After I'd glued together a two piece, 1-5/8" thick blank, I realized the body was going to weigh in at close to 8lbs! Therefore, I made the decision to hollow out the body. The following photographs show my progress so far.
From the back of the body, I drilled out a cavity, which surrounds a central core where the neck, pickups and bridge will be mounted. |
Next, I sliced off two 1/4" thick sheets from some scrap and glued them together to form a bookmatched back. |
Then, I glued the bookmatched sheet to the body. |
After the glue had dried a few hours, I trimmed away the excess with my bandsaw. The next step, will be to sand the sides nice and smooth. |
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