N.O.L.A-caster build

Hey Ya'll!
This is my first build, I just finished it up and wanted to share it with you because of all the knowledge I sponged in from this forum. Countless hours of poring over the threads and builds here led me to build up the confidence to have a go at this build.
I've been rebuilding houses down here for a bit and found an awesome heart pine beam in a house, and ordered the rest of the stuff on Stew Mac. Hope you all like it, it needs a little fret work and some neck refinement, but its playable and sounds great!

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She's a beaut! Love the pine.
Rex

Looks sweet!

Very nice pinecaster! Good work.

N.O.L.A? :) As in the Crescent city?

Hey Fastskier, where yat? Im up here on the northshore. Thats a fine lookin build. That body is killer. Nice work

The grain on that pine is amazing...very nice build!!!

Very nice.. whats the finish??

Very classy looking! Good job!

Beautiful build!

OOOOOH! Nice!:mrgreen:

I love the idea of using old wood - too much gets trashed these days...

By the way, it looks like that beam might make just "few" more bodies! What are its original dimensions and how much is left over? Looks like a lot - what a find.Good on ya.

Rex

Thanks ya'll! The beam was about 6"x4" to start out, I cut the pieces down on a table saw and glued it up, there is enough for another 2 guitars I think :)

michael, I live down in the New Orleans, close to downtown. A ton of good old wood can be found down here, there are a couple great building material re-use stores, and plentiful musical opportunities.

It's finished with 5-7 layers of Danish oil, and then a clear coat of satin sealer. First time doing wood like this, but it worked out great. Thanks for the compliments, wouldn't be the same without ya'lls advice.