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BeeTL

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Over to the sander to smooth out the edges and back to the router table to round off the back edge:

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Next, I get ready to rout out the neck, pickup and tremolo cavities. I mark out the location and then hog out the bulk of the wood with a forstner bit:

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Set the depth, and go to it:

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I forgot to snap pics cleaning up the pockets with the router, so here it is mocked up

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Thanks!

Yes, the template is the MDF piece screwed to the sapele blank in post #10.

The 2" x 3/4" flush trim bit has a bearing on top that rides on the template.

It's the woodworking equivalent of tracing.

Pattern routing was "state of the art" prior to the advent of CNC machines.

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Just getting back to some guitar work. I've done some clear-coating recently, but that doesn't make for interesting photos. I did get a chance to work up a new design to go on the "whammy" bass.

Design laid out on paper:

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Cutting the design in stencil paper:

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Just the dragonflies:

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All finished:

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I've felt like I needed an offset body to satisfy the Jazz/Jazzmaster crowd, and I'm also in love with the non-reverse Firebird and the idea of a reverse RD Artist.

This shape has been knocking around in my head for over a year, I'm VERY pleased with how it came out.

This design picks up elements from LOTS of different influences, but isn't close enough to any one to be remotely confusing in the eyes of a consumer, especially when you see the headstock.

The hook on the horn may get a small radius to make adding binding a bit easier, but we'll see.

What do you think?

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Quote Originally Posted by groutt View Post
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I think a small radius on the hook would look good.
Thanks man!

So, here's the revision for today...the short-horn version could be used on bass, but may be more prone to neck dive.

Controls could be rear-routed, but I use the Tele plate for both scale and personal preference.

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Thanks man!

I started wetsanding and polishing nine guitar bodies.

Although it was a bummer of a weekend on the woodworking side, the finishing process is going well.

Six down...three to go.

I'm going to put these up as a silent auction...$500 reserve / $895 Buy It Now shipped in the US lower 48.

I'll post photos and specs of each in the classifieds in the next week or so, but the basics are US made bodies, nitro finish, AllParts necks, Lollar TV Jones or Fralin pickups, CRL, CTS, Deluxe Gator case, etc.

Yes, I'm giving them away!!!

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