2010 TDPRI $210 Challenge.....TUFF PUPPY

it's on

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04552.jpg


:cool:

Yes! It just wasn't a party without Scatter Lee!

Oh great...Time to withdraw!!! ;)

well, looks like the kings in the game (I'm looking forward to this).

Oh great...Time to withdraw!!! ;)


Just what I was thinking. I'll have to forge my own tuners now, not just bridge, to keep up.

Scatter Lee, Good to see you are going to join in the fun again. I enjoy seeing how you get things done...

Yep nobody does the 'build thread' like you. Welcome to the party.

Yes! It just wasn't a party without Scatter Lee!

+1000

Go scatter go!

party on!!!!!!!

had a little time today and got started by making a template, drew out what i wanted on a nice piece of pine

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04547.jpg

cut it out

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04548.jpg

had to widen it a little, i thought 10" was 9-1/2" but it was 9-1/4" oh well

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04553.jpg

carpet taped an old template i had around

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04556.jpg

routed it

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Lookin' great, as usual, Scatter Lee!

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04560.jpg

did the headstock and neck too

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04561.jpg

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and thats about the size of it

Very interesting. Can't wait to see more.

All right!
Man I was beginning to wonder

Subscribed. :-)

Man, you just touch wood and it turns into guitars! lol This is gonna be great. Thanks for sharing with us!

the plot thickens, DEFINITELY subscribed!

Veeeeerrrry interesting... Let's see yo' breaks man.

I guess you are making new templates because it's going to be a baritone or what ? looking good!

well look what i got in the mail today :cool:

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04600.jpg

Congratulations again on your 2009 victory.

Good luck this year now that you can use big bucks to build with!!

got the neck wood in today, and a little more body wood

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04606.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04607.jpg

Congratulations again on your 2009 victory.

Good luck this year now that you can use big bucks to build with!!

thanks, i'm not sure what to do with all the extra money

Looks like some real nice wood.

started cuting up the neck wood, curly maple, flame maple, whatever you want to call it

drew it out

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04609.jpg

cut length

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04610.jpg

ripped width

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04611.jpg

and thickness

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04613.jpg

then cut and squared up some quilted maple

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04615.jpg

bookmatched

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04614.jpg

clamped them down for now to keep them from warping on me

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04616.jpg

cut a couple of black walnut strips

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04617.jpg

got out some african mahogany (whatever that is)

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04618.jpg

cut width

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04619.jpg

cleaned it up a little

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04620.jpg

cut length

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04621.jpg

ended up with these

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04622.jpg

we can post more than four pics now, when did that happen?:cool:

got to let the neck wood rest for a few days, i got bigger fish to fry this weekend

Sooo....any particular reason for making a one piece (neck and body) template?

well this is what i'm going for, with all that money to spend

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04623.jpg

size comparison

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04627.jpg

it's going to be a Merle Haggard Tuff Dog "mini"

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/452740.jpghttp://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/452741.jpg

:cool: if thats ok

Wow, looks cool.....Scatter Lee, since you already make just about everything on the your giutars.. I think the time has come for you to even grow your own trees!!!! ( cut out the middle man)---just kidding....I like it and have subscribed to the thread, I can't want to see more.

I was just getting started and then my fishing buddys showed up

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04660.jpg

the blue gills were hitting all day, lost count of how many they caught

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04668.jpg

:cool:

I'm going to have to organise a fund-raiser for Scatter-Lee - the recession has hit the poor guy so hard. He's living in a tiny little wooden shack and he cant even afford a car with seatbelts (or doors, or gears) let alone afford licence plates. Things have gotten so bad that he has to force his poor undernourished children to "catch their own dinner".

How sad!:lol:

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

sorry, I couldn't resist.

The way I see it Mr Lee has life by the short hairs. I am totally envious, my day consisted of reviews, meetings and reports all in an 8 x 8 cubicle. I want to get interrupted by fishing buddies in a sports car.

