I'm making a set neck tele special

usedtobe

Looking good!

Deadman

Yeah absolutely gorgeous timber and great skills.

Danielsguitars

Thanks for the nice comments

I can't wait to get this done, I'm loving this limba.
I think I will contour the body but It depends on how it'll look with the switch cavity there.

I've got the strat sound clips we made that I need to post up, it's set neck limba too and played by Ramon goose, look him up he's bloody incredible.
He's got one of mine on loan until I make his.

Danielsguitars

Here's a sound clip of the strat we did
Same woods and construction

Danielsguitars

I got the fretboard fretted, i press in then glue in place.

Danielsguitars

Moving onto the neck, first thickness the veneer, i took most of it down using the router then finished on the sander thicknesser.
Glue on the route for our headstock shape, not traditional but i like it, some won't.
I'm using schaller grand tune open gear tuners with rosewood buttons, really like them.

Danielsguitars

Quick mock up to see how it looks

Danielsguitars

Right back onto the body.
I drilled a bloody long 1/2 inch hole from the cavity to the swith, like a les paul custom or junior special
I first line it up, i can't use the long bit to start so we pencil line it and brad point a start then drill into the cavity with a bit that will go past the other side of the cavity, you have to brad point inside the cavity, when i can't go any firther i clamp the body down flat and let the long bit follow the previous hole, worked out great.

Danielsguitars

Next up angle the pocket, i wouldn't normally use the bearing cutter but as i haven't done one of these before i cut the pocket flat the used the bearing to deepen it and work out how high i want my bridge, i aimed for about 12mm to allow for strings and so the bridge will sit flat on the body with a low action.

Danielsguitars

I took the tenon down close to what i need the started fitting.

Danielsguitars

I get the fretboard area flat by using the same angle as my pocket and finish off with a flat tube with paper double sided to it

Danielsguitars

This just leaves the shoulders to fit, use a protractor to get the angle from the body and transfer it over to the neck mark just short of the 16th fret and do your cuts, i normally trim with a bandsaw first.
When it's trimmed i use a few thin alumimium flat plates with different grades of paper on one side.
Get the coffee down and crack on

Danielsguitars

You end up with this and ready for the hot hide glue

Danielsguitars

Neck was glued in then i made some side dots out of plastic binding, melt in acetone and trim with a blade

Danielsguitars

I got the p90 routes done, all went well and i hit the drilled hole which was good

Danielsguitars

I got the neck carved to roughly where i want it, i'll put a heel cap on and do more contouring.

Danielsguitars

I did a mock up with a trapeze, i might do one like that later on as i quite like the look

WezV

Its looking really nice

Danielsguitars

Thanks, i've got a bit contouring and a heel cap to put on, the bridge is on it's way so not long before it's done

What do you think of it with a trapeze

WezV

customkits;1082493" said:

What do you think of it with a trapeze

Do a bound gold top version and it might just work