Monday, 23 September 2013

Telecaster III - 3 - Onto The Body

Today I got the jigsaw out and cut out the body blank for my latest Telecaster build.  I am not keen on using the jigsaw as the blade tends to move around and not give a great straight cut.  However until I get a band saw I will have to make do.


The body has to be routed to the correct thickness so I'm not concerned about the gaps where the planks join, today I am going to start on the edges by sanding them smooth and square.


It's really hard work doing all this by hand but well worth it in the end.  I will start with course sandpaper and also use a cabinet scraper periodically checking that the sides are square to the front and back.  More later!



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