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esquire_player52 · November 10th, 2003, 03:59 PM

Well some of you already know and some of you don't know that i've decided to build me a tele. i'm making an ash laminated body blank right now. can't do anything til i get to school (i'm 17 for those of ya that don't know) to use the planer my g-pas is only 12" wide. I brought it home over the weekend to get what i could done since the radial arm saw is broke and the jig saw doesn't cut very fast it was takin awhile. i'll try and get some pics of it for ya guys 8)

Kevin · November 10th, 2003, 07:45 PM

Good deal; I'm anxious to see it.

I did a little "step-by-step" thing on building a tele. Click my WWW link below. It may save you some guessing about how to do a couple of things. The string ferrule holes are the thing that most people have trouble with.

Those 13" planers are expensive, but after my last experience with the local wood shop, I'm gonna have to invest in one, I suppose.

esquire_player52 · November 11th, 2003, 02:07 PM

i can imagine them planers are expensive. i need to invest in a good bandsaw before to long cause i won't have access once i graduate. i could use the planer if i planed then glued but i'd rather not. Do you know where i can get a template?

Kevin · November 11th, 2003, 03:25 PM

Ron Kirn on eBay sells templates. If you're gonna buy some, get his (not the cheaper ones) cos his work.

esquire_player52 · November 12th, 2003, 11:52 AM

need the parts before i rout or should i go ahead and rout?

Kevin · November 12th, 2003, 12:10 PM

If you're using standard parts, you can go ahead and rout. By standard, I mean vintage-style bridge, or at least one that's a direct replacement for a vintage style. You can use one of the Gotoh 6-barrel bridges.

The neck pocket is standard-sized, so you shouldn't have a problem. One word of advice is to make copies of the templates from MDF or plexiglass before you cut your body. That way, you won't destroy your templates when your router slips...

esquire_player52 · November 12th, 2003, 01:52 PM

i'm using a getting a bigsby for it so i better just leave that part alone

i'm having problems planing the board(s) down. you're supposed to take off 1/16 " and thats to much. started to take 1/32" off and thats too much. don't know what the deal is.

Kevin · November 12th, 2003, 02:48 PM

I usually start with 8/4 (2") rough-cut wood. Where I get it, it's usually a bit thicker than 2" to start with.

With that, it's not problem to get it planed down to 1 3/4" in two or three passes.

esquire_player52 · November 13th, 2003, 02:09 PM

mines gotta be laminated cause it'll only cost 7 bucks for the blank. and for that i don't mind the extra work

esquire_player52 · November 14th, 2003, 11:24 AM

gettin ready to glue my boards together and one is 16 and some odd inches long can't remember exactly. so i need to know what is the minium length i can have?

Kevin · November 14th, 2003, 11:31 AM

The body is 15 3/4" long, so I'd want at least 16" on the boards.

If you need a body blank, email me.

esquire_player52 · November 14th, 2003, 01:23 PM

mines almost done now! just gotta glue the boards together and plane. so today in construction i'll glue it up and monday i'll plane it down to 1 3/4" . this weekend i'll make a template so i can start cuttin monday or tuesday prob tuesday.

esquire_player52 · November 17th, 2003, 11:32 AM

just checked my blank this morning its a laminated blank and theres a gap. what do i do now?

Kevin · November 17th, 2003, 01:05 PM

Where is the gap and how big is it?

Sometimes, you can position your template to miss the gaps, but I'm assuming that yours is at the lamination? That may be more of a problem....

If it's fairly small, you may be able to fill the gap with epoxy. I'd recommend replaning the blank, though, cos if you got a gap, something wasn't flat.

esquire_player52 · November 17th, 2003, 01:25 PM

its at the lamination. i'll see what my teacher says.... you'll get an update about the problem tomorrow since i won't be on after that class.

esquire_player52 · November 18th, 2003, 11:31 AM

i think everything'll be ok. cause when i cut it to square it up there was no gaps. so we'll just see what happens when i cut the shape out.

esquire_player52 · November 24th, 2003, 02:08 PM

got it cut out just gotta sand down to the line. then i gotta start neck construction.

Kevin · November 24th, 2003, 04:23 PM

You're gonna make your own neck?

What are you gonna use to make sure that the fret are properly positioned, or did you buy a pre-slotted board from Stew Mac?

I've thought about making necks, but I don't think I'd ever get the frets right....

esquire_player52 · November 25th, 2003, 11:00 AM

i'm gonna try and make my own neck haven't decided about the fingerboard or if it'll just be a one piece neck. which i think might be easier. still in the planing stage with the neck. still gotta finish the body.

