If a one piece is good,2&3 not as good,how about 35?

martyb1 · May 16th, 2008, 10:49 PM

Well it seems word is getting around my hometown about me making these bodies out of some weird things.I was over at a buddies the other night fixing his computer,and he was doing some renos in his house.It's an old house and had some tongue & groove fir on one wall.He has ripped it down and was putting up drywall.When we walked through the room he caught me eying this T&G fir and made the comment,

"I suppose you want that stuff to build a guitar out of"

This is what it looked like

Well it is 4" wide and about a 1/2" thick.Thats a lot of planning
Well,one big box of sawdust later,a bottle of glue,we have.......

Hmmmm,what to call it?????

The Lamocaster??
The Fircaster III

Anyway

martyb1 · May 16th, 2008, 10:52 PM

I did a mild tummy cut and contour on this,just to try.Never done one before

Well it's different.Lots of sanding to do on it.Maybe a nice light Burnt Sienna stain????
We will see

Norrin Radd · May 16th, 2008, 11:20 PM

Very cool. I'm guessing zebrawood fingerboard?

Brick · May 16th, 2008, 11:58 PM

I'm thinking that once you reach 25 pieces, the resonance would really go all to hell. The sonic qualities of the glue would also come into play, what with hide yealding greater flexibility and thus a some what rounder tone vs the midrangy stiffness of the yellow carpenter's glue. For a really bright tone, you might want to try epoxy.

Also I hope you took great care to assure your bridge screws hit the center of the laminates, as it is a well known fact that imbedding a screw along a joint is a known tone killer.

The jury is still out on the effect of odd or even numbers of laminates on tone.

Jimo · May 17th, 2008, 12:07 AM

It will sound just like the rest of them................Jimo

Buckocaster51 · May 17th, 2008, 12:07 AM

Neat.

Odd how some of that wood is quarter sawn and other pieces are slab cut.

Do you think it is old enough that it has stopped "moving"?

RodeoTex · May 17th, 2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Brick

I'm thinking that once you reach 25 pieces, the resonance would really go all to hell.

Yeah, I think you would have been safe with 20 but 25!?!

We wouldn't want to overstep any boundaries...

martyb1 · May 17th, 2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Neat.

Odd how some of that wood is quarter sawn and other pieces are slab cut.

Do you think it is old enough that it has stopped "moving"?

I'm a thinkin it's not going to be a problem

getbent · May 17th, 2008, 12:45 AM

35 = 7 * 5
7-5 = 2
2/2=1

(this is the guitar body mojo calculator... also referred to as mark twain math)

it will sound awesome... make sure to put some good pickups on it and a great amp!

e-merlin · May 17th, 2008, 01:10 AM

I'm thinking if you cast a Tele body out of pure Elmers it would still sound like a Tele.

That's a looker!

shoretyus · May 17th, 2008, 01:15 AM

YOU would never get out of my wood storage shed .......

Ok I have a Telecaster shaped piece of SM foam from making my case. Do I have to make it out of that?

That is a PITA glue up.

milkshape · May 17th, 2008, 01:39 AM

you're gonna have to change your .sig,

Before throwing it out make sure you can't make a tele out of it, regardless of dimensions and material.

Enjoy how you think outside the box.

JDRNoPro · May 17th, 2008, 01:52 AM

You never cease to amaze us, Marty.........I'll bet that's going to be very stable - reminds me of some laminated gunstocks. Very purty, BTW.

Just wonderin' - have you thought about making a body out of all your scrap sawdust?

Jim

martyb1 · May 17th, 2008, 02:23 AM

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reminds me of some laminated gunstocks

Actually thats what give me the idea

As far as the sawdust goes,pretty much got that covered with the OSB builds,just BIG sawdust

BuckeyeDoug · May 17th, 2008, 12:33 PM

CuttingBoardcaster or ButcherBlockcaster.

It's pretty cool by the way.

91xlntS-3 · May 17th, 2008, 01:57 PM

So, you CAN make a Tele out of ANYTHING! Very cool! I'm amazed at some of the builds I've seen here. Can't wait to see the finished guitar.

fivenote · May 17th, 2008, 03:34 PM

THAT'S CRAZY!!

...but i like it.

telex · May 17th, 2008, 03:51 PM

I like it!

Gareth John · May 17th, 2008, 04:08 PM

That square MDF-caster some one made (Sorry I forget who...) sounded fine, I'm sure this is gonna be cool too. It looks great and you've done a really good job on the build so far. I like the tummy contour, very well done.

axmaker · May 17th, 2008, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

I'm a thinkin it's not going to be a problem

i like it. you can do the neck the same way with mahogany. i did this firebird lapsteel with the baseboard that i replaced in my house. it is kinda a neck through:

JDRNoPro · May 17th, 2008, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by martyb1

As far as the sawdust goes,pretty much got that covered with the OSB builds,just BIG sawdust

You're right, Marty........how could I forget that?

