Index

Telecaster IV


DLP Lap Steel Guitar


DLP Mandolin


DLP Les Paul 2


DLP Les Paul 2 - Starting The Project
DLP Les Paul 2 - Working on the Neck
DLP Les Paul - 1 - Shaping On The Fretboard
DLP Les Paul - 2 - Carving The Body
DLP Les Paul - 3 - Installing The Fret Markers
DLP Les Paul - 4 - Continuing Work On The Neck
DLP Les Paul - 5 - Neck Pocket and Control Cavity
DLP Les Paul - 6 - Pickup Cavities
DLP Les Paul - 7 - Marking Up For The Machine Heads
DLP Les Paul - 8 - Installing The Frets
DLP Les Paul - 9 - Getting Ready For Primer
DLP Les Paul - 10 - Sanding, Painting, Sanding, Painting!
DLP Les Paul - 11 - Trying to Finish the Finish

DLP Les Paul prototype


DLP Les Paul Prototype - 1 - Template and Blank
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 2 - Finding Some Wood
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 3 - Cavity Control
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 4 - Routing Continues
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 5 - Refining the Back Cover
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 6 - Back Cover Preperation
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 7 - Rounding Over The Back
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 8 - Cutting The Binding Channel and Glueing on the Binding
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 9 - Smoothing The Binding
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 10 - A Little Primer
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 11 - Prime and Fill
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 12 - Smooth Edge
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 13 - Black and Silver?
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 14 - Neck at Last
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 15 - Neck Meets Glue
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 16 - Headstock Layout
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 17 - Routing Truss Rod Channel
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 18 - Oak Fingerboard
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 19 - Back to the Grindstone
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 20 - Attaching The Fingerboard
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 21 - Shaping the Fingerboard Profile
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 23 - Laying Out The Frets
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 24 - Finishing the Frets
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 25 - Fret Markers and Neck Shaping
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 26 - Finishing Neck Carving
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 27 - Fret Markers
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 28 - Tuner Peg Holes
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 29 - Neck Cavity
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 30 - Reshaping the Heel
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 31 - Back to Grey
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 32 - Pickup Cavities
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 33 - Ouch... Split!
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 34 - Putting It All Together
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 34 - Finishing the Finish
DLP Les Paul Prototype - 35 - Electrics Re-Wire

Telecaster III


Telecaster 3 - Design Ideas
Telecaster III - 1 - Starting The Neck
Telecaster III - 2 - Continuing The Neck
Telecaster III - 3 - Onto The Body
Telecaster III - 4 - More Body Work
Telecaster III - 5 - Filler Time
Telecaster III - 6 - Filling The Body
Telecaster III - 7 - Making The Neck Pocket
Telecaster III - Making The Truss Rod
Telecaster III - 8 - Jig To Cut the truss Rod Channel
Telecaster III - 9 - Installing The Truss Rod
Telecaster III - 10 - Ready For The Fret Board
Telecaster III - 11 - Attaching The Fret Board
Telecaster III - 12 - Trimming The Fret Board
Telecaster III - 13 - Continuing With the Neck
Telecaster III - 14 - Fret Board Profile
Telecaster III - 15 - Cutting The Fret Slots And Fret Markers
Telecaster III - 16 - Fret Markers
Telecaster III - 17 - Finishing the Fret Board
Telecaster III - 18 - Shaping and Carving the Neck
Telecaster III - 19 - Some Serious Body Work
Telecaster III - 20 - Decided to Relic
Telecaster III - 21 - Custom Pickguard
Telecaster III - 22 - Finishing Touches

Telecaster Electric ukulele


Another Ukulele Project - The Neck
Another Ukulele Project - Fretting Over Frets
Another Ukulele Project - Cutting Out The Body
Another Ukulele Project - Neck Pocket
Another Ukulele Project - Glueing In The Neck
Another Ukulele Project - Making A DLP Custom Pick Guard
Another Ukulele Project - Adding Finish To The Neck And Body
Another Ukulele Project - Time To Fit The Hardware
Another Ukulele Project - Completing The Electronics
Another Ukulele Project - Levelling The Frets and Done
Another Ukulele Project - Fitting The Machine Heads

Stratocaster Kit Project


Stratocaster Project - 2 - Time to Prime
Stratocaster Project - 3 - Some Colour
Stratocaster Project - 4 - Lacquer and Repeat
Stratocaster Project - 5 - Wet and Dry Sanding
Stratocaster Project - 6 - Personalising the Headstock - Preparation
Stratocaster Project - 7 - Finishing the Finish
Stratocaster Project - 8 - New Finish
Stratocaster Project - 9 - Another New Finish

