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Jack Wells · January 5th, 2008, 01:57 PM

No pictures or details at this time but it will be the most unique Telecaster build yet posted on the TDPRI ............... or it will be a complete distaster

woodman · January 5th, 2008, 02:03 PM

disaster -- Jack, you gotta be kidding! that sounds much more like me than you!

seriously, you're whetting appetites here. what's the deal?

mellecaster · January 5th, 2008, 03:00 PM

Jack...w/ your skills & determination...I'll pick the Former.......

Telepatio · January 5th, 2008, 03:03 PM

planning to explore the sonic properties of lunch meats?

everything i've seen you do has been in good taste (no pun intended). can't wait to see what you're up to.

Buckocaster51 · January 5th, 2008, 03:33 PM

Plaster of Paris!

Jack is going to make a Telecaster out of Hydrocal!

You are the man!

Jack Wells · January 5th, 2008, 03:40 PM

Now Telepatio's got an idea there ........... the Bolonicaster.

GilmourD · January 5th, 2008, 03:42 PM

Bakelite body with a blond Ash pickguard?

woodman · January 5th, 2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Now Telepatio's got an idea there ........... the Bolonicaster.

i like the idea -- if it's moldy and stinks, it's sure-fire vintage!

Jack Wells · January 8th, 2008, 10:09 AM

This project is moving along. However yesterday a little snafu brought progress to a stop. Hope to correct that today and get things moving along.

Here's the rough cut body. This is the first body I've cut with my new Timber Wolf 3 TPI bandsaw blade. I seemed to have more control and was able to cut very close to the line.

......

Here I'm routing the neck pocket after having routed the pickup cavities, control cavities and body shape.

......

In a few days I hope to post pictures which will make the uniqueness of this project clear.

BritishBluesBoy · January 8th, 2008, 10:18 AM

That's a very pretty piece of wood Jack... Am looking forward to reading more about this one - and finding out just what you have up your sleeve!!

Thanks for sharing...

GilmourD · January 8th, 2008, 10:45 AM

What's the SNAFU that brought things to a halt?

Jack Wells · January 8th, 2008, 10:59 AM

The SNAFU ............ as I have mentioned in other threads, I like to take shallow depth cuts when routing. Yesterday I was doing some template routing on the router table and set the depth for a shallow cut.....too shallow. Didn't notice that the bearing on the bit wasn't above the surface of the router table. The cutter cut into the template and beyond the intended area on the workpiece. Now I'm repairing the template and patching the workpiece.

Arlo · January 8th, 2008, 11:11 AM

Looking forward to this one Jack!

Flat357 · January 8th, 2008, 11:25 AM

I love these build threads .

If any of you guys can add to this thread :

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech...ml#post1060991

During your builds , I'd be very grateful

freshmattyp · January 8th, 2008, 11:33 AM

I'm just speculating, but could this possibly be the home for all that fine brazilian rosewood you have?

daviddoubleu · January 8th, 2008, 12:08 PM

Looking forward to this too!

martyb1 · January 8th, 2008, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

The SNAFU ............ as I have mentioned in other threads, I like to take shallow depth cuts when routing. Yesterday I was doing some template routing on the router table and set the depth for a shallow cut.....too shallow. Didn't notice that the bearing on the bit wasn't above the surface of the router table. The cutter cut into the template and beyond the intended area on the workpiece. Now I'm repairing the template and patching the workpiece.

Glad to hear I am not the only one that has done that.

boris bubbanov · January 8th, 2008, 12:53 PM

I am hoping the singular nature of this project is not, well.....

You haven't used the word guitar to describe it.

I'm just hoping it is a guitar, that's all.

Jack, is that maple we are looking at?

Bubbanov

martyb1 · January 8th, 2008, 01:00 PM

I like you idea for the neck pocket template

The one thing I find with my templates(rons),because they dont hang over the front edge of the pocket,you have to be very careful with the router so it doesn't tip forward,making the front of the pocket deeper than the back.Next set of working templates I make I will fix that

Lostheart · January 8th, 2008, 03:00 PM

Another build thread! Awesome!
Is the body 1.5 inches? It looks a bit slimmer...but maybe it's just my eyes...

Jack Wells · January 8th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

You haven't used the word guitar to describe it.

I'm just hoping it is a guitar, that's all.

Jack, is that maple we are looking at?

Bubbanov

I haven't used "guitar" but I did say this. "....it will be the most unique Telecaster build yet posted on the TDPRI". Yes ... it is a guitar and yes it is maple.

The Porter-Cable has been working overtime today. I have an estimated body weight of a little over 5 lbs. Whoops......... have I given it away?

Lostheart ............. uhhhh.......... no comment.

boris bubbanov · January 8th, 2008, 06:53 PM

Thank God it is a guitar. I started thinking 'what if it is a banjo?' but I was afraid to ask. Now the 'tic' is going away. Thanks, Jack.

