Shop Tour: Under Construction


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Rough sawing the neck on the table saw.



Thickness sanding the neck blank
to the desired thickness.



Thickness sanding the neck blank
to the desired thickness.



Sawing the headstock angle on the table saw.



Sawing the headstock anle on the table saw.



Marking the side profile of the neck blank.



Marking the side profile of the neck blank.



Marking the side profile of the neck blank.



Sawing the underside of the set-thru


Sawing the side profile of the neck on the bandsaw.



Gluing the ears onto the headstock.



Gluing the ears onto the headstock.



Gluing the ears onto the headstock.



Using neck jig to layout the neck.



Close-up of pre-cut headstock with location lines.



Neck jig clamped and screwed toneck blank.



Close-up of headstock routed.



Routing the headstock.



Routing the headstock.



Routing the headstock.



Routing the headstock,...notice the "Ace Frehley guitar solo"
pose. Absolutely crucial to routing the headstock correctly.



Drilling holes for Sperzel locking tuners.



Neck blank with headstock routed.



Routing truss rod channel.



Neck blank with truss rod channel routed.



Routing for truss rod adjustment cavity.



Routing for truss rod adjustment cavity.



Bandsawing the neck blank.



Bandsawing the neck blank.



Bandsawing the neck blank.



Bandsawing the neck blank.



Routing the neck blank on the router table.



Routing the neck blank on the router table.



Drilling holes for tuners.



Drilling holes for tuners.



Finger boards glued on.



Radiusing fingerboard



Drilling finger board for offet gold circles
with paua centers.



Inlaying offset blocks.



Two necks with paua offset blocks.



Two necks ready to have frets installed.



Gluing in frets.



Gluing in frets.



Carving a rosewood neck.



Carving a mahogany neck.



Carving a mahogany neck.



Carving a mahogany neck.



Sanding file marks off of neck.



Sanding neck with orbital sander.



Sanding neck.



Shaping the neck heel.



Shaping the neck heel.



Sanding neck heel.



Cutting out top on bandsaw.



Top cut out.



Routing back for neck.



Pressing neck in for a dry fit.



Neck joint prior to being glued in.



Demonstrating the tightness of the neck joint,...
there is no glue at this point...



Demonstrating the tightness of the neck joint,...
there is no glue at this point...



Applying two-part epoxy in the neck pocket.



Just a thin layer is all that is used. Too much
glue in an already tight neck joint can
cause serious problems.



Neck glued, clamped, and allowed to dry for
a minimum of 1 hour.



Showing the extremely tight tolerance of
the neck pocket.



Showing the extremely tight tolerance of
the neck pocket.



Showing the locator dowels in the back
that line up with the locator holes in the
bottom of the top. This holds the top in
place as it is glued to the back.



Top glued on.



Top glued on.



Routing for the control cavity in the back.



Close-up of control cavity rout.



Final Sanding.



Carving the belly contour.



Carving top on duplicarver.



Carving top on duplicarve.r



Sanding top.



Sanding top.



Sanding top.



Two guitars with carved tops,...waiting for
the next stop in the process.



Two guitars with carved tops,...waiting for
the next stop in the process.



Routing for pickup cavitites



Guitar with pickup cavities routed, control
areas scooped out,...ready to be final
sanded for paint.



Guitar with pickup cavities routed, control
areas scooped out,...ready to be final
sanded for paint.



Close-up of pickup cavity rout.



Guitar with pickup cavities routed, control
areas scooped out,...ready to be final
sanded for paint.



Guitar final sanded and masked off,...ready
to go into the spray booth.



Back of guitar with sealer on it.



Top with stain on it.



Top with stain on it.



Top with stain on it.



Top with stain and 1 coat of sealer on it.



Guitar with black on the back.



Guitar with burst.



Another guitar with burst.



Guitar with 3 thin coats of topcoat.



Matching wood cavity plated with sealer.



Guitar sanded and ready for the buffer.



Headstock being signed.



Guitar being buffed.



Guitar being buffed.




After the guitar is buffed, it is final assembled, wired up,
set-up, tested, and packed up and sent out.
That's all folks!!!!!!!!!!!!



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