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guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 03:55 AM

Now the big question is recyclables, pencils, or craftsticks?

kwerk · March 14th, 2012, 04:28 AM

And the answer is yes to all of the above.

Good luck!

jkingma · March 14th, 2012, 06:39 AM

How 'bout crayons.

crazydave911 · March 14th, 2012, 09:11 AM

Welcome back, and good luck to ya'!

, I can't wait

Dave

RogerC · March 14th, 2012, 09:14 AM

I like your style

Good luck!

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 09:32 AM

I've had to do things differently since I was the 2nd born child in my family. Make my own path and fly my own flag so to speak...:-).

Picton · March 14th, 2012, 10:20 AM

Has anyone made a tele out of styrofoam yet? If not, why not you?

Just sayin'. Looking forward to your build.

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 10:34 AM

I thought about foam and cardboard last night....I'd still in the realm of possibilities. :-).

Guitarnut · March 14th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarbuilder

I thought about foam and cardboard last night....I'd still in the realm of possibilities. :-).

I just put a fridge carton out with the recyle this morning...had I known.

Good to have you with us GB!

Mark

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 12:00 PM

Thanks, I figured I'd better get in and can always bail if need be. I'm leaning toward the craftstick telecaster as it would be quite a challenge. I may go craftstick neck, cardboard and recyclables body though too. For some reason they both are stuck in my mental to -do list. I'd like to debunk the one piece body no glue joint myth. Ever since the pencil caster came up I've also been thinking pizza box body too.... I've also been saving a lot of plastic toothpaste caps for knobs...LOL.

crazydave911 · March 14th, 2012, 01:36 PM

1 1/2" insulation foam, glued on cardboard top, back and sides, a couple of wood blocks inlaid here and there. Very strong..................so I've heard

Ok, ok, it works for a canoe paddle

, but who knows for what else?

Picton · March 14th, 2012, 01:57 PM

Has anyone done a torsion box before? This thread's got me thinking...

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Picton

Has anyone done a torsion box before? This thread's got me thinking...

I don't think so. Go for it. I remember seeing a torsion box table protruding out of a wall in FineWoodworking Mag about 20 years ago.

loopy reed · March 14th, 2012, 02:12 PM

Interested...

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 02:13 PM

Back in the mid - 80's when IA changed to Technology Education, we used to have the kids make bridges out of 40-50 popsicle sticks and a couple basswood pieces of wood .25 x .25 by 24 inches long. You'd be amazed how much weight a bridge like that can hold up. I am pretty confident a craft stick guitar can hold its own.

Matt Haskins · March 14th, 2012, 02:16 PM

Oh, I like where this is going.

RogerC · March 14th, 2012, 02:27 PM

I remember that. We have a science museum in OKC that hosted a competition, and like you said, I was utterly amazed at how much weight one of those bridges could handle.

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 03:18 PM

We used to load them with barbell weights hanging down from the middle. A few had held up one of our larger teachers 300+ pounds, and a couple even more barbell weights that he held in his hands....When they let go though...they sent sticks everywhere....LOL... it was kinda fun to watch.... safety glasses were a must.

R. Stratenstein · March 14th, 2012, 04:06 PM

Isn't a hollow-body kind of a torsion box anyway?

Lots of great ideas here! I had my heart set on somebody making a Pencilcaster though. Maybe next year. or. . . hmmmm. . . .

guitarbuilder · March 14th, 2012, 04:10 PM

The torsion box, as I know it, is a bunch of lap jointed pieces all in a grid configuration, on edge, glued between skins of hardwood or plywood..

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guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,360	Thanks, I figured I'd better get in and can always bail if need be. I'm leaning toward the craftstick telecaster as it would be quite a challenge. I may go craftstick neck, cardboard and recyclables body though too. For some reason they both are stuck in my mental to -do list. I'd like to debunk the one piece body no glue joint myth. Ever since the pencil caster came up I've also been thinking pizza box body too.... I've also been saving a lot of plastic toothpaste caps for knobs...LOL. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

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crazydave911 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: East Tennessee Age: 53 Posts: 7,025 2 Photos	1 1/2" insulation foam, glued on cardboard top, back and sides, a couple of wood blocks inlaid here and there. Very strong..................so I've heard Ok, ok, it works for a canoe paddle , but who knows for what else? __________________ "No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, however some electrons were temporarily inconvenienced." My Facebook

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March 14th, 2012, 02:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,360	Back in the mid - 80's when IA changed to Technology Education, we used to have the kids make bridges out of 40-50 popsicle sticks and a couple basswood pieces of wood .25 x .25 by 24 inches long. You'd be amazed how much weight a bridge like that can hold up. I am pretty confident a craft stick guitar can hold its own. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

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RogerC Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 40 Posts: 3,196	I remember that. We have a science museum in OKC that hosted a competition, and like you said, I was utterly amazed at how much weight one of those bridges could handle.

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guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,360	We used to load them with barbell weights hanging down from the middle. A few had held up one of our larger teachers 300+ pounds, and a couple even more barbell weights that he held in his hands....When they let go though...they sent sticks everywhere....LOL... it was kinda fun to watch.... safety glasses were a must. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

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R. Stratenstein Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Loganville, Ga. Posts: 3,646 160 Photos	Isn't a hollow-body kind of a torsion box anyway? Lots of great ideas here! I had my heart set on somebody making a Pencilcaster though. Maybe next year. or. . . hmmmm. . . .

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guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,360	The torsion box, as I know it, is a bunch of lap jointed pieces all in a grid configuration, on edge, glued between skins of hardwood or plywood.. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

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