · March 19th, 2012, 11:27 PM

The planer works like a champ.

I dunno about not planing anything less than 5/16", however. I had a few saw marks left, so I went ahead and took the fretboard down to 1/4", and it seemed to plane just fine. I got 6 nice fretboards outta that board. I also got 2 neck blanks out of the shorter piece of mahogany (hopefully this time, I'll only need 1).

rcole_sooner · March 19th, 2012, 11:28 PM

Got everything rough cut.

Guitarnut · March 20th, 2012, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcole_sooner

And whadda ya know? These tools followed me home.

I'd been promising myself these very tools, so I guess I'll let them stay.

Well played sir.

March 13th, 2012, 01:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	rcole_sooner's 2012 Challenge Build Thread-- COMPLETED Well, here I am. This should be a hoot!!! __________________ rcolesooner's Channel Last edited by TDPRI; May 12th, 2012 at 06:20 PM.

March 13th, 2012, 03:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
jkingma Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N 44° 59.564 ~ W 079° 35.317 Posts: 10,168 18 Photos	Good luck... can't wait to see what you come up with. __________________ -Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

March 13th, 2012, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
dilbone Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio Age: 39 Posts: 1,120 65 Photos	Good Luck...a hoot is definitely one way to describe what is about to ensue!! __________________ C. Dilbone 3rd rate hack

March 13th, 2012, 05:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 7,140 2 Photos	Good to see ya' in, good luck! Dave __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

March 13th, 2012, 05:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
gitlvr Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northern Va. Posts: 2,140 10 Photos	Hey, your feet don't fit no limb! LOL. Good to see you enter this year. Good luck! __________________ Mike The only thing necessary for evil to thrive is for good men to do nothing.

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March 13th, 2012, 03:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,248	Good luck! I know you'll make us Okies proud, which is a good thing because I'm pretty sure I'm going down in flames!

March 13th, 2012, 03:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
fendahbendah57 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Jose Posts: 232	Good Luck. I haven't gotten past changing pickguards

March 13th, 2012, 07:35 PM	#8 (permalink)
abracadabra Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spain Posts: 433 13 Photos	g'luck rcole :)

March 13th, 2012, 08:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
vtcyclist Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 1,031	No "sooners" on starting this build eh? Good luck and have fun. __________________ "I'm clinging to the notion that I might accidentally produce a really good playing/sounding guitar" Kansascaster

March 13th, 2012, 09:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
hockeygoon Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norwich CT Age: 43 Posts: 679	Should be fun, I am getting excited to see what everyone comes up with. __________________ "Where the he11's my pick?"

March 17th, 2012, 05:57 PM	#11 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	I finally got a chance to get started. I get much, but I did get the wood picked out. It is some mahogany for the body and neck, spalted maple body cap, and rosewood for the fretboard. I managed to get the wood cut into blanks, and the body blank glued up. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

March 17th, 2012, 05:59 PM	#12 (permalink)
adirondak5 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island NY Age: 57 Posts: 5,606	Nice spalted maple . __________________ *Herb* *I don't always play guitars , but when I do , I prefer tele's , stay twangy my friends*

March 18th, 2012, 09:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
emoney Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hudson Beach, Florida Age: 48 Posts: 1,007	Love the wood choices (since I'm doing pretty much the same thing, lol). Maybe we need a "Mahogany/Maple Category" all to ourselves. Looking forward to watching the progress. __________________ Just another squirrel trying to get a nut

March 18th, 2012, 09:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
mkhhunt Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Age: 50 Posts: 425 4 Photos	Mahogany is great, that spalt will look really good too! I'm looking forward to your build.

March 18th, 2012, 11:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	Yeah, I was kinda surprized to see so many mahogany builds. Last year I thought I was going to be original with P-90s, but a lot of builds used those. One thing with this group, if it ain't been thought of, then it is probably a good thing that no one thought of it. Um, or something like that. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

March 19th, 2012, 02:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
Joe Sailor Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Longmont, CO Age: 53 Posts: 1,002	Wow, that maple is nice. I usually use my phone for viewing, but today I am on a real PC, and can actually see! Nice.

March 19th, 2012, 11:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	Okay, I was driving home after work, just minding my own business. I swear, I wasn't lookin' for any trouble. Sure I stopped into Home Depot, but it was just for a little while. And whadda ya know? These tools followed me home. I'd been promising myself these very tools, so I guess I'll let them stay. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

March 19th, 2012, 11:27 PM	#18 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	The planer works like a champ. I dunno about not planing anything less than 5/16", however. I had a few saw marks left, so I went ahead and took the fretboard down to 1/4", and it seemed to plane just fine. I got 6 nice fretboards outta that board. I also got 2 neck blanks out of the shorter piece of mahogany (hopefully this time, I'll only need 1). __________________ rcolesooner's Channel Last edited by rcole_sooner; March 20th, 2012 at 12:06 AM.

March 19th, 2012, 11:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
rcole_sooner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 3,656 29 Photos	Got everything rough cut. __________________ rcolesooner's Channel

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