Sweet! a neck thru, never woulda thought of doing the template in that manner.

Any manatees today?

put in a truss rod today, went something like this.....

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all glued in

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i mounted the bridge and some tuners and strung up a couple of strings on the template to check the neck width, man i cant believe how good the template sounded

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04749.jpg

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i mounted the bridge and some tuners and strung up a couple of strings on the template to check the neck width, man i cant believe how good the template sounded]

I can believe it.The second guitar I ever made was a neck thru, and I used a full body template like your doing.The guitar turned out "ok", but as a joke (and on a dare) I threw an old bridge and tuners on the template (thing was ugly, wasn't going to make another),put a piece of 3/8 keystock in it for a truss rod and the oldest,trashiest pickup my music store had in his junk box.Glued a second plank to the body to make it thick enough to route then really just banged it together.The thing sounded so good I couldn't believe it (still can't).I still have it 20 yrs later (guitar long gone). Do yourself a favor, after this contest, string that sucker up.You may never play it in front of anybody......lol, but you'll play it

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04767.jpg

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04810.jpg

and the tone chambers, .........you know..............for tone:cool:

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04811.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04813.jpg

Coming together nicely.

What are the white pieces on the router/planer ?

What are the white pieces on the router/planer ?

those are screened in porch parts

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Wow, you are truly a master. This is so cool!

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04848.jpg

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04852.jpg

ever try to get a pic of a bee in flight?,:cool:

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04846.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04834.jpg

on to roughing out the neck

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04858.jpg

and the sun went down, to dark to finish

and the sun went down, to dark to finish

I hate when it does that! :wink:

ever try to get a pic of a bee in flight?,:cool:

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04846.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04834.jpg

hey, those are some great shots, Shane!

What is the scale length? It looks like a full size neck.

This looks great! I read through your last build thread so i KNOW its gonna be sweet. :)

What is the scale length? It looks like a full size neck.

it's 22-3/4", regular size headstock, neck chopped at the second fret and fret added to the bottom, the body is 3/4" scale

My amazement in your workmanship is second only to the antique power tools that you use to produce such quality instruments !

Guitar is interesting as it only could be considering the source, and nice Bee photos on top of it. I remember you doing some 3/4 or so teles before and that you had some intonation issues. I assume you got that worked out since your doing another mini. Cant wait to see this done.

on to roughing out the neck

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04853.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04857.jpg

This makes me curious: do you follow a certain scheme/template or do you just shape the neck completely freehand?

I really like that carve between neck and body.
Looking forward to seeing this finished.

This makes me curious: do you follow a certain scheme/template or do you just shape the neck completely freehand?


shaped by eye and feel till i like it

i wonder if gators eat snakes?

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04902.jpg

so anyway.......did the fretboard radius today by sanding with the 12" radius block

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and did a little more sanding on the neck

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then.........

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04904.jpg

gator not hungry i guess

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC04905.jpg

:cool:

What kind of snake is that? Oh yeah....cool build Scatter Lee.

"ScatterLee's Wild Guitars... Brought to you by Mutual of Omaha... I'm expecting to see Marlon Perkins and Jim in a couple of you pics.

I loved Wild Kingdom... Did you ever notice... Jim did all the dangerous stuff... Marlon: "While I stay by the camp and have a martini... Jim will sneak up and circumcise the rhinoceros!"

Jim

well today i had time to do the final neck shaping and sanded the whole thing down to 220

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05135.jpg

then i got the iron out on the quilt

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i wasnt trying to get the wrinkles out

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wiped the whole thing down with a damp rag, will sand again with 220 before i stain it

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the neck is flaming nice

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mahogany looks good wet too

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hope i finish on time




:cool:

hope i finish on time


Buddy Lee, you are way ahead of me. You get that towel flat yet?

