Hello all,
it was suggested that I start a thread here for a potential build. I’ve got some beautiful quilted maple, that could only be done justice as a guitar. Now I don’t play guitar, and certainly have never built one, so this is obviously a little daunting. But I’ve got a decent amount of woodworking experience, and a good shop, so I figure I can bumble my way through it. So my thoughts are to build a telecaster with a sipo mahogany and maple body, thinking for my first I’ll just buy a warmoth neck (I’m sure I will build one eventually). Given the amazing maple, and on the suggestion of some esteemed members here, thinking I should do a rear control cavity and omit the pick guard. I was going to buy the stew Mac template, and maybe just get their control cavity template and cover, and get the telecaster hardware kit from them as well, unless there’s something better. For finish I’ll spray water based emtech and polish it all to hell. So in my planning phase now, is there any books I should pick up? Anything else I’ll need for supplies? And is the set up post build tough? Thanks in advance, this forum has brought nothing but good advice, so I’ll take all that I can get.
these are the maple things I’ve got, if possible they’re even better in person
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