Flying 'V' Ukulele


Secret Ukulele Project

Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - Refinish


Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 1 - Refurbishment
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 2 - Stripping The Paint
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 3 - Power Tools and Elbow Grease!
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 4 - Sanding, Sanding and More Sanding!
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 5 - Sander Sealer
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 6 - Primer Coats At Last
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 7 - Design Ideas
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 8 - A Little Colour At Last!
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 9 - Masking for Racing Stripes.
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 10 - Headstock Decals
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 11 - Mock Up
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 12 - Polish and Assembly
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 13 - Still Not Happy With The Finish
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 14 - Fret Levelling and Crowning
Epiphone Les Paul Special Model - 15 - Reconnecting Electrics and Stringing Up

Slimline Telecaster Two


Telecaster Two - 1 - The Next Generation
Telecaster Two - 2 - Sticking My Neck Out!
Telecaster Two - 3 - More Neck Shaping
Telecaster Two - 4 - Neck Profile
Telecaster Two - 5 - Routing The Truss Rod Channel
Telecaster Two - 6 - A Busy Day
Telecaster Two - 7 - Trying Not To Fret
Telecaster Two - 8 - Fret Markers
Telecaster Two - 9 - Fixing Mistakes
Telecaster Two - 10 - Fretting
Telecaster Two - 11 - Rounding The Ends OF The Frets
Telecaster Two - 12 - Basic Laying Out
Telecaster Two - 12 - Neck Carving
Telecaster Two - 13 - More Neck Carving
Telecaster Two - 14 - Toothpicks?
Telecaster Two - 15 - Clamps And More Clamps Please!
Telecaster Two - 16 - Fret Leveling
Telecaster Two - 17 - Finishing Fret Levelling and Polishing
Telecaster Two - 18 - Trimming the Top
Telecaster Two - 19 - Grain Filler and Sanding Sealer
Telecaster Two - 20 - Smoothing the Body and Neck
Telecaster Two - 21 - Smoothing the Body and Routing a Round-Over
Telecaster Two - 22 - Shiny Neck
Telecaster Two - 23 - Neck Route Template
Telecaster Two - 24 - Neck Pocket Disaster
Telecaster Two - 25 - Neck Pocket Recovery Work
Telecaster Two - 26 - Still More Neck Pocket Work
Telecaster Two - 27 - Fixing The Neck
Telecaster Two - 28 - Some Colour On The Body
Telecaster Two - 29 - Sanding Back The Dark Oak Dye
Telecaster Two - 30 - More Tru-Oil
Telecaster Two - 31 - Neck Pickup Pocket Route
Telecaster Two - 32 - Mounting The Bridge
Telecaster Two - 33 - Positioning the Bridge Pickup
Telecaster Two - 33.3 - Darkening The Edges
Telecaster Two - 34 - Pick Guard Colour
Telecaster Two - 35 - Close To The Finish Line
Telecaster Two - 36 - Fitting The Machine Heads
Telecaster Two - 37 - Putting It All Together
Telecaster Two - 38 - Stringing Up
Telecaster Two - 39 - Mounting the Nut
Telecaster Two - 40 - Wiring and Caps

Slimline Telecaster 1


Telecaster Project - 1 - Template
Telecaster Project - 2 - More Template Tuning
Telecaster Project - 3 - Finishing The Template
Telecaster Project - 4 - Cut Out Ideas
Telecaster Project - 5 - Some Hardware Has Arrived!
Telecaster Project - 6 - Jigs... The first of Many?
Telecaster Project - 7 - Body Cavity Routing Template
Telecaster Project - 8 - Front and Back
Telecaster Project - 9 - Routing The Skeleton.
Telecaster Project - 10 - Sanding and More Sanding!
Telecaster Project - 11 - It's Starting To Come Together!
Telecaster Project - 12 - Starting To Look Like A Telecaster... Almost!
Telecaster Project - 13 - 3 Heads Are Better Than One
Telecaster Project - 14 - Body Taking Shape
Telecaster Project - 15 - Smooth Round The Edge
Telecaster Project - 16 - The Neck Pocket
Telecaster Project - 17 - Bridge Work
Telecaster Project - 18 - Solid Body Telecaster to Thinline
Telecaster Project - 19 - It's Starting To Come Together.
Telecaster Project - 20 - Telecaster Assembled
Telecaster Project - 21 - Telecaster Dis-Assembled
Telecaster Project - 22 - More Sander Sealer
Telecaster Project - 23 - Final Finishing Touches
Telecaster Project - 24 - Headstock Decoration
Telecaster Project - 25 - Headstock Decoration Finished
Telecaster Project - 26 - Intonation Issues

Encore Bass Refinish


Encore Bass Refinish - 1 - Got to Start Somewhere
Encore Bass Refinish - 2 - Primer Coat
Encore Bass Refinish - 3 - Restoring the Fret Board - A Hidden Gem!
Encore Bass Refinish - 4 - Refinish Finished

General Stuff


Workshop Roundup
DLP Guitars Telecaster Pick Guard Design
Painting and More Painting
What's on the workbench today?
Ibanez Blazer Bass Re-Fret
What's new on the workbench today?

Books


Books for Luthiers and Guitar Makers - Part 3