Templates for everything

I'm still making templates. I figured out the placement of my controls too. I was initialy planning on having the bodies cut first, so I could place controls in 3-D. But I have a pretty good idea of how things will lay out from my previous guitars. This will make the cutting of wood go faster too. No stopping to make templates later on. Next week, I think I will have everything done, template wise that is.




I also decided what I want to do for inlays. In the begining I was just going to have dot markers on the fingerboard. I've never been much for all the fancy blocks and paterns. But I have an idea that I think I can do quickly, and will look real nice. So now I have to buy some shell and abalone. I'll probably make the inlays before I start any wood work.

I took a picture of a 20th Anniversary PRS McCarty. It has a solid rosewood neck. The neck is oil finished, but the body still has the typical glossy finish. This is how I am planning on doing my guitars. The oil makes for a bare wood feel to the neck. The neck is protected, but not by a thick glossy finish. Many guitar players like the feeling of an oil neck, because it doesn't get gummy feeling in your hand. Just a little bonus feature I want to have with my guitars.




Lastly, if anyone local to me, knows of someone who would like some wood scraps for art or jewlery projects, let me know. I don't want anything to go to waste. Here's a picture of my cat sitting on my bartable. I made the table out of left over scraps from my previous guitars.