Bubbanov

Jack Wells · January 12th, 2008, 03:17 PM

Work is progressing although design changes, a new material learning curve, uniqueness of the design and several operator errors at the router table have slowed the process. This has resulted in much time consuming patch work. I hope to begin painting tomorrow. I will post pictures of the finished guitar followed by construction photos.

Stay tuned.

JasonRobert · January 12th, 2008, 03:48 PM

excellent. another build thread, i love these things. it looks like a normal tele though, what is going to be unique about it?

aznrambo481 · January 12th, 2008, 03:52 PM

um... possibly slim body... maple... can I guess?

Is it going to be semi-hollow? Of course that isn't extremely unique or especially rare in any respect, so I'm excited as to what you're not showing...

sean79 · January 12th, 2008, 03:57 PM

Is it going to be chambered with contours? Mr. Wells, you are a tease. What's the ETA of the finished pics?

mojocasterman · January 12th, 2008, 04:01 PM

This should be some fun... thanks for sharing!

Jack Wells · January 12th, 2008, 04:13 PM

I've dropped few hints. I now have a pretty good estimate of the final body weight ............. 4 lbs. 14 oz. Final finish sanding and polishing should take a lot less time than normal............. whoops ............there's another one.

Nick JD · January 12th, 2008, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshmattyp

I'm just speculating, but could this possibly be the home for all that fine brazilian rosewood you have?

"Mr. Wells, please approach the stand. Please place you hand on the bible...

Mr. Wells. Were you aware at the time that the thin, chambered body would look fantastic with a presently unobtainable, Brazilian rosewood top?

Furthermore, were you aware at the time of said build, that rosewood would not need to be finished? AND! And this is where the prosecution finds fault in your deceptive methodology ... chambered and contoured!!

WE WANT THE TRUTH, JACK! THE ... TRUTH ... JACK!"

Fatmanstratman · January 12th, 2008, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

Final finish sanding and polishing should take a lot less time than normal.....

Oh Lordy!...

He's covering the whole thing in Res-O-Glas and making the world's first "AirlineCaster"......

andy__woods · January 12th, 2008, 08:50 PM

I think it's going to be covered in Lego's.......or maybe Jello

need2retire · January 12th, 2008, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

... I will post pictures of the finished guitar followed by construction photos.

Stay tuned.

It's like waiting for a big game ... too suspenseful. I can't wait.

ehawley · January 12th, 2008, 10:10 PM

I can't wait for this one!!....maybe a ...a..."PLASTICASTER"??
i LOVE THIS STUFF!

boris bubbanov · January 12th, 2008, 10:44 PM

4 pounds, 14 ounces.

Hmmm.

Chambered, carved maple Tele?

No, he said minimal finishing. Unless....

The Rusticaster.

Bubbanov

Slow Reflexes · January 12th, 2008, 11:20 PM

Spacklecaster?

sean79 · January 13th, 2008, 09:28 AM

Maybe he's just going to shoot it with gray primer - the old hotrod look.

byrdbrain · January 13th, 2008, 09:45 AM

Cover it with old pastrami, and hey presto – a relicatessen!

Tom S · January 13th, 2008, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwells393

...t will be the most unique Telecaster build yet posted on the TDPRI

Can't wait for this one, Jack! But remember, to qualify it has to more unique than a spruce-top, chambered, contoured tele with stylized bottom, edge-mounted slider controls, corian neck with no headstock.

Just please don't paint it with sparkles, I think that's been covered.

Jack Wells · January 13th, 2008, 10:53 AM

Oh man .......

........ I forgot about the spruce-top, chambered, contoured tele with stylized bottom, edge-mounted slider controls, corian neck with no headstock.

Maybe I should have said " most unique Telecaster shaped body build". But then I've been thinking about Nick JD's carbon fiber build which itself is very unique.

So .......... I should correct my earlier statement and say it will be one of the more unique Telecaster body builds.

StuH · January 13th, 2008, 10:55 AM

Your gonna cut pieces out of the body entirely and make some kind of artistic statement like a warholcaster or your tricking all of us and it's a wickercaster or a bamboocaster. Or it's a fabriccaster with the guts cut out and fabric doped on like he wing of a ww1 biplane which you will name the sopwithcamelcaster. Or it's cover in actual animal hide and called the deerhuntercaster.

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Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	Now Telepatio's got an idea there ........... the Bolonicaster. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

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Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	This project is moving along. However yesterday a little snafu brought progress to a stop. Hope to correct that today and get things moving along. Here's the rough cut body. This is the first body I've cut with my new Timber Wolf 3 TPI bandsaw blade. I seemed to have more control and was able to cut very close to the line. ...... Here I'm routing the neck pocket after having routed the pickup cavities, control cavities and body shape. ...... In a few days I hope to post pictures which will make the uniqueness of this project clear. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea. Last edited by Jack Wells; January 8th, 2008 at 11:12 AM.

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BritishBluesBoy Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 11,649 62 Photos	That's a very pretty piece of wood Jack... Am looking forward to reading more about this one - and finding out just what you have up your sleeve!! Thanks for sharing... __________________ BBB.