That neck transition is great. Beautiful work there.

well i'm letting my jr. builds rest a little this week and had some time today to get a little work done on this today,

drilled out some wood for the pickup cavity

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freehand routed the final shape, no problem

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test fit the bridge and drilled more holes

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kinda drilled thru a couple of bridge screw holes, :mad: just wasnt thinkin, oh well:oops:

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drilled the pickup wire hole

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drilled the output jack hole

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did a little more routing for the control cavity cover

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and drilled a slot to get to the truss rod adjustment

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cut a nut slot

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05150.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05151.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05152.jpg

cut some fret slots

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05155.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05156.jpg

drilled more holes

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05164.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05165.jpg

That's looking mighty nice Mr. Scatter Lee! I'm getting the feeling this isn't your first time? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

found a left over piece of 1/4" rosewood dowel, time for fret markers, drilled more holes

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05178.jpg

used a little titebond

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05176.jpg

tap them in, i ground down my 1/4" drill bit to .24", makes them .25" dowels fit nice and tight :cool:

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05180.jpg

sawed them off

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05179.jpg

sand them down

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05181.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05182.jpg

i think i'm ready for some light sanding and some finish

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05183.jpg




:grin:

forgot to do the side markers, i always forget the side markers:oops: ahh who needs side markers anyway



:smile:

Hey Scatter Lee, when you cut the nut slot, do you use any kind of jig like a miter box or do you just freehand that too? I'm curious cause I need to do the same thing and am trying to figure out the best way to go about it.

Hey Scatter Lee, when you cut the nut slot, do you use any kind of jig like a miter box or do you just freehand that too? I'm curious cause I need to do the same thing and am trying to figure out the best way to go about it.


i just drew two lines and cut it like the fret slots, chipped out the middle and flattened the bottom with the saw in the pic

today i found a near empty can of vintage amber, just enough in the can to haze over the guitar

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05184.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05185.jpg

drying in the sun

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05186.jpg

then i sanded the whole thing down with 320 and found some lacquer on the shelf

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05187.jpg

sprayed that puppy down

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05188.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05189.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05193.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05191.jpg


24hrs till i can mess with it some more

shaped by eye and feel till i like it
+1

i just drew two lines and cut it like the fret slots, chipped out the middle and flattened the bottom with the saw in the pic

Thanks Man. You're a true craftsman!

them fretboard dots is, like, real pure

made a paper template for the pickguard tonight

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05199.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05196.jpg





:cool:

Lee,

Where did you get the custom bridge with your picture on it?

That bridge is spooky!

:lol:

here are some steps i took to make a pickguard template

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05203.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05204.jpg

thats a can of 3M super 77 i use to stick the paper cut out to the wood

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05205.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05206.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05207.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05208.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05209.jpg

left over scrap white fiberglass type shower stall material makes a nice pickguard

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05210.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05211.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05212.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05215.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05221.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05222.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05224.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05225.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05226.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05227.jpg


so looks like i got a week to get a burst on this thing



:cool:

Wow, Scatter, you've had a busy day between this and your Paul build!
Beautiful work on both (as usual :grin:)

didnt get anything done on the guitar today but I have a tutorial for you kids that your going to need, dont matter who you are, sooner or later down the line there will be a phycho woman that just might be swingin your favorite tele thru a wall, so not only do you need to know how to repair your tele, but your gunna need to fix that wall to, so pack up your lunch your going to work with me today


another pleasant valley sunday

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05247.jpg

somebody already got the shady parking spot

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05248.jpg

here's the hole, I already squared up the bad spot and cut it out, this wall has metal studs

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05239.jpg

thru some wood behind there and screwed a new piece of drywall in there

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05244.jpg

put on some mesh tape

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05245.jpg

mixed up some twenty, thats all i can tell ya, this is some top secret stuff

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05246.jpg

mmmmmmmm, like butter

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05249.jpg

it's time for lunch, i got turkey rolled in swiss cheese and some cheez-it'sss and a hot banana that was in my truck and some hot orange juice was in there too, anyway.......

