I'm building a strat FINISHED! (well, not quite ...)

axisus · August 2018

Guitar no 4 has problems, so I'm putting it aside for now to get on with Guitar no 5 - A strat.

So without further ado - some pix:

Gluing body wood together

Neck thickness sorted

Truss rod channel routed

axisus · August 2018

Neck shape done

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Ageing metal with acid fumes.

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Machinehead holes sorted

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axisus · August 2018

Wood too thick for my bandsaw so a bit of pre-cut work.

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Then trimmed

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Routing body shape

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DrBob · August 2018

Yep, deffo looking like a Strat John, coming along really well!

Andyjr1515 · August 2018

Yup - looking good!

axisus · September 2018

Cutting fret slots and drilling marker holes

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Top (and rear) routing done as well as neck pocket. Outer shape also sorted

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Roundover sorted. Dirt cheap router bit but I got away with it!

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axisus · September 2018

Shaping contours.

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Body mostly sorted and sanded bar a few tweaks. I have to say that I am very pleased with how it has gone. Most satisfying.

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Andyjr1515 · September 2018

That's coming along very nicely, @axisus ;

Because they are such a familiar shape, you tend to forget just how relatively complex they are...

Respect!

paulnb57 · September 2018

Nice work!

jaymenon · September 2018

Just beautiful - and its amazing that you are actually making the body and neck from scratch (for me building a start means buying a free parts and putting it together like an Airfoil model).

May I respectfully suggest that you contour the neck block / rear of the lower horn like the Guthrie Govan Charvel? Makes upper fret access so much easier...