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Hi everybody! When I can't find the information I need on the WEB, I know where to go... I'm working again on the finish of those two, a telecaster and mandocaster. What I'm not sure wath to expect from tung oil finish. I practice on scrap peice of maple but I never get exactly or don't know how it ...

Very nice looking bass!

Is there any reason you put 4 tuners on the bass side? Maybe you bought two sets, and you'll put the left over 4R tuners on the treble side of the other guitar? :D Thank’s for the great comments! There suppose to be a logo on the headstock and it goes exactly in the empty space. I did not found any...

Hi! This is my new guitar. In fact, I made this one to get better as I'm working on my friend guitar. SO there is twins guitar actualy. This is a MDF body, double binding, flamed ( a little line of spalted ) maple top, two P90 and headstock design from me! This time I didn't do the neck. It's a chea...

twins.jpg Here the twins! The fact are, I have two kind of stuff on it. Black paint on back and side. stain on top. I can't use the neck plate predrill hole because I use MDF for the body. We can't screw and unscrew many time before the hole gets unusable. What will you do to finish those two? I wa...

Hi! My guitar project goes well. Now, I'm working on the neck. I'm familiar with oil finish. I use Tung oil once before but… I want to use oil on the neck but don't want to get a yellowish kind of finish. Witch oil will not change the color of the wood? AND Can a use some decal, paint or stain for m...

I have a new question. I'm ready to paint the side of this new project. The question is should a hide completely or not completely the binding and scrape it later? I already done one side flush but i'm confused.

Your help is helpful as always!

Marc

Thank Guys for your Help!!

Hi! I'm working on a new tele project. I have a hardtail bridge to install. The neck is at is place. I mark the center line and the outside lines too. I mesure the scale length and trace the line. The only thing i'm not sure, Where do I place the saddle on the bridge to put it correctly on the line?...

Hi! I'm working on Firebird guitar project. Long story short, I receice the wrong fingerboard twice. It's a 25.5 scale length instead of 24,75. My question is, can I modify my plan and change the scale lenght. I heard about the tension on the neck. This is a big concern because of the scarf joint. T...

I use birch wood! And the bridge pickup is an humbucker ( a rail one ). Sorry for my english!

The dream guitar is alive after 8 months : Birtch body Birtch neck Mapple fretboard Special humbucker design at neck position single coil humbuker at bridge positin Two volume ( they both are push pull pot - one for coil tapping and the other for more option with the special humbucker ) One Tone AND...

OK! here some new pics! I bought a 6 foot long board of birch with the 7 1/4 width and 3/4 tickness. Two peices were use to create the top and the other one can gice me 2 necks. SAM_1327.jpg SAM_1330.jpg And here the top on the body with some glue! SAM_1328.jpg With all the vibration of the planning...

Next step : I want my body out of this block of wood! SAM_1316.jpg SAM_1311.jpg And finally! DSC_0183.jpg The router left a big scratch : SAM_1309.jpg I decide to keep the body! I don't have fancy tool! and I also can make mistake on every peices of wood I'll put my hands on! When the top will be gl...

It's been a while but my project is still going on! After the little mistake on my first template, I decide to create a new one! SAM_1283.jpg My friend and neighbor give me great birch wood. He also glue it! SAM_1303.jpg So, the new template finish on the top of the birch and I can start my dream gu...

Hi! I just start a Thinline project. My plan just got home and I bring back home my father router! I need some advice right away! On me second template ( the first one was a big miss), I make just one little mistake, I got about 1mm, not more, inside the line. The error is in the red circle. 007_b_m...