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goldguitarguy · September 27th, 2011, 02:38 PM

Here's my first tele build!!!!! And my paisley project!!!

JohnnyMagic · September 27th, 2011, 02:42 PM

I could not be happier with this project.
An absolute joy to play unplugged, and everybody thats tried it amped up is also BLOWN AWAY.

Getting mostly Gibby 335 guys to help compare.
First commisioned build was for a guy with a really sweet Heritage. Made here in Michigan at the old Gibson factory, (so I'm told).

I found a neck profile I'm happy with so have been busy, (on my off time) building molds, mandrels etc.
Then I can do some more experiments with toneblocks, wall thickness, neck structure and pickups.

JM

jkingma · September 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM

Here are a couple of oddballs that I've built...

RobDux · September 27th, 2011, 03:39 PM

A partscaster I made last year:

And my first from scratch build that was my sixth form product design project:

Colt W. Knight · September 27th, 2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullfrogblues

Coming soon:

LP style build from almost 20 years ago that came back to me after 18 years gone:

Walnut strat build:

Mahogany strat Fralin P90s:

Quarter-sawn white oak vanity/granite top:

Mahogany/flame maple mantle clock:

Computer corner cabinet:

Table made from scrap cut-offs:

I am jealous of your mastery of jointery.

motor_city_tele · September 27th, 2011, 09:35 PM

41.5 inch Northern Pike.
I caught, gutted, mounted, and painted it.

minnow on a floating jighead - off the dock in the front yard.

bullfrogblues · September 27th, 2011, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colt W. Knight

I am jealous of your mastery of jointery.

Thank you very much, Colt! Coming from you I consider this a high compliment!

And I am in awe of your guitar making skills!!

billn1959 · September 28th, 2011, 12:14 AM

I finished this tele a few weeks ago.

Here it is next to a Strat I built earlier this year.

Colt W. Knight · September 28th, 2011, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motor_city_tele

41.5 inch Northern Pike.
I caught, gutted, mounted, and painted it.

minnow on a floating jighead - off the dock in the front yard.

That is awesome!

telemaster1953 · September 28th, 2011, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewdoeshair

i love this guitar

JA158 · September 28th, 2011, 01:09 AM

I made this guitar stand out of a piece of Oamaru stone. I carved out the guitar shape, then sealed the stone and then lined it with fabric.

kwerk · September 28th, 2011, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JA158

I made this guitar stand out of a piece of Oamaru stone. I carved out the guitar shape, then sealed the stone and then lined it with fabric.

Damn. You just made me very homesick.

Great idea btw.

JA158 · September 28th, 2011, 04:19 AM

Thanks, but it was by no means my idea. It was an adaptation of this guy's instructable.
I was doing some laboring work after the Feb 22 earthquake and we were tearing a whole house full of it down and dumping it, so naturally I grabbed a bit. It's such easy stuff to work with, I used a handsaw to cut the bottom so it's angled back and then just used some old chisels to cut out the guitar's shape. I'm a bit scared to use it still, I don't know how much of an earthquake it'll hold up for

adirondak5 · September 28th, 2011, 08:26 AM

Here's a few of mine

IB62 · September 28th, 2011, 08:35 AM

Just a partscaster - but I love this one of mine so much -apologies for it appearing elsewhere- I will curb my compulsion to post pics everywhere!

bullfrogblues · September 28th, 2011, 12:26 PM

It would take too much bandwidth for me to comment on individual builds, let me just say there are some beautifully crafted pieces on this thread, whether they be guitars or anything else!!! My hat is off to you guys!

'56Teleman · September 28th, 2011, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullfrogblues

It would take too much bandwidth for me to comment on individual builds, let me just say there are some beautifully crafted pieces on this thread, whether they be guitars or anything else!!! My hat is off to you guys!

+1 and you're definitely part of the group here!

I've assembled many partscasters but I know my limitations. I choose the woods, colors, pickups, etc. but after that I just turn the screwdriver.

Colt W. Knight · September 28th, 2011, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IB62

Just a partscaster - but I love this one of mine so much -apologies for it appearing elsewhere- I will curb my compulsion to post pics everywhere!

That's a good looking guitfiddle.

guitarbuilder · September 28th, 2011, 02:25 PM

Beautiful work.

RollingBender · September 28th, 2011, 03:02 PM

Here's a couple of my projects...

The rifle is a 22 rimfire falling block modeled after a Sharps carbine. It started as a barrel blank, a pallet and a bunch of scrap metal.

