Wookiee with a Tele...

That looks pretty clean for so early on in the project.

A good omen!

 
Another beautiful Spacey work of art begins

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"May I suggest a new strategy?  Let the Wookie have his guitar."

Jon it's going to be cool to see this Zebra with a Sapele back body.
I'm sure looking forward to that...be glad when the wood arrives.

So ya'll know...The picks Grants talking about I had made to give to those I build for....
I didn't know if they were good to use because I've used the same type pick for over 30 years ...what I really like about them- they glow in the dark! LOL.

Twin or not I'm sure looking forward to hearing the difference. One with a maple body
and one with the Sapele.
I'll be using the same bridge. A full contact Babitz.
The neck woods are different too. More maple on Ophelia and a thinner profile.
The fretboards are different too. Ebony / Rosewood
Grant wanted a thick neck ( like mine).
I'm not going to debate a speed difference when it comes to neck size but I will stand
firm on my opinion that with a nice thicker neck one can play longer more comfortably. Much less hand issues.
I'm thinking they will be very close in tonal range and the pups will be the biggest diff.
I think there will be added warmth, a little, to Wookiees'. But the lows will have a nice brightness and not muddy. Time will tell. ( and Ophelia has very nice crisp lows and one of the most natural bluesiest sounding guitars I've ever played...absolutely a tone monster IMO)  ( luck of the draw I'd say)

Monday..I'd best get to work.
Cheers.

Every guitar and bass I've made has had an ebony fingerboard.
It's really nice to see the Rosewood.

I'll be honest....I have no idea how others might measure the depth for these cuts.
Even if I took the time to mark the radius on the board and measured (as I have in the past)
there is no way I can foresee how much wood I'll be sanding off.
I have to sand to satisfaction so sanding to a mark isn't going to work.
So what do I do?  Guess. I take my best guess. I imagine the edge of the board after its been sanded and
cut to width, set the blade height against the board and cut away. So far it's worked for me so I guess it's cool.
Making sure the depth is right for the fret tang after it's sanded to a "finished" state and not cutting to deep  are the main points.
Next step is cut to length (requires cutting at both ends- as you can see the wood that extends past a fender nut ) and profile.

I'll point out , even though I consider every step "critical", that the wood you see where the nut will go-
when I remove that, it's tedious. The reasons being that I do not want the wood to break off. I will file it
down to get an excellent resting place for the nut.
Some may not realize that the nut can be a tone killer and I figure if it kills the tone, it kills everything.
It is paramount that the nut set absolutely flat and square with the fretboard. If it sets flat and is not square
with the fretboard it can ruin the intonation. And then the string slots....if they are not cut right and the strings set to high- when one pushes down the note will more than likely be sounding sharp while they are complaining about how hard it is to barr and F chord or play on the first fret.
If one doesn't want to feel like a nut....LOL   check you nuts LOL ...(sorry)  anyway...purty rosewood all sliced up.
 

Is there a line? Do I have to take a number? 

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Yes I do Mike. Currently three sizes.
And nut string slot files from .010 to .128 (for bass)

It's understandable why most guitarist can't do there own nut work...tools
are very expensive.
After only two years of gathering tools....I could have opted for another Harley....almost.

I'm still buying files....waiting on one now. It's a new type (for me) to smooth the fret ends.
The one I use is very small and works fine but I want to try a larger one as I think I may have more control with it and a longer stroke. I'll find out.
If one doesn't try different types it would be easy to miss out on the one that is just right.
I know you know what I mean.

Thought I'd show the wood combination before
I ruff cut the Sapele to body profile. This is view of
the back of the Wookiee instrument....before it's fur covered and
whatever else...I can't imagine...( it may not be wise to tease a Wookiee LOL)

One pic with flash, one without.
Mahogany and Maple neck.

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