I cut the headstock to match the V, ready for sanding, and the neck pocket needs to be routed. I see the end in sight.

How long till finished product i need to plan a visit.................uh  huh....

The Body has had the edges routered, and has been hydrated with water to raise the grain of the wood for finish sanding. It is sanded with 220 grit, after it dries, it will be sanded again, then steel wooled with 000 wool, this should give it an almost glass like smoothness. The Neck juncture on the back side still needs to be blended to the neck.

Back side


Front side

Thats gonna be one beutiful geeetar Mort...........

Mort, super Job,Looks  great. you may have a whole new career.

Buddy L. wrote:

Mort, super Job,Looks  great. you may have a whole new career.

Buddy i hope ur right.......Cause he does a super job

You have to post a vid of you playing the thing when you are done.

Petey wrote:

You have to post a vid of you playing the thing when you are done.

He dont know how to play.................LOL.............J/K Mort....

Hoss is right Petey, I cant play at all, but love building guitars. If I do a vid, it will be a few chops/licks, and even then they wont be very good.

Mort Snerd wrote:

Hoss is right Petey, I cant play at all, but love building guitars. If I do a vid, it will be a few chops/licks, and even then they wont be very good.

No matter to me, I just want to hear this guitar

Hey Woody,

I'll be glad to take for a test ride.. I'll e-mail ya my address..... Please enclose return shipping costs, if I decide I dont like it......LOL

J

Body is all sanded with 320 grit everywhere three times,
then size 000 steel wool was used to rub the sanded wood to a smooth glass like finish.


A few minutes later, stained and sealed.


Stained and sealed, this will cure for 72 hours, then the gloss coats start to go on.

Mort Snerd wrote:

Hoss is right Petey, I cant play at all, but love building guitars. If I do a vid, it will be a few chops/licks, and even then they wont be very good.

Hey man that thing is georgeous......And u can play Mary had a little lamb .....u told me so.......And besides u know im never serious.....Keep up the good work....

I am having technical difficulties temporally. I looks like the pickups will need to be rewound, as I dropped them and damaged the windings. The wire is finer then hair, and breaks with ease. Looks like two weeks lead time on pickup repair. So please enjoys some elevator music in the mean time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSgPDKG6 … re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRIoO9NuAdg

That'll give you some time to play your CB guitars before you get them to your niece/nephew.  Those websites are interesting.

Dean

A custom nut will have to be made to match the Gibson nut in this picture

Mort,great job, Can I use it on the wheeling Jamboree?

The wonders of Corian countertop scrap. The nut and string tree are made out of Corian. The pickups should be back fromt the repair shop in a few days, and we will be ready to fly with a few tweeks to fix.

Genius Morty, i wonder why no one else has thought of corian for Lutherie. Did you get something fancy for cutting the string slots or 'run what ya already had'...the V just keeps looking better and better !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

Great job Mort keep it up man