it dryed and i sanded it with 60 grit block, made it nice and flat

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05252.jpg

if ya got textured walls ya need some texture spray stuff, i did so i sprayed that stuff on, it drys in ten min. or so

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05253.jpg

dont forget to caulk the base, it will look like crap if you dont,

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05255.jpg

prime that thing

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05256.jpg

and while your at it, just paint the rest of the room

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05263.jpg


ok, got it? good, i gotta go, the Cav's and Bull's are playin

Hey a convertible shower, another fine job Scatter Lee.

had a little time to mask off the guitar

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05277.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05279.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05278.jpg

found a can of black lacquer

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05280.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05281.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05282.jpg

had a can of clear so i cleared the top

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05283.jpg

unmaked

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05292.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05293.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05294.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05297.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05298.jpg

That looks brilliant. Another beautiful build, well done!

Wow...looking great so far. I'd pay money for that thing!

Lee,
I'm wondering why I'm bothering with this contest. That is amazing.

well today i dry sanded the whole thing with 600 grit and sprayed on a can of minwax clear gloss lacquer, got four good coats out of the can, great day for lacquer,

and here it is gettin a little sun

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05326.jpg

That puppy's looking tuff! The drywall tutorial was helpful too. Thanks.

Have you thought about starting a DIY website? :mrgreen:

Seriously nice workMr. Scatter Lee!!! :grin:

Looks like another winner to me,very cool.

found enough old leftover fret wire to do the job

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05330.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05331.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05332.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05334.jpg

roughed out the nut

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05335.jpg

put in the bridge and pickup

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05337.jpg

put on the tuning pegs, keys, tuners, machines, things

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05338.jpg

got the pickguard/scratchplate on

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05341.jpg

string ferrules in

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05342.jpg

strap buttons on

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05343.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05344.jpg

output jack done

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05347.jpg

and in

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05349.jpg







:cool:

Wow! That is one gorgeous tele.

I see your kung fu is strong. And also your photography. :cool:

more pics

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05350.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05353.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05355.jpg

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05360.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05362.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05363.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05366.jpg

That's a little sweetie, nice...

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05421.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05424.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05425.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05413.jpg

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http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05389.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr17/shanesby/guitars/tuff%20puppy/DSC05385.jpg


5 lbs 3 oz

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curly maple................................$14.55....... ...............ebay
quilted maple...............................$6.33......... .............ebay
black walnut................................$1.00....... .........parts box
rosewood for dots.........................$1.00................ parts box
truss rod.....................................$7.00..... .................ebay
bridge.......................................$12.5 0......................ebay
tuners.......................................$21.2 5......................ebay
output jack/plate & screws............$5.99.......................ebay
string ferules...............................$5.99....... ................ebay
string tree...................................$4.20...... ................ebay
strap buttons..............................$7.99........ ...............ebay
knob..........................................$3.9 9.......................ebay
nut blank....................................$1.00.... ...................ebay
volume pot..................................$5.00........ ...............ebay
pickup w/screws.........................$20.00............. ..........ebay
frets...........................................$8 .00......................ebay
strings........................................$4. 00..............music store
pickguard material.........................$5.00............ .....dumpster
pickguard screws..........................$2.00............. .........lowes
wire/solder..................................$2.00..... .............parts box
clear amber.................................$5.00....... ...........dumpster
clear lacquer................................$5.00...... ................lowes
black lacquer................................$5.00...... ................lowes.
sandpaper..................................$10.00. .....................lowes
glue............................................$5 .00......................lowes
masking tape................................$5.00......... .............lowes
bandaids......................................$5.0 0...............first aid kit

total............... $178.79



final post, thanks everybody, good luck

Great work! May the force be with you, good luck.

she probably is a bit topheavy, not? but ... what a beauty!!!

What a beauty - I'll bet she's perfect for playing slide too.

Well played Mr. Lee!