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Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	The SNAFU ............ as I have mentioned in other threads, I like to take shallow depth cuts when routing. Yesterday I was doing some template routing on the router table and set the depth for a shallow cut.....too shallow. Didn't notice that the bearing on the bit wasn't above the surface of the router table. The cutter cut into the template and beyond the intended area on the workpiece. Now I'm repairing the template and patching the workpiece. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

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Arlo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Upta Camp Age: 53 Posts: 2,748	Looking forward to this one Jack! __________________ If you like Pine --> www.pinecaster.com www.arlowest.com

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Flat357 Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,365	I love these build threads . If any of you guys can add to this thread : http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech...ml#post1060991 During your builds , I'd be very grateful

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freshmattyp Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kansas City Age: 46 Posts: 1,164 18 Photos	I'm just speculating, but could this possibly be the home for all that fine brazilian rosewood you have?

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daviddoubleu Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 590 7 Photos	Looking forward to this too!

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boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 25,680	I am hoping the singular nature of this project is not, well..... You haven't used the word guitar to describe it. I'm just hoping it is a guitar, that's all. Jack, is that maple we are looking at? Bubbanov

January 8th, 2008, 01:00 PM	#19 (permalink)
martyb1 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 47 Posts: 2,023 13 Photos	I like you idea for the neck pocket template The one thing I find with my templates(rons),because they dont hang over the front edge of the pocket,you have to be very careful with the router so it doesn't tip forward,making the front of the pocket deeper than the back.Next set of working templates I make I will fix that __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

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January 8th, 2008, 06:53 PM	#22 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 25,680	Thank God it is a guitar. I started thinking 'what if it is a banjo?' but I was afraid to ask. Now the 'tic' is going away. Thanks, Jack. Bubbanov

January 12th, 2008, 03:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	Work is progressing although design changes, a new material learning curve, uniqueness of the design and several operator errors at the router table have slowed the process. This has resulted in much time consuming patch work. I hope to begin painting tomorrow. I will post pictures of the finished guitar followed by construction photos. Stay tuned. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

January 12th, 2008, 03:48 PM	#24 (permalink)
JasonRobert Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paddock Wood, Kent, England Posts: 874	excellent. another build thread, i love these things. it looks like a normal tele though, what is going to be unique about it?

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aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 21 Posts: 2,910 6 Photos	um... possibly slim body... maple... can I guess? Is it going to be semi-hollow? Of course that isn't extremely unique or especially rare in any respect, so I'm excited as to what you're not showing... __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

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sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 4,307 10 Photos	Is it going to be chambered with contours? Mr. Wells, you are a tease. What's the ETA of the finished pics?

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January 12th, 2008, 04:13 PM	#28 (permalink)
Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	I've dropped few hints. I now have a pretty good estimate of the final body weight ............. 4 lbs. 14 oz. Final finish sanding and polishing should take a lot less time than normal............. whoops ............there's another one. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

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January 12th, 2008, 10:10 PM	#33 (permalink)
ehawley Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Keyport, New Jersey Age: 59 Posts: 1,504 48 Photos	I can't wait for this one!!....maybe a ...a..."PLASTICASTER"?? i LOVE THIS STUFF!

January 12th, 2008, 10:44 PM	#34 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Telefied Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 25,680	4 pounds, 14 ounces. Hmmm. Chambered, carved maple Tele? No, he said minimal finishing. Unless.... The Rusticaster. Bubbanov

January 12th, 2008, 11:20 PM	#35 (permalink)
Slow Reflexes Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Willamette and Columbia Posts: 4,841	Spacklecaster?

January 13th, 2008, 09:28 AM	#36 (permalink)
sean79 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: northcentral/western Pennsylvania Posts: 4,307 10 Photos	Maybe he's just going to shoot it with gray primer - the old hotrod look.

January 13th, 2008, 09:45 AM	#37 (permalink)
byrdbrain Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Age: 54 Posts: 1,669 4 Photos	Cover it with old pastrami, and hey presto – a relicatessen! __________________ In vino securitas

January 13th, 2008, 10:53 AM	#39 (permalink)
Jack Wells Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 68 Posts: 18,183 101 Photos	Oh man ............... I forgot about the *spruce-top, chambered, contoured tele with stylized bottom, edge-mounted slider controls, corian neck with no headstock.* Maybe I should have said " most unique *Telecaster shaped* body build". But then I've been thinking about Nick JD's carbon fiber build which itself is very unique. So .......... I should correct my earlier statement and say it will be one of the *more* unique Telecaster body builds. __________________ . Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person. I'm a PC and Windows 7 was my idea.

January 13th, 2008, 10:55 AM	#40 (permalink)
StuH Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yukon, Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,493 19 Photos	Your gonna cut pieces out of the body entirely and make some kind of artistic statement like a warholcaster or your tricking all of us and it's a wickercaster or a bamboocaster. Or it's a fabriccaster with the guts cut out and fabric doped on like he wing of a ww1 biplane which you will name the sopwithcamelcaster. Or it's cover in actual animal hide and called the deerhuntercaster.