Jim

rhh7 · May 17th, 2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by axmaker

i like it. you can do the neck the same way with mahogany. i did this firebird lapsteel with the baseboard that i replaced in my house. it is kinda a neck through:

I like this idea a lot!

boris bubbanov · May 17th, 2008, 06:53 PM

That's really cool, really imaginative, Marty!

But Terry has you so whupped. I'll have you know that MDF-caster has 114,573 individual pieces of wood in the body, you've got sech a long way to go.

martyb1 · May 17th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

That's really cool, really imaginative, Marty!

But Terry has you so whupped. I'll have you know that MDF-caster has 114,573 individual pieces of wood in the body, you've got sech a long way to go.

Maybe so,but he didn't glue them together himself

(which was a tricky process I may add

)

May 16th, 2008, 10:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,574 13 Photos	If a one piece is good,2&3 not as good,how about 35? Well it seems word is getting around my hometown about me making these bodies out of some weird things.I was over at a buddies the other night fixing his computer,and he was doing some renos in his house.It's an old house and had some tongue & groove fir on one wall.He has ripped it down and was putting up drywall.When we walked through the room he caught me eying this T&G fir and made the comment, "I suppose you want that stuff to build a guitar out of" This is what it looked like Well it is 4" wide and about a 1/2" thick.Thats a lot of planning Well,one big box of sawdust later,a bottle of glue,we have....... Hmmmm,what to call it????? The Lamocaster?? The Fircaster III Anyway __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

May 16th, 2008, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,574 13 Photos	I did a mild tummy cut and contour on this,just to try.Never done one before Well it's different.Lots of sanding to do on it.Maybe a nice light Burnt Sienna stain???? We will see __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

May 17th, 2008, 12:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jimo Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 616	I'm betting...... It will sound just like the rest of them................Jimo

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Buckocaster51 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 5,571 1 Photos	Neat. Odd how some of that wood is quarter sawn and other pieces are slab cut. Do you think it is old enough that it has stopped "moving"? __________________ "If you can't say something nice... don't say nothing at all." - Thumper the Rabbit "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

May 17th, 2008, 12:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 10,172 37 Photos	35 = 7 * 5 7-5 = 2 2/2=1 (this is the guitar body mojo calculator... also referred to as mark twain math) it will sound awesome... make sure to put some good pickups on it and a great amp! __________________ 'never pet a burning dog'

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Norrin Radd Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Saint Paul Age: 41 Posts: 164	Very cool. I'm guessing zebrawood fingerboard?

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Brick Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Jose Age: 58 Posts: 787	I'm thinking that once you reach 25 pieces, the resonance would really go all to hell. The sonic qualities of the glue would also come into play, what with hide yealding greater flexibility and thus a some what rounder tone vs the midrangy stiffness of the yellow carpenter's glue. For a really bright tone, you might want to try epoxy. Also I hope you took great care to assure your bridge screws hit the center of the laminates, as it is a well known fact that imbedding a screw along a joint is a known tone killer. The jury is still out on the effect of odd or even numbers of laminates on tone.

May 17th, 2008, 01:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
shoretyus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: canada Posts: 338	YOU would never get out of my wood storage shed ....... Ok I have a Telecaster shaped piece of SM foam from making my case. Do I have to make it out of that? That is a PITA glue up.

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milkshape Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New England Posts: 380	you're gonna have to change your .sig, Before throwing it out make sure you can't make a tele out of it, regardless of dimensions and material. Enjoy how you think outside the box. __________________ No hurries, No worries.

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JDRNoPro Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Orrington, ME Age: 58 Posts: 431 1 Photos	You never cease to amaze us, Marty.........I'll bet that's going to be very stable - reminds me of some laminated gunstocks. Very purty, BTW. Just wonderin' - have you thought about making a body out of all your scrap sawdust? Jim __________________ Reflection upon my playing is a reminder to keep my regular job..........pays better but not nearly as enjoyable!!

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BuckeyeDoug NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elburn, IL Age: 46 Posts: 1	What to call it... CuttingBoardcaster or ButcherBlockcaster. It's pretty cool by the way.

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91xlntS-3 Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 729	So, you CAN make a Tele out of ANYTHING! Very cool! I'm amazed at some of the builds I've seen here. Can't wait to see the finished guitar.

May 17th, 2008, 03:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
fivenote Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 148 4 Photos	THAT'S CRAZY!! ...but i like it. __________________ ~~~~~ fivenote ~~~~~ One day I'll finally have the perfect guitar for me. That's also the day I'll get arthritis. It was a fun ride.

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telex Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 39 Posts: 534	I like it!

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Gareth John Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: England Age: 23 Posts: 626 8 Photos	That square MDF-caster some one made (Sorry I forget who...) sounded fine, I'm sure this is gonna be cool too. It looks great and you've done a really good job on the build so far. I like the tummy contour, very well done.

May 17th, 2008, 06:53 PM	#23 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 8,521	That's really cool, really imaginative, Marty! But Terry has you so whupped. I'll have you know that MDF-caster has 114,573 individual pieces of wood in the body, you've got sech a long way to go. __________________ Bubban0v