# Who needs CAD?
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I’m using a template that didn’t have premade cavities (and if I had, I would probably need bigger cavities), so I need to make templates for the cavities. I would ordinarily do this in CAD, and 3d…
Tag: guitar
# Neck and fretboard blank
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Cut a fretboard blank off the same piece of European maple the neck will come from. It’s neither roasted nor flamed, but it is sustainable and local, and a bit maple fretboard will look great.…
# Neck blank
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The neck blank cut out of European maple on the table saw (not by me, by someone qualified to use a table saw)
# Contour carved
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Here’s the contour on the bass side of the body. It’s a bit shallower than I initially expected, but the effect is still there. What you can’t see in this photo is that I also carved the belly cut.
# Contours
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Here the guitar body is clamped onto the edge of my bench. I’ll use a rasp to carve a contour onto the edge.