Some random crap that I liked Daddy long-legs http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/06092008001-001.jpg Spiders http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/20022008-002.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/23072008001-001.jpg Birds nest (...

My favourite person in the world, My Son George. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/CopyofDSC00182-005.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Copyof27072008002-001.jpg http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Copyof27072008002-002.jpg

My guitars

I found out my phone has a photo editor built in so I've been snapping pics of anything remotely interesting. I'll start with some pics of me... Me http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/24112008027-001.jpg Me again http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/24112...

Got a bit further with the pickguard, sanded and filed it down to size. Then I attacked it with a drill and a file to make a hole for the pickup. I placed the knobs I got to see what it looks like. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/18112008011.jpg If carlberg made gu...

I've redesigned my pickguard. Rough cut it, i'll sand it to size then bevel the edge. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/17112008.jpg Routed out the body (BADLY). Needs a bit of filler to hide my fuck ups! Then grain filler and paint. http://i53.photobucket.com/albums...

Not touched it for a week! but tonight drilled the body and screwed the neck on, measured up and screwed the bridge on too. Then to make sure it's all on straight I put a couple of strings on! I'm happy! Still need to finalise my pick guard design and route the cavities for the electronics. Still ne...

I used to have some crappy humbuckered Strat copy when I was 14. That was red with a black pickguard. I had new guard made for it with a mustang style curved top. The sloppy fit meant I always had a pick wedged in behind it (for convenience), I think I repainted it too? Anyway, not all red/black gui...

Routing neck pockets scares the shit out of me too! I'm almost there with the neck pocket... So I decided to clamp the neck on to check for fit. It's still a bit wonky needs cutting out toward the body a bit more, no big deal... This is what it looks like clamped up and hung next to my real JS for c...

Here it is with the pickguard template and bridge.



Gonna be Dakota red with black pickguard.

I kind of (but not quite?) followed Fran's advice... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/HPIM0187.jpg I built a little framework jig for roughing out the neck pocket. I made many passes at cutting. Here's the neck template and spacer in action. http://i53.photobucket.c...

I have this template for the neck pocket. So hopefuly I can't mess it up? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Neck-Pocket-Routing-Template-Strat-Tele-Ibanez_W0QQitemZ310081327396QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310081327396&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 It has a centre line marked into it. So I'm planning on lining it up wi...

I'm a bit bored... So here a few of the pictures I got inspspiration from Music master http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/4a1c_1.jpg Bronco http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/mine_fenderbronco01.jpg Musicmaster Bass http://i53.photobuck...

So, I'm about half way through routing the body... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/HPIM0186.jpg I've had a few F*** ups, which i need to tidy up before I flip the whole lot over and finish routing the out line! Seems you can't get the bits long enough that fit my c...

Here is a nice little pic of my templates. I drew around my Jagstang, basic but effective... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g45/greasermonkeyinprint/Guitars/05102008006.jpg I'm gonna use a squier mini-strat neck, which is 22.75" scale. I've got one of them cut-down 3 saddle telesaster style ...