The pistol is a 22 Hornet toggle block and also was made from a barrel blank, pallet material and a bunch of scrap metal.

Both guns contain springs made from guitar strings wound over a mandrel on my lathe (to retain some relationship to a guitar build thread

).

September 27th, 2011, 02:38 PM	#21 (permalink)
goldguitarguy Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: alberta,canada Posts: 164	Here's my first tele build!!!!! And my paisley project!!! Attached Thumbnails

September 27th, 2011, 03:12 PM	#23 (permalink)
jkingma Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N 44° 59.564 ~ W 079° 35.317 Posts: 10,105 18 Photos	Here are a couple of oddballs that I've built... __________________ -Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

September 27th, 2011, 09:35 PM	#26 (permalink)
motor_city_tele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: motor city Posts: 1,360 319 Photos	41.5 inch Northern Pike. I caught, gutted, mounted, and painted it. minnow on a floating jighead - off the dock in the front yard. __________________ You're gonna need a bigger boat!

September 28th, 2011, 12:14 AM	#28 (permalink)
billn1959 TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Chesapeake, Va Age: 54 Posts: 86	I finished this tele a few weeks ago. Here it is next to a Strat I built earlier this year. __________________ Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. -Jimi Hendrix

September 28th, 2011, 01:09 AM	#31 (permalink)
JA158 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 68	I made this guitar stand out of a piece of Oamaru stone. I carved out the guitar shape, then sealed the stone and then lined it with fabric. __________________ James Rimu Telecaster -> First build project

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September 27th, 2011, 02:42 PM	#22 (permalink)
JohnnyMagic TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Waterford, Michigan Posts: 38	I could not be happier with this project. An absolute joy to play unplugged, and everybody thats tried it amped up is also BLOWN AWAY. Getting mostly Gibby 335 guys to help compare. First commisioned build was for a guy with a really sweet Heritage. Made here in Michigan at the old Gibson factory, (so I'm told). I found a neck profile I'm happy with so have been busy, (on my off time) building molds, mandrels etc. Then I can do some more experiments with toneblocks, wall thickness, neck structure and pickups. JM

September 27th, 2011, 03:39 PM	#24 (permalink)
RobDux TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 32	A partscaster I made last year: And my first from scratch build that was my sixth form product design project:

September 28th, 2011, 04:19 AM	#33 (permalink)
JA158 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 68	Thanks, but it was by no means my idea. It was an adaptation of this guy's instructable. I was doing some laboring work after the Feb 22 earthquake and we were tearing a whole house full of it down and dumping it, so naturally I grabbed a bit. It's such easy stuff to work with, I used a handsaw to cut the bottom so it's angled back and then just used some old chisels to cut out the guitar's shape. I'm a bit scared to use it still, I don't know how much of an earthquake it'll hold up for __________________ James Rimu Telecaster -> First build project

September 28th, 2011, 08:26 AM	#34 (permalink)
adirondak5 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Long Island NY Age: 57 Posts: 5,592	Here's a few of mine __________________ *Herb* *I don't always play guitars , but when I do , I prefer tele's , stay twangy my friends*

September 28th, 2011, 08:35 AM	#35 (permalink)
IB62 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Age: 48 Posts: 605	Just a partscaster - but I love this one of mine so much -apologies for it appearing elsewhere- I will curb my compulsion to post pics everywhere! Attached Thumbnails

September 28th, 2011, 12:26 PM	#36 (permalink)
bullfrogblues Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Southeast Florida Age: 62 Posts: 1,070	It would take too much bandwidth for me to comment on individual builds, let me just say there are some beautifully crafted pieces on this thread, whether they be guitars or anything else!!! My hat is off to you guys!

September 28th, 2011, 02:25 PM	#39 (permalink)
guitarbuilder Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hemlock, NY Age: 59 Posts: 6,360	Beautiful work. __________________ Institute of Incomplete Guitar Projects

September 28th, 2011, 03:02 PM	#40 (permalink)
RollingBender Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2011 Location: SW Minnesota Posts: 286	Here's a couple of my projects... The rifle is a 22 rimfire falling block modeled after a Sharps carbine. It started as a barrel blank, a pallet and a bunch of scrap metal. The pistol is a 22 Hornet toggle block and also was made from a barrel blank, pallet material and a bunch of scrap metal. Both guns contain springs made from guitar strings wound over a mandrel on my lathe (to retain some relationship to a guitar build thread ). Attached Thumbnails

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