Scotland · November 26th, 2003, 10:38 AM

Now that sounds like a real project. I wish I had your confidence. Good luck with it, I'm sure it will turn out great !

esquire_player52 · November 26th, 2003, 01:38 PM

i don't see anywhere in my post that says it;ll work

Kevin · November 26th, 2003, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esquire_player52

i don't see anywhere in my post that says it;ll work

Now, I may have to use that as my signature line... In fact, I think I will.... :D

November 10th, 2003, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	My Project Well some of you already know and some of you don't know that i've decided to build me a tele. i'm making an ash laminated body blank right now. can't do anything til i get to school (i'm 17 for those of ya that don't know) to use the planer my g-pas is only 12" wide. I brought it home over the weekend to get what i could done since the radial arm saw is broke and the jig saw doesn't cut very fast it was takin awhile. i'll try and get some pics of it for ya guys 8) __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 11th, 2003, 02:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	i can imagine them planers are expensive. i need to invest in a good bandsaw before to long cause i won't have access once i graduate. i could use the planer if i planed then glued but i'd rather not. Do you know where i can get a template? __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 12th, 2003, 11:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	do i need the parts before i rout or should i go ahead and rout? __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 12th, 2003, 01:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	bigsby? i'm using a getting a bigsby for it so i better just leave that part alone i'm having problems planing the board(s) down. you're supposed to take off 1/16 " and thats to much. started to take 1/32" off and thats too much. don't know what the deal is. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 13th, 2003, 02:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	mines gotta be laminated cause it'll only cost 7 bucks for the blank. and for that i don't mind the extra work __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 10th, 2003, 07:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	Good deal; I'm anxious to see it. I did a little "step-by-step" thing on building a tele. Click my WWW link below. It may save you some guessing about how to do a couple of things. The string ferrule holes are the thing that most people have trouble with. Those 13" planers are expensive, but after my last experience with the local wood shop, I'm gonna have to invest in one, I suppose.

November 11th, 2003, 03:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	Ron Kirn on eBay sells templates. If you're gonna buy some, get his (not the cheaper ones) cos his work.

November 12th, 2003, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	If you're using standard parts, you can go ahead and rout. By standard, I mean vintage-style bridge, or at least one that's a direct replacement for a vintage style. You can use one of the Gotoh 6-barrel bridges. The neck pocket is standard-sized, so you shouldn't have a problem. One word of advice is to make copies of the templates from MDF or plexiglass before you cut your body. That way, you won't destroy your templates when your router slips...

November 12th, 2003, 02:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	I usually start with 8/4 (2") rough-cut wood. Where I get it, it's usually a bit thicker than 2" to start with. With that, it's not problem to get it planed down to 1 3/4" in two or three passes.

November 14th, 2003, 11:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	booboo? gettin ready to glue my boards together and one is 16 and some odd inches long can't remember exactly. so i need to know what is the minium length i can have? __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 14th, 2003, 11:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	The body is 15 3/4" long, so I'd want at least 16" on the boards. If you need a body blank, email me.

November 14th, 2003, 01:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	mines almost done now! just gotta glue the boards together and plane. so today in construction i'll glue it up and monday i'll plane it down to 1 3/4" . this weekend i'll make a template so i can start cuttin monday or tuesday prob tuesday. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 17th, 2003, 11:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	uh-oh just checked my blank this morning its a laminated blank and theres a gap. what do i do now? __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 17th, 2003, 01:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	Where is the gap and how big is it? Sometimes, you can position your template to miss the gaps, but I'm assuming that yours is at the lamination? That may be more of a problem.... If it's fairly small, you may be able to fill the gap with epoxy. I'd recommend replaning the blank, though, cos if you got a gap, something wasn't flat.

November 17th, 2003, 01:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	its at the lamination. i'll see what my teacher says.... you'll get an update about the problem tomorrow since i won't be on after that class. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 18th, 2003, 11:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	update i think everything'll be ok. cause when i cut it to square it up there was no gaps. so we'll just see what happens when i cut the shape out. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 24th, 2003, 02:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	almost got it cut out just gotta sand down to the line. then i gotta start neck construction. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 24th, 2003, 04:23 PM	#18 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	You're gonna make your own neck? What are you gonna use to make sure that the fret are properly positioned, or did you buy a pre-slotted board from Stew Mac? I've thought about making necks, but I don't think I'd ever get the frets right....

November 25th, 2003, 11:00 AM	#19 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	try try try i'm gonna try and make my own neck haven't decided about the fingerboard or if it'll just be a one piece neck. which i think might be easier. still in the planing stage with the neck. still gotta finish the body. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 26th, 2003, 10:38 AM	#20 (permalink)
Scotland Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, Yewrup Age: 55 Posts: 7,428 3 Photos	Own neck !! Now that sounds like a real project. I wish I had your confidence. Good luck with it, I'm sure it will turn out great ! __________________ All those who believe in psycho-kinesis, raise my hand !

November 26th, 2003, 01:38 PM	#21 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	i don't see anywhere in my post that says it;ll work __________________ let's let love give what it gives

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