Fran wrote:Alternatively you could use Pine, im sure its cheap in the USA? Its a softwood but sounds great, i have a 50's CV Tele made from Pine.
+1 on using pine for first time body builds. Plywood tears out really easily on a router. I also like to keep a check on the cull bin at Home Depot.
They sell leftover pieces from boards that have been cut for customers. They're usually pretty cheap. I got enough pine to make a tele once and it
was like 3 bucks.
Mdf works good and paints beautifully just like Fran says, but you better wear a mask when routing. That dust is nasty.
I've been searching the internet recently for pics of Mosrites and Hi-Fliers for a build and I've ran across pics of Fran's mdf build about 20 times.
It's a great diy budget build. I love that kinda shit.
It's punk rawk, I mean Black Flag, Circle Jerks, T.S.O.L. punk not that wimpy crap.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:34 am
by serfx
+1 on the Pine suggestion
when i was looking for wood for my Mig builds i asked Robert(original) about guitar woods etc..
also googled the fuck out of it
ended up going with the Pine as per Robert's suggestions, followed by his mention that the first couple years of telecaster/nocaster/broadcaster were all made with pine
very soft wood, so it does get damaged pretty easily, but if you finish with a few shots of an acrylic clear coat that should help harden it up a bit, on the other hand, you get a nice natural wear starting from they day you're playing it.. and that is just the kind of thing i go for.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:35 pm
by lorez
interesting talk of using pine. Would knots be an issue given how it can be very knotty?
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:51 pm
by serfx
possibly, i was lucky to find a nice piece with very few knots, and they were in locations that i was able to cut off for scrap, so they didn't effect my projects at all.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:05 pm
by Pens
Cool, thanks for the suggestion. I'll see if I can source some easily, my only issue with it is finding a slab big enough as I don't have a joiner and that whole process is beyond me at this point.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:35 pm
by Fran
If you can find two flat pieces of pine the right width (perhaps purpose made shelving jointed in a workshop) you can laminate them together with contact adhesive. Thats what i did with the MDF, two pieces of 18mm making a 39mm body which works out okay as MDF is quite weighty. All you need is a few clamps.
On the subject of finishing; it can be expensive especially using rattle cans. I looked at alternatives for a future build and considered vinyl tolex like Amplification companies use, i believe Dano did this and Lindert as well. The joint on the edges is covered with vinyl tape which i believe you can buy from Danelectro.
The only thing with this method is you would have to use a slab body design like a Tele or Les Paul, i think body contours and pointy edges would be a nightmare to finish in vinyl.
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:32 pm
by iCEByTes
Fran wrote:[youtube][/youtube]
ur mdf Mosrite sounds years brighter than my Basscrapo Jagfailstang
serfx wrote:+1 on the Pine suggestion
when i was looking for wood for my Mig builds i asked Robert(original) about guitar woods etc..
also googled the fuck out of it
ended up going with the Pine as per Robert's suggestions, followed by his mention that the first couple years of telecaster/nocaster/broadcaster were all made with pine
very soft wood, so it does get damaged pretty easily, but if you finish with a few shots of an acrylic clear coat that should help harden it up a bit, on the other hand, you get a nice natural wear starting from they day you're playing it.. and that is just the kind of thing i go for.
