RogerC
Poster Extraordinaire
I'll have to check them out. I'm looking for something special for the white tele I'm doing.
What's on your workbench today?
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RickyRicardo
Friend of Leo's
I've bought from them twice and they are great to deal with. Highly recommend them and no affiliation.
Laren
Tele-Holic
Well the old tele body has been drying over a week now after stripping it back and respraying three times. Wet sanded it a polished. It's all it's going to get damn thing. Still good experience, so much so I've ordered a spray gun for my little compressor. Let's see how much damage I can cause with that 
Time to put this baby together
Time to put this baby together 
hopdybob
Friend of Leo's
now i see that top i hope you do the sides black ore transparent black to boost the top even moreDefinitely Amber
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kifla
Tele-Meister
Well the old tele body has been drying over a week now after stripping it back and respraying three times. Wet sanded it a polished. It's all it's going to get damn thing. Still good experience, so much so I've ordered a spray gun for my little compressor. Let's see how much damage I can cause with that
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I see V70 in the reflection!!
THIS has been on my work bench all day today.
Finished the body in Linseed oil, the bottle can be seen standing to the left of the guitar. This picture doesn't do the striping pattern of the top justice, as it has a tight tiger stripe going on. I also need to re-drill the bridge as it's slightly offset.
I have no idea what kind of wood this is but it smells nice and looks really good. Yeah I admit it, the control cavity isn't the neatest job but you do what you have to do with a limited set of tools. Once I finish the back plate it will be covered up anyway.
So how does it play and sound?
- Very much like a Les Paul, surprisingly enough, seeing as how the neck has a Fender Scale length and is bolt on. But yeah, strapping it on feels just like strapping a Les Paul on, that typical balance is very much the same.
Finished the body in Linseed oil, the bottle can be seen standing to the left of the guitar. This picture doesn't do the striping pattern of the top justice, as it has a tight tiger stripe going on. I also need to re-drill the bridge as it's slightly offset.
I have no idea what kind of wood this is but it smells nice and looks really good. Yeah I admit it, the control cavity isn't the neatest job but you do what you have to do with a limited set of tools. Once I finish the back plate it will be covered up anyway.
So how does it play and sound?
- Very much like a Les Paul, surprisingly enough, seeing as how the neck has a Fender Scale length and is bolt on. But yeah, strapping it on feels just like strapping a Les Paul on, that typical balance is very much the same.
E-miel
Tele-Meister
That came out nice! I think you wrote earlier that you got gifted the body right? I don't know how old it was and how much sanding you did, but could it be aged padouk? I have used the same linseed oil, did you thin it before applying?
hopdybob
Friend of Leo's
i see you are from holland.
my problems with linseed is that it stayed to sticky and i moved over to Rustin Danish oil.
it has some wax in it so you can rub it out and no stickiness.
they even have some stains to use with it.
but nice build!
Laren
Tele-Holic
Finished Almost. Just needs the lacquer cleaning off the frets and a fret level. Checking with the fret rocker there are no high/low frets so hopefully not much work and then just a polish
Almost. Just needs the lacquer cleaning off the frets and a fret level. Checking with the fret rocker there are no high/low frets so hopefully not much work and then just a polish 
Bob J
Tele-Afflicted
Today, its parts of my table saw. Went to install the dado yesterday for a garden project, and realized I couldn't even turn the shaft without the blade locked down. I had a bearing replaced on the motor shaft a month ago (same problem), its been working since then albeit with a bit of a growling noise.
I think I may have gotten my $225 out of it in the dozen or so years I've been abusing it, time to look for a replacement.
I'm space limited, so I'd like a bench top table saw that I can mount into the end of my rolling workbench (like the current one is). The saw table is flush with the bench top so that I can use it to support outfeed.
I'm looking at this Grizzly, does anyone have experience with one like this?
I think I may have gotten my $225 out of it in the dozen or so years I've been abusing it, time to look for a replacement.
I'm space limited, so I'd like a bench top table saw that I can mount into the end of my rolling workbench (like the current one is). The saw table is flush with the bench top so that I can use it to support outfeed.
I'm looking at this Grizzly, does anyone have experience with one like this?
Laren
Tele-Holic
Finished Well happy with it. Frets lovely and level, no buzz, no second or third fret level needed like all my previous attempts Sets up beautifully, 4/64ths across the board at the 17th fret. Intonates with room to spare. I've got to make sure my other builds don't see me writing this but I consider this one my first proper guitar build. The lessons and experience learn't from all the others was invaluable though. Back to the other one I've got on the go now. I was making a body for a neck I'd made but can't get the truss rod to move so I'll use it as practice in 'how to remove a fretboard', at least I can use the truss rod if it's working. So a new neck to go with the body which was to go with the old neck
Well happy with it. Frets lovely and level, no buzz, no second or third fret level needed like all my previous attempts Sets up beautifully, 4/64ths across the board at the 17th fret. Intonates with room to spare. I've got to make sure my other builds don't see me writing this but I consider this one my first proper guitar build. The lessons and experience learn't from all the others was invaluable though. Back to the other one I've got on the go now. I was making a body for a neck I'd made but can't get the truss rod to move so I'll use it as practice in 'how to remove a fretboard', at least I can use the truss rod if it's working. So a new neck to go with the body which was to go with the old neck
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Zepfan
Doctor of Teleocity
Leave it as is.
Laren
Tele-Holic
And for todays really stupid idea to keep you amused Don't ask where this idea came from as I have not a clue. Will it work, will it look good, will it be strong enough? We shall see
Don't ask where this idea came from as I have not a clue. Will it work, will it look good, will it be strong enough? We shall see 
Rustic
crazydave911
Doctor of Teleocity
It will work, just glue up a little at a time and let set for at least two weeks before cutting then let set at least 24 to 48 hours to stabilizeAnd for todays really stupid idea to keep you amused
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