routing truss rod channel

Basic setup.....

make sure the router bit align with the middle line...

first pass.....very smooth

a close up of the result..

finally fitted the truss rod in the channel, the heel needed extra effort to route a opening to adapt the spoke wheel...

coming up....attaching the fingerboard...

control cavity and trimmed fingerboard

lots of sanding work....this is the outcome of rought sanding with #80 and #100

control cavity routing,用短route bit 過了幾次才做到想要幾深度， 用了較長時間route...



fingerboard timmed....

roughly finished shaping....

今日用了四個小時，將個body修好邊，由於只有trimmer 加bearing 鑼刀，條鑼刀又唔夠長，所以要過幾次先修好個shape，又夠到成身木碎...

之後見還有時間，順手修好兩快quilted maple top 的邊，用jig saw cut 出黎，用 titebond II glue 落個body...

聽日繼續...

little progress on the body

neck preparation

supplies arrived from stewmac:

• maple neck blank
• vintage amber stain
• double action truss rod
• router bit for truss rod slot

the shipping with DHL was extremely fast (3 days) with a pretty reasonable price

can't wait to get started!!

simple planer attachment

made a simple routing shaft/base attachment for the trimmer from a long sheet of acrylic plate($15 only), and started trimming the top, should be able to remove 4-5mm of wood with 15 mins more of effort..

My first built!!excited...

Peavey Wolfgang style guitar
Spec:
body: 3 piece alder, quilted or flame maple top,H/H config
neck: possibly maple (see what I can find on ebay), Indian rosewood fingerboard for sure..