COMPLETED, The Scattesquire

batteries in camera went dead today but I got a couple pics

got a top glued on the telesquire today, will get it all routed tomorrow



worked on a couple of 3/4 bodys while the glue is setting up, little work on the neck, I'm really diggin these little ones

 

well here's what i did today

took the router around the body to the top that was glued on



put on the template and routed the neck area



drew on the the pickup rout to help align the regular tele template



and did the neck pockets and pickup holes

 

used my 3/4 template on the top



done



pulled out a piece of shower stall fiberglass and rough cut a pickguard



cleaned it up

 

filed the corners



screwed the pickguard on to rout the neck pocket area



put this bit in the dremel, I think it's for cutting holes in drywall for electric boxs



went to town on the neck pocket

 

nice and tight



marked the pot holes



drilled



and drilled

 

got out the chisel and hammer



just had to clean up the top 1/4"



took the router to it



and drilled some more

 

and drilled



and drilled



and drilled



and chisel for truss rod access

 

drilled neck screw holes



sanded headstock, no truss rod in this prototype



cut nut slot

 

found these tuners in the parts box





I drilled the neck for vintage fender tuners and these didnt fit so out with the hack saw



they fit now

 

pulled out another rusty table saw part



hacksawed it



drilled it



and had to buy some screws for the neck plates

 

back to the pickguard



used regular pickguard template to rout neck pickup hole



and another cheap ebay buy

 

got er in there





and the pots to

 

around this time the camera quit working, got out cheaper camera

lined up the necks



screws too long, need shorter ones, these will do for now



stuck on some knobs too

 

and thats how she's sittin tonight