Oh yes, this will be good!
Thinline Tele build
- Thread starter preeb
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Same thing. Nothing I use is unobtainable!
Just spend some time asking around lumber yards and wood importers.
Okoume can be special ordered in solid lumber (4/4, 8/4 etc) if you are willing to get the minimum quantity. A group buy might be good but I doubt luthiers will jump on this because it's a tough wood to store although it sounds ridiculously good.
countrydave70
TDPRI Member
I'm also thinking of a thinline build so will be watching this carefully for top tips.
Body...
no warpage after initial cut
Thicknessing
Drilling the holes on the back
Robosanded
Final flush trimming
top is glued
Neck...
cut
and flush trimmed
Short day today...
Shabat Shalom
no warpage after initial cut
Thicknessing
Drilling the holes on the back
Robosanded
Final flush trimming
top is glued
Neck...
cut
and flush trimmed
Short day today...
Shabat Shalom
4string
Friend of Leo's
Very nice grain/figure on the Okoume. I can hear a ringing knuckle rap tone just looking at it! Will you be making more than one Thinline in this build?
No, as far as Teles, just a 52 Blackguard and 51 NoCaster in addition to the Thinline.
Bob J
Tele-Afflicted
I too am excited about getting in on the first page. I don't know how many days of "work" I lost catching up on the LP build. Thanks Gil, it is amazing to watch you at work!
flatfive
Friend of Leo's
Thanks for sharing again, Preeb!
Can I ask: why did you use the router around the outside of
the body after robo-sanding?
Having only made a few bodies, I've been thinking of using
a robo-sander and no routing because of the small tears
I tend to get with routing inside the horns and sometimes
along the bottom of the body.
I know from your past threads and the pics that you use a
spiral routing bit. Does this play into it?
Can I ask: why did you use the router around the outside of
the body after robo-sanding?
Having only made a few bodies, I've been thinking of using
a robo-sander and no routing because of the small tears
I tend to get with routing inside the horns and sometimes
along the bottom of the body.
I know from your past threads and the pics that you use a
spiral routing bit. Does this play into it?
alexands
TDPRI Member
I got home last night preeb in time to tell my son that you were building a new guitar and it wasn't going to be historically correct.
This was his reaction.
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This was his reaction.
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storyboards27
Tele-Meister
Oh boy!
gagidlof
Tele-Holic
Thicknessing
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Oooo, what is this nifty little sander gadget you have in the drill press. I like that, I can think of a bunch of great uses for one of those. I love reading your threads not only to see a master at his craft but I can get great ideas to use in my own garage.
Thank you again, Gil
Thank you for sharing Gil.
I'll be following this one and I'm sure I'll learn a lot!
I started building guitars about a year ago (build threads are coming soon)
and I really "got the bug". TDPRI is an amazing thing and i'm grateful and thankful to all members how share their knowledge.
It was also a nice thing to find out that one of the master builders who hangs out here is from Israel...hopefully i'll get the chance to pick your brain in the future.
Shabat Shlom
I'll be following this one and I'm sure I'll learn a lot!
I started building guitars about a year ago (build threads are coming soon)
and I really "got the bug". TDPRI is an amazing thing and i'm grateful and thankful to all members how share their knowledge.
It was also a nice thing to find out that one of the master builders who hangs out here is from Israel...hopefully i'll get the chance to pick your brain in the future.
Shabat Shlom
The spiral can't remove too much wood in one pass and is a delicate bit.
I robosand first and leave about 1/16" for routing. No tearouts.
LOL... well.. he must have missed the B-Bender build.
Thicknessing
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Oooo, what is this nifty little sander gadget you have in the drill press. I like that, I can think of a bunch of great uses for one of those. I love reading your threads not only to see a master at his craft but I can get great ideas to use in my own garage.
Thank you again, Gil
It's a $2 rotary sanding pad that does the same jog as a $600 thicknesser and takes a little less space (-;
I can also use any grit (5" sanding velcro discs) for different jobs.
The Thinline design lends itself to a lot of experimentation and modification. I've done three non-standard takes on the design in the last few years. I can't wait to see what you do with it.
missinglinkwray
Tele-Meister
I'd like to second this -- I'd love to see you tackle an angled heel like on a Music Man. That is, if you're taking requests!
