I started this a while ago as a companion thread to my " Let's make a neck threads". Making a body isn't too hard with the right resources. First you need to get yourself some dry lumber. I have good local sources for a lot of common domestic woods. I use the internet for things that I don't have easy access to. I like to have wood on hand, just like I like to have parts on hand. When I see something I like and it's affordable, I'd buy it. Much of that occurred later in life. Anyway... you need to get some lumber. I have a few blanks ready for conversion into bodies, so the blanks may change within this thread but the techniques I use are the same throughout.
This is Honduran mahogany. I've been avoiding using it but figured now it's time.
This is Honduran mahogany. I've been avoiding using it but figured now it's time.
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