New guy! Here to pick your brains

Hello! I'm Ross from Australia. This site was recommended to me as a great source of information for guitar building, and from what I've seen on the forums so far, it really is!

I'll try and break my intro post down into a few easy sections.

Guitars:
I currently own a bunch of different guitars, unfortunately no telecaster yet! But I'll get to that.
Caparison Applehorn
Ibanez S470DX
Fender and Yamaha acoustics
Hello Kitty Squier Stratocaster (for visiting friends to play on)
Epiphone LP Custom
And some other cheapo beaters

Goals:
I'm hoping to make a telecaster or two, hopefully one with a b-bender.
If I'm still having fun at that point, I'd love to make a 7-string
But, to be honest, I'll be ecstatic to make just one guitar that works!

Skills:
None! Very minor woodworking experience, but a deeply ingrained DIY attitude and a willingness to learn and soak up info.

When I'm not dreaming about building guitars, I work in IT which is just amazing and a dream job hahaha no not really.

Hoping to make a start on the guitar builds in a few weeks, once I've read up a bit more and gotten some required hardware.

Cheers!

Welcome - you let friends play your 'Hello Kitty'. :neutral:

Welcome - you let friends play your 'Hello Kitty'. :neutral:

If they wanna drink my beer, they gotta stroke the kitty first

Welcome!

Welcome aboard, Ross!

I think you're going to fit in just fine!!

First rule of building/fixing anything: Post Pictures!!

Cheers...

welcome, btw telecasters are addictive it wont be long before youve got a housefull of em

Welcome to TDPRI !!

Don't pick my brain, it's not ripe yet......

Welcome aboard.

Welcome aboard, Ross!

I think you're going to fit in just fine!!

First rule of building/fixing anything: Post Pictures!!

Cheers...

Cheers Aunchaki! This forum has been really welcoming and helpful already, and I've only been a member 24 hrs! Amazing!

For now I'm still collecting tools, reading books/forums, and beginning initial designs (pallet-caster most likely). There's nothing to take photo's of yet! Maybe I'll get a photo of the missus posing with the Hello Kitty Strat :cool:

Cheers Aunchaki! This forum has been really welcoming and helpful already, and I've only been a member 24 hrs! Amazing!

For now I'm still collecting tools, reading books/forums, and beginning initial designs (pallet-caster most likely). There's nothing to take photo's of yet! Maybe I'll get a photo of the missus posing with the Hello Kitty Strat :cool:

yup that works:cool:

Welcome.

Welcome!

Welcome to TDPRI !!

Don't pick my brain, it's not ripe yet......

I can wait

Hey Bullant...how are you mate!!!! welcome aboard & greetings from Toowoomba,QLD... all the best with your builds...look forward to pic updates once your up & running too...l used to live in Melbourne & the Bullants were my second team behind Carlton...where do you come from?

G'day fender62custom! I'm actually in Perth, which is almost another country hahaha especially when it comes to prices